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Guess what, the bombing worked like a charm
The antiwar hand-wringers kept warning us of its perils. But as the Taliban despots flee Afghan cities, and their citizens cheer, the air war's stunning efficacy is clear for all to see
By Christopher Hitchens Nov 14, 2001
After the fall
The Taliban is on the run. What happens now? Who should govern Afghanistan? And how hard will it be to win the war of the caves?
By Damien Cave, Max Garrone and Daryl Lindsey Nov 14, 2001
The fall of Taloqan
As townspeople cheer the departure of the despised Taliban, Northern Alliance troops prepare to push on to Kunduz.
By Phillip Robertson Nov 13, 2001
Does bin Laden have Marfan syndrome? Does bin Laden have Marfan syndrome?
Is Osama suffering from a rare disease that can cause sudden death?
By Mark Francis Cohen Nov 9, 2001
"The Lion in Winter" "The Lion in Winter"
Listen to Sebastian Junger read his profile of Afghan rebel Ahmed Shah Massoud, from in his new book, "Fire."
Nov 6, 2001
America's identity crisis
Waging war projects American might in Central Asia -- but only makes it harder to catch bin Laden. That's why we should stop the bombing and intensify the international police hunt.
By Michael T. Klare Nov 3, 2001
The making of Osama bin Laden The making of Osama bin Laden
From Saudi rich boy to the world's most wanted man: A British newspaper painstakingly retraces the development of a terrorist mastermind.
By Jason Burke Nov 1, 2001
The high-tech bully The high-tech bully
By reaching for the remote control instead of sending ground troops into Afghanistan, the U.S. is reinforcing its international image as the schoolyard bully, a British critic argues.
By Walter Ellis Oct 26, 2001
The Taliban's ladies auxiliary The Taliban's ladies auxiliary
A revival of conservative Islam among educated Pakistani women has many doing whatever they can to support the war against America.
By Asra Q. Nomani Oct 25, 2001
Optional burqas and mandatory malnutrition Optional burqas and mandatory malnutrition
After spending 18 months studying Afghanistan, Dr. Lynn Amowitz reports that life under the Taliban is more brutal -- and more complicated -- than we suspected.
By Janelle Brown Oct 19, 2001
"At home with the Taliban"
By Asra Nomani
Oct 16, 2001
A thousand and one e-mails
The Taliban has declared the Internet un-Islamic, but elsewhere in the Muslim world, going online is one way to avoid the censors.
By Katharine Mieszkowski Oct 12, 2001
Bin Laden's diary
The terror leader reveals his innermost thoughts on his struggle, his mother, and his favorite infidel-produced TV show.
By Tom McNichol Oct 12, 2001
The Taliban's bravest opponents The Taliban's bravest opponents
An underground resistance of Afghan women risks torture and execution to alert the world to the regime's atrocities. One freedom fighter tells Salon her story.
By Janelle Brown Oct 2, 2001
Friends like these
Why did so many of the Sept. 11 hijackers have ties to Saudi Arabia? Why can't the U.S. use Saudi bases to fight the war on terrorism? What Americans don't know about their best Muslim ally.
By Eric Boehlert Sep 28, 2001
Where's my Islamic e-book?
The demand for good books about terrorism or Afghanistan has never been greater, but the best are hard to find. Why can't I just click, buy and download?
By Andrew Leonard Sep 28, 2001
Creating "many, many Osamas" Creating "many, many Osamas"
Novelist William Vollmann says if the U.S. convinces Afghans of bin Laden's guilt, they'll support the move against him. If not, only "genocide" will defeat them.
By Steve Kettmann Sep 27, 2001
Falwell should have listened to the feminists
Instead of blaming them for the attacks on the U.S., right-wingers ought to thank women's groups for raising alarms about the Taliban early and often.
By Robert Scheer Sep 26, 2001
Terror's first victims Terror's first victims
When fanatics like the Taliban seize control of Islamic countries, women are the first to suffer.
By Janelle Brown Sep 24, 2001
Anger in the bazaars of Peshawar
The Taliban has strong support in the tribal areas of northwest Pakistan. If there is civil war, it will start here.
By Sean Kenny Sep 22, 2001
An Afghan-American speaks
You can't bomb us back into the Stone Age. We're already there. But you can start a new world war, and that's exactly what Osama bin Laden wants.
By Tamim Ansary Sep 14, 2001
Save the children, or the Buddhas get it Save the children, or the Buddhas get it
Afghanistan's roving ambassador tells a Southern California student association why he was ready to "blow a statue" himself.
By Carina Chocano Mar 22, 2001
"Taliban" by Ahmed Rashid
A veteran journalist relates the full horror -- brutality, oppression of women and genocide -- of the new Afghanistan.
By Jonathan Groner Apr 6, 2000
Pakistani purge
The coup in Pakistan seems to have wide popular support -- with the proviso that military rule should be temporary.
By Muddasir Rizvi Oct 13, 1999
Days of rage (cont.)
Filmmaker Stephen Talbot fires back at David Horowitz over his PBS documentary '1968.'
By Stephen Talbot Sep 1, 1998
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