Tag: Afghanistan War (2001- )
Taliban and 9/11 Families Fight for Billions in Frozen Afghan Funds
WASHINGTON — Nearly 20 years ago, about 150 family members of Sept. 11 victims sought a measure of justice for…
‘Afghan Girl’ From 1985 National Geographic Cover Takes Refuge in Italy
Sharbat Gula, who became an international symbol of war-torn Afghanistan after her portrait at a refugee camp was published on…
Pakistan Madrasa Taught Afghanistan’s Taliban Leaders
AKORA KHATTAK, Pakistan — The Taliban have seized Afghanistan, and this school couldn’t be prouder.Darul Uloom Haqqania madrasa, one of…
For Afghan Refugees, a Choice Between Community and Opportunity
FREMONT, Ca. — Harris Mojadedi’s parents fled Afghanistan’s communist revolution four decades ago and arrived as refugees in this San…
Maj. Ian Fishback, Who Exposed Abuse of Detainees, Dies at 42
Major Fishback graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point with a Bachelor of Science degree in Middle…
In Hard Times, Afghan Farmers Are Turning to Opium for Security
ARGHANDAB, Afghanistan — Abdul Hamid’s pomegranate trees were scarred from bullets and shrapnel. The river was low and the land…