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Rebel, Kingmaker, and Accused War Criminal: The Last Confessions of an Afghan Warlord
Abdul Rashid Dostum has dodged assassin's bullets and survived poisoning. Now from exile, he plots his revenge against the Taliban, rages about the failures of the war and for the first time addresses the charge that he ordered brutal crimes
- The Godfather
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Zealot or Savior? This U.S. Minister Is Training Rebels in a Civil War
For 25 years, ex-Special Forces officer Dave Eubank has been dodging bullets to bring humanitarian aid to rebels in Burma’s ongoing civil conflict. Critics say he blurs the lines between combat and relief work while proselytizing the Gospel. Rolling Stone spent three weeks in the jungle with him to try to learn the truth
- Man on a Mission
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'All That Sacrifice Was for Nothing': Afghans Seethe 20 Years After 9/11
The few good remnants of Afghans' post-9-11 world — rights for women and a free press — are being ripped away
- Politics
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Inside the Siege of Kunduz
The northern Afghan city is holding on by a thread as district after district falls to the Taliban
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At a Pivotal Moment in Afghanistan, Journalists Are Being Killed in Record Numbers
As peace talks are underway and President Biden is contemplating whether to finally pull out of America's longest war, droves of seasoned Afghan reporters are being targeted and driven into hiding
- Politics
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Highway to Hell: A Trip Down Afghanistan's Deadliest Road
The $300 million Kabul-Kandahar road was meant to be a symbol of the new Afghanistan. Today it reveals everything that has gone wrong in America’s longest war
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America’s Longest War Takes a Deadly New Turn
Under the Trump administration, the U.S. military has ramped up a reckless air war that is killing Afghan civilians in record numbers
- Politics
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The Betrayal of the Kurds
On the ground in northern Syria in the perilous weeks after Trump’s military withdrawal
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'Trump Is Pleased to Watch Us Suffer' — Scenes From the President's Kurdish Betrayal
The U.S. allies who battled ISIS and kept the peace in a war-torn region are left with no help and a lost homeland
- Politics
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The Deadliest Crossing
With no better options amid Trump's border crackdown, migrants are taking their chances with Arizona’s perilous Sonoran Desert
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