Why America won’t exit Afghanistan any time soon
Barack Obama vowed to withdraw from America’s ‘longest war.’ Now, he’s having to face the reality that Afghanistan is unfixable.
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The Iron Soldier: How Trevor Greene learned to walk again
Nine years after Capt. Trevor Greene took an axe to the head in Afghanistan, he is walking again. It’s a journey that could change lives.
Redeeming the Pashtun, the ultimate warriors
Lasting peace in Afghanistan won’t just need talks with the Taliban. It will also require rescuing a shattered Pashtun culture
Recalling when Harper was fed up with fighting
Back in 2007, he wanted out of Afghanistan
The truth, like Stephen Harper, is out there
Mulder and Scully reunite in the odd case of Canadian veterans regrowing limbs
The Interview: Canadian ambassador to Afghanistan Deborah Lyons
Ambassador Deborah Lyons on corruption and investment in Afghanistan, the country’s new president, and critics who dismiss Canada’s military effort there
Afghanistan’s new sheriff
President Ashraf Ghani is out to radically overhaul the badly divided country. Is it ready for him?
Photo essay: From 9/11 to Afghanistan
Photojournalist Larry Towell’s goal? ‘I try to become the people I photograph.’
NATO: Hello Russia, goodbye Afghanistan
Unlike the Taliban, which left NATO’s credibility in tatters, Russia offers a tantalizing and unifying enemy for the alliance
Why a deal with the Taliban in Afghanistan may be necessary
Why giving some power to the Taliban may be key to saving the presidential election and avoiding civil war