Challenge coins are handed out to commemorate American military campaigns. But the trinkets carry different weight when displayed beside tokens from earlier wars that failed.
Tag: Kabul (Afghanistan)
Kabul Dispatch: ‘Memory Boxes’ Offer Poignant Reminders of Afghan Lives Lost to Violence
Afghan families lovingly preserve the basic belongings of loves ones killed in attacks — sandals, toys — in memory boxes that are expressions of both grief and healing.
British Army Investigates Video of Soldiers Firing at Image of Jeremy Corbyn
The military said the behavior of troops shown shooting paint rounds at the Labour leader’s portrait was “unacceptable.”
British Army Investigates Video of Soldiers Firing at Image of Jeremy Corbyn
The military said the behavior of troops shown shooting paint rounds at the Labour leader’s portrait was “unacceptable.”
Kabul Dispatch: Bombed by ISIS, an Afghan Wrestling Club Is Back: ‘They Can’t Stop Us’
The wrestlers of the Maiwand club have taken their revenge. Their gym is bigger, better and busier than it was before.
Players Say Soccer Chief Sexually Abused Them for Years. He May Still Win.
Some women who accused the head of the Afghan soccer federation of assaulting them are now being threatened into withdrawing charges, a leading player says.
Taliban Target Key Afghan Base on Eve of Peace Talks
The major attack comes as American and Taliban negotiators prepared to resume peace talks in Doha, Qatar, on Saturday after a two-day recess.
700 Afghan Women Have a Message: Don’t Sell Us Out to the Taliban
It was a rare sight, even after 18 years of progress in Afghanistan: a conference in Kabul where women discussed a potential peace deal with the Taliban.
Kabul Dispatch: She’s a Force of Nature, and She Just Declared War on Peace With the Taliban
Laila Haidari’s popular Kabul restaurant, where men and women dine freely together, finances her drug treatment center. Now she has a new cause: fighting a peace deal with the Taliban.
Our Dreams of Peace: Envisioning an End to War in Afghanistan
Two New York Times reporters from Afghanistan find themselves suddenly dreaming of what they will do if peace comes — as are their friends, and even some Taliban.