The Murky Motives Of The Afghan Soldier Who Shot A U.S. General
The Afghan soldier who fatally shot a U.S. major general on Tuesday had no sympathy for the Taliban, and his motives for the shooting are far from clear, according to his fellow soldiers.Afghan...
View ArticleAfghan Brides Dress To Impress, Fueling An Unlikely Business Boom
Afghans live in one of the world's poorest countries — but you wouldn't know that from their lavish wedding ceremonies. Families sell possessions and borrow money to rent expensive wedding halls for...
View ArticleSomeday, Afghanistan Will Get A New President
Afghans voted for a president on April 5. Then they cast ballots June 14 in a runoff between the top two candidates. Now all 8 million votes from that second round are being audited, a laborious...
View ArticleAfghanistan Expels 'Times' Reporter Over Article About Potential Coup
One of the most heralded "success stories" of post-Taliban Afghanistan has been the growth of its independent media. Afghan and international news organizations in Afghanistan have largely enjoyed...
View ArticleBefore Leaving Afghanistan, U.S. Troops Must Declutter
Sgt. 1st Class Tom Albert is with the Army's 2nd Engineers at the massive Bagram Air Field north of Kabul, and he's overseeing operation Clean Sweep here. It's a huge job, because American troops and...
View ArticleAs The U.S. Draws Down, Afghan Fighting Is Heating Up
As U.S. and NATO troops draw down in Afghanistan, Taliban fighters are growing bolder. They have been massing in larger and larger numbers and taking on Afghan forces across the country.NPR producer...
View ArticleNot Every Afghan Institution Is Efficient; This One Is
There are certain sounds you don't ever want to hear in life — in Afghanistan or elsewhere. One is the sound of sirens and a fire truck pulling up outside your house.But, when flames are roaring out of...
View ArticleAfghan Presidential Rivals End Dispute — And A Long Election Season
Habemus Praesidentem: there's white smoke in Kabul – figuratively speaking.And like choosing a pope, selecting Afghanistan's new president has been a long and enigmatic process. Candidate registration...
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Refugees Find Afghanistan Less Than Hospitable
Copyright 2014 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript LINDA WERTHEIMER, HOST: We often hear about the droves of refugees fleeing Afghanistan, but there are also people from places like...
View ArticleWith Marines Gone, Can The Afghan Army Hold Off The Taliban?
The desert sun beat down on the U.S., British and Afghan troops gathered at Camp Leatherneck in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan. The Marines rolled up their flag as it came down, along with...
View ArticleWounded In Combat, U.S. Troops Go Back For A 'Proper Exit'
Hundreds of service members and civilians from various nations lined the road to the landing zone at NATO headquarters in Kabul. They had gathered to salute the two U.S. Marines and two U.S. Army...
View ArticleWhy Divers In Bonaire Are So Eager To Kill The Beautiful Lionfish
On the wall at the Buddy Dive Resort on the Caribbean island of Bonaire there's an Old West-style poster. It sums up the feelings here about the beautiful lionfish, pictured with its plume of...
View ArticleAfghanistan's Opium Harvest Sets New Record
Afghanistan's opium poppy cultivation set a new record this year, according to an annual survey released by the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime.
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Foreigners Targeted In Multiple Kabul Attacks
Copyright 2014 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: That's the sound of a deadly attack in Kabul today amid a surge in militant violence in the Afghan capital. It...
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Gunman Kills American General In Shooting At Afghan Facility
Copyright 2014 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: In Afghanistan, today a man suspected to be an Afghan army officer opened fire on Afghan and NATO troops. He...
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