I grew up not far from Bagram Airfield, which is located about 60 kilometers north of my childhood home in Kabul. Yet despite that, and the years I spent reporting on the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan, ...
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Afghanistan: Between myth and history

Erroneously known as the graveyard of empires, Afghanistan in fact served as the battlefield of the world.Long before the name Afghanistan appeared in written record, the region formed one of the ...
During the long war in Afghanistan, the United States fought many visible battles — against the Taliban, against terrorism, and for control of a fragile nation. But behind the scenes, another secret ...