Army Rangers killed her parents. A Marine is raising her in America. But her Afghan family says she was taken under false pretenses.
Tag: Bagram Air Base (Afghanistan)
At Bagram Air Base, a Notorious Prison Lies Empty
Taliban fighters now guard the prison at Bagram Air Base, which once held thousands of Taliban and Al Qaeda members who were set free in August.
When the Taliban Are in Your Bedroom
As armed Taliban inspected the New York Times bureau in Kabul, they were escorted by a journalist who used to be a U.S. Marine. The photo of him in uniform was plain for all to see, and ponder.
The Afghan War: A Photographer’s Journal Since 2001
The Times photographer Tyler Hicks, who chronicled the 20-year war, captured American troops in battle, the deaths of civilians, schoolgirls in class and the struggles of ordinary Afghans to survive.
Afghanistan Before the Fall
It all happened so fast.
He Worked With the U.S. for 9 Years. Now He’s Left Behind in Afghanistan.
Video calls provide a rare, intimate look into the daily life of an Afghan family whose future is hanging in the balance as the U.S. war in Afghanistan comes to an end.
Your Monday Briefing
A deadly plane crash in the Philippines.
The Relics of America’s War in Afghanistan
Just a mile from Bagram Air Base, where U.S. forces departed on Thursday, shops sell items left over from two decades of fighting. Each one tells a story.
U.S. Leaves Its Last Afghan Base, Effectively Ending Operations
With little fanfare, Bagram Air Base — once the military’s nerve center — was handed over to the Afghans, after nearly 20 years of waging war from the hub.
As the U.S. Pulls Out of Afghanistan, Kabul’s Airport Is a Final Stand
With the main allied military air base about to close, negotiations are underway with Turkey about continuing to secure the civilian airport as the Taliban advance across the country.