Sharbat Gula, whose haunting portrait was featured by the magazine more than three decades ago, was evacuated to Rome after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan.
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Your Friday Briefing
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Pakistan Madrasa Taught Afghanistan’s Taliban Leaders
Darul Uloom Haqqania in Pakistan argues that the madrasa and its graduates have changed. Some worry they could be the source of new radicalism.
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.
Who Does Afghanistan’s Soccer Team Represent Now?
Afghanistan’s national soccer team played a rare match this week. But what, and whom, does the team represent?
Zalmay Khalilzad Battles Critics in U.S. and Afghanistan
Zalmay Khalilzad, who stepped down as the envoy for Afghanistan after the U.S. exit, has defended the deal he negotiated with the Taliban during the Trump administration.
The String of ISIS Attacks That Killed Three Generations of One Afghan Family
Over two weeks, the Rajabis suffered loss after loss as suicide attacks on Shiite mosques in two parts of the country ravaged their family.
Afghan Pilots Who Escaped Taliban Are Flown Out of Tajikistan
More than 140 Afghan Air Force pilots and crew members were evacuated to the United Arab Emirates three months after flying into Tajikistan to escape the Taliban.
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.
Afghan Military Pilots, on the Run, Feel Abandoned by U.S.
Detained in Tajikistan, or hiding from the Taliban in Afghanistan, many pilots wonder why the military that trained them is not coming to their aid.