Afghanistan

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  • Baghdad nightmare

    They're accused of being war-crazed fanatics. But the elite group calling for Saddam's destruction is driven by a deep sense of mission -- one now shared by President Bush.
    By Laura Rozen December 5, 2001

  • Pat Buchanan: America first

    The commentator and former presidential candidate talks about Bush, bin Laden, Saddam, Arafat, Sharon -- and when and where the U.S. should draw a line in the sand.
    By Jake Tapper December 4, 2001

  • Any day now

    Afghan women hope to use the momentum of international recognition to secure civil rights and a role in government.
    By Janelle Brown December 3, 2001

  • Out of Afghanistan

    After witnessing the fall of Kunduz and seeing the dead body of one of his colleagues, our Afghanistan correspondent tries to get out of the country.
    By Phillip Robertson December 3, 2001

  • Victory and the "Benevolent Arab"

    If we want to beat terrorism, it's time to deploy urban legends.
    By Chris Colin November 30, 2001

  • No more hit and run

    Now that the United States has involved itself in Afghanistan, we have obligations to fulfill after the bombing stops.
    By Robert Scheer November 29, 2001

  • Inside Afghanistan's refugee camps

    Near the Iranian border, thousands of Afghans seek refuge from the U.S. bombing.
    By Haleh Anvari November 29, 2001

  • A smut peddler and a patriot

    Hustler's Larry Flynt asks why a porn mogul and not the New York Times had to sue the government for press access in Afghanistan.
    By Stephen Lemons November 28, 2001

  • All crazy on the Kunduz front

    Greetings from the 10th century, where the Northern Alliance fighters who protect me by day try to kill me for my phone at night.
    By Phillip Robertson November 26, 2001

  • Kunduz finally falls

    But peace may be elusive, as Northern Alliance commanders begin battling one another as soon as the Taliban is defeated.
    By Phillip Robertson November 26, 2001

  • Eve Ensler: "Afghanistan is everywhere"

    The novelist, playwright and activist behind "The Vagina Monologues" talks about gender apartheid, the dangerous shedding of burqas and the seeds of violence we've begun to sow.
    By Janelle Brown November 26, 2001

  • The Taliban's deadly "refugees"

    Taliban guerrillas are moving into refugee camps inside Afghanistan -- safe havens where they can regroup, skim food provided by aid agencies, and recruit new troops.
    By Ben Barber November 22, 2001

  • The holy warrior

    The most entertaining of current books on Osama bin Laden paints him as a devout, charismatic CEO of worldwide terror.
    By Laura Miller November 21, 2001

  • A born-again isolationist

    By trying to rule the world, we open ourselves to the world's madness. America should let go of its empire and set its own house in order.
    By Michael J. Smith November 21, 2001

  • The Afghan handshake

    Nearly a decade ago in Peshawar, a holy warrior tried to warn me where radical Islam was heading -- then gave me his watch.
    By Dalton Conley November 21, 2001

  • Studs Terkel: "We are not the Fortress America"

    The indefatigable author talks about his new book on death, the war against terror, President Bush, FDR and Thomas Paine.
    By Christopher Kemp November 21, 2001

  • Waiting to die

    The Northern Alliance confirms that foreign Taliban forces massacred Afghans who tried to surrender. So there's little hope for peace talks.
    By Phillip Robertson November 20, 2001

  • Oily waters

    Big oil isn't as powerful as it used to be, but when everyone is buying SUVs and gas prices are dropping, there's still little hope for alternative energy. Second of two parts.
    By Damien Cave November 20, 2001

  • Another Taliban stronghold in chaos

    Refugees flee to Northern Alliance territory as in-fighting begins between Taliban soldiers in Kunduz.
    By Phillip Robertson November 18, 2001

  • A clinic reopens in Taloqan

    Retreating Taliban forces stole the best supplies, but the staff -- especially newly liberated female doctors and nurses -- is thrilled to be back in business.
    By Phillip Robertson November 17, 2001

  • Crying wolf, or doing their job?

    Humanitarian aid groups warned that the bombing would create an aid catastrophe -- but they've brought in far more relief since the war than before it began
    By Laura Rozen November 16, 2001

  • "Beneath the Veil" redux

    Documentary filmmaker Saira Shah returns to Afghanistan to find hopeful soldiers and starving children. Her film of the journey is called "Unholy War."
    By Janelle Brown November 16, 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 November 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 November 13, 2001

  • "We need to get lucky"

    Michael Ignatieff, author of "Virtual War," talks about the politics of bombing Afghanistan, the viability of U.S. military strategy and why morality has nothing to do with either.
    By Suzy Hansen November 13, 2001
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