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Author: Thomas Gibbons-Neff and Taimoor Shah

World

In Hard Times, Afghan Farmers Are Turning to Opium for Security

November 21, 2021November 21, 2021Thomas Gibbons-Neff and Taimoor ShahComments Off on In Hard Times, Afghan Farmers Are Turning to Opium for Security

The war’s intense conclusion and a drought combined to wipe out the famous Afghan pomegranate harvest in Kandahar Province, during a devastating national economic crisis.

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Key Afghan City in Danger of Falling to the Taliban

July 31, 2021August 1, 2021Thomas Gibbons-Neff and Taimoor ShahComments Off on Key Afghan City in Danger of Falling to the Taliban

Government reinforcements arrived Saturday in Lashkar Gah, the capital of Helmand Province, but people were fleeing their homes and a hospital in the city had been bombed.

World

Where the Pomegranate Harvest Is Life, the Taliban Brought Ruin

November 22, 2020November 22, 2020Thomas Gibbons-Neff and Taimoor ShahComments Off on Where the Pomegranate Harvest Is Life, the Taliban Brought Ruin

An incursion that devastated a prized crop shows the loss and uncertainty that many Afghans endure.

World

An Ancient Hill and Forgotten Dead: Afghanistan’s Haunted Outpost

October 31, 2020November 1, 2020Thomas Gibbons-Neff and Taimoor ShahComments Off on An Ancient Hill and Forgotten Dead: Afghanistan’s Haunted Outpost

Its name was Observation Post Rock. The outpost is the backdrop for a ghost story, and is known for strange voices, radio static and the creeping fear of being watched.

World

Taliban and U.S. Envoy Meet for First Time Since Peace Talks Collapsed

October 5, 2019October 5, 2019Thomas Gibbons-Neff and Taimoor ShahComments Off on Taliban and U.S. Envoy Meet for First Time Since Peace Talks Collapsed

The discussions, in Pakistan, came after Afghan elections during which the insurgents mounted widespread attacks aimed at derailing the electoral process.

Headlines

No More Signs of Life From Rubble of Collapsed School in Indonesia

October 2, 2025Hasya Nindita

In East Timor, U.S. Retreats From Plan to Build ‘Lifesaving’ Sewage Plant

October 1, 2025October 2, 2025Ted Alcorn

How Social Media Is Changing the Narrative of the Israel-Gaza War

October 1, 2025Sheera Frenkel and Steven Lee Myers

‘There Will Always Only Be One Jane Goodall’

October 1, 2025Carl Zimmer and Emily Anthes

Jane Goodall’s Thoughts for a Reporter: ‘Hope Isn’t Just Wishful Thinking’

October 1, 2025October 1, 2025Catrin Einhorn

South African Politician Julius Malema, Subject of Trump Attacks, Is Convicted of Gun Charge

October 1, 2025Zimasa Matiwane

London Police Chief Apologizes Over Officers’ ‘Reprehensible’ Behavior

October 1, 2025STEPHEN CASTLE

‘She Could Have Killed Me’: Scientist Survives Shark Bite to His Head

October 1, 2025October 1, 2025CHRISTINE HAUSER

How Broken Politics Breaks Courts

October 1, 2025October 2, 2025KATRIN BENNHOLD

How Broken Politics Breaks Courts

October 1, 2025KATRIN BENNHOLD
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