The Big Picture is one of the only media outlets that has consistently devoted space to the ongoing war in Afghanistan. Check out the latest entry in their monthly series.
The Big Picture is one of the only media outlets that has consistently devoted space to the ongoing war in Afghanistan. Check out the latest entry in their monthly series.

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As opposed to just treating war wounds, this is one of the few fully functional hospitals currently operating in rural Afghanistan.
I guess I've kind of known that the breakdown of troops in Afghanistan involved a lot of private security officers. However, after stumbling upon...

Gay soldier Andrew Wilfahrt's death reminds us why "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" was incredibly stupid.
It's getting harder and harder to know what to say on these anniversaries. On the one hand, the increasing exploitation of this tragedy makes you...
You may remember last year around this time when we headed up to San Francisco to host GOOD Design SF, where six designers answered our call to...

As part of the Architecture and the City Festival, four design teams will present ideas for solving urban problems.

Ashley Gilbertson went to Afghanistan and photographed military rations from around the world.
The birth of another political eponym As we know, There are known knowns. There are things we know we know. We also know There are known...

This is the 10th Veterans Day we've celebrated since the start of the war in Afghanistan. Does that mean it's our nation's longest war?
"Make no mistake: We are experts in the application of violence. We are attacking to seize control of the population from the Taliban. The people...
The goal in Afghanistan, as the World Blog writer Richard Engel interprets it, is to "convince militants to stop fighting and to persuade Afghans...
We certainly hope not. However, a recent Nation piece draws a comparison between Russia in 1989 and the United States today, explaining that,...
If al Qaeda needs Afghanistan as a safe haven, we can't afford to leave. The complexities of Afghanistan defy salvation by the answer to any...

Ten years into one of our two wars in the Middle East, American leaders are mostly mum about the conflict's major failures.

The equipment matters far less than the subject-and the skill of the photographer, as Damon Winter proves in his new series for the Lens.

Before it was a ground zero for the war on terror, Afghanistan was known for its beautiful carpets. One nonprofit sees rugs as the key to rebuilding.
Click through to see the full map, and read the full story here. Via Times Online. (Thanks, Will.)
Terrible news coming out of North Korea: After a five-day closed trial, the two journalists nabbed by NK authorities were sentenced to 12 years in...
From Boing Boing comes this video, by Al Jazeera, which offers one look at a legal battle between a resident of the polluted Niger Delta and...