Phillip Robertson

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  • Refugees the U.N. won't see

    At the Sar Shahi refugee camp, the thousands of widows, amputees, children and unemployed men who occupy the acres of patchwork tents find themselves in assistance limbo.
    By Phillip Robertson January 19, 2002

  • A passage through Peshawar

    Manzoor the fixer takes care of everything I need -- permits, bribes, even a bodyguard -- and then says goodbye at the Afghanistan border.
    By Phillip Robertson January 18, 2002

  • Stuck outside of Kabul ... with the nuclear blues again

    Musharraf is afraid of losing a war, while Vajpayee is afraid of losing an election. It's hideous politics that makes rational people like me want to drink too many gin and tonics.
    By Phillip Robertson January 17, 2002

  • One thing India and Pakistan can agree on

    A Kashmir independence fighter makes enemies on both sides as he dreams of a free and secular state and tries to stay out of prison.
    By Phillip Robertson January 15, 2002

  • Panic at the Bangi Bridge

    A trip to the front in Afghanistan turns into a nightmare after a Taliban ambush sets off a panic.
    By Phillip Robertson December 21, 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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
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