Taliban Prisoners of War
Afghanistan’s civil war was responsible for the existence of tens of thousands of prisoners captured by the two…
2003
Rooster Fights in Afghanistan
Afghan men and boys like to watch fights between roosters.
All Afghan Men Are Warriors
All Afghan men are warriors. The old ones were fighters in the past, the young ones will become…
Baby-Selling in Afghanistan
Most Afghan families have many children, too many, in fact, for some. On the other hand, there are…
Don’t Do What the Mullah Does
One of my Afghan drivers never missed a chance to make sarcastic comments about religion in general and…
Afghan War
The war had been going on in Afghanistan for more than twenty years, largely unnoticed by the outside…
How I Broke 9/11 News to Taliban Fighter
One of the Taliban prisoners-of-war I met at the Do-Ab detention center in the Panjshir Valley in mid-September…
Ahmad Shah Massoud, the Lion of Panjshir
The late Ahmad Shah Massoud, the Lion of Panjshir, who fought against the Soviet and Taliban armies, remains…
The First Days in Afghanistan (2001)
The final stages of Afghanistan’s civil war and the United States’ involvement in the conflict attracted hundreds of…