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In Afghanistan, ‘Who Has the Guns Gets the Land’
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — For decades, roughly a thousand families called the low-slung mud-walled neighborhood of Firqa home. Some moved in…
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…
How India’s Farmers Got Narendra Modi to Back Down
NEW DELHI — Om Prakash relied on relatives and neighbors to tend his wheat and vegetable fields. He ate food…
Why India’s Farmers Are Protesting
After a year of sustained protests by farmers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has conceded to their demands and said his…
Modi to Repeal India Farm Laws Following Protests
NEW DELHI — Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India announced that his government would repeal contentious farm laws aimed at…
India’s Toxic Air Pollution Prompts Supreme Court to Act
NEW DELHI — A thick blanket of noxious haze has settled over the Indian capital of New Delhi, burning eyes…