The terrifying depths of Donald Trump’s ignorance, in a single quote
Terry Glavin: The president’s recent claim that the Soviets were ’right’ to invade Afghanistan is worse than idiotic—it’s downright frightening
Afghanistan
The next, best hope for Afghanistan
Until his assassination, Ahmad Shah Massoud fought the Taliban in the name of a tolerant, united Afghanistan. Now his son is taking up the struggle.
’The Saudis suck on human rights.’ How the world sees Saudi Arabia.
Adnan R. Khan: From Turkey to Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia is known as a disruptive human rights abuser. Canada is not alone in its criticism.
As Kandahar finds peace, Canada finds its own kind of vindication
Adnan R. Khan returns to Afghanistan’s formerly fraught southern region, where lessons from Canada’s failed mission more than a decade ago are inspiring America’s next steps
A suicide bombing hit Kabul. And then a phone rang in Ottawa.
Canadian Mohammad Yasir Mehrzad’s father and two uncles were killed, leaving his mother and sisters with no one but him. ’The enemies of humanity did this.’
A 10,000-km bicycle trip along the Silk Road
Surprisingly, the biggest threat to Kate Harris and her cycling partner was traffic—not bad weather or bad people
What really happened to Joshua Boyle and his family
In a series of interviews before his arrest, he described in detail how his family’s ordeal began, and how their five years in captivity really ended
Carol Off on how her work led to years of terror for an Afghan family
From 2017: The As It Happens co-host, who helped the Aryubwals flee, says journalists need to think more about the people in their stories
Why Canada should return to Afghanistan
Adnan R. Khan: The Iraq mission wasn’t all it was pumped up to be. In retrospect, Canada shouldn’t have left Afghanistan, which badly needs help.
Fighting in Afghanistan: ’You have the watches. We have the time’
The unspoken truth underpinning Donald Trump’s latest policy on Afghanistan is that U.S. troops may never leave. Ever.