Jean MacKenzie

The GroundTruth Project

Jean MacKenzie is a Kabul-based reporter.

Jean MacKenzie is a journalist based in Kabul, Afghanistan. She's a contributor to The GroundTruth Project's series on the war in Afghanistan, titeled Foreverstan.

Afghanistan

Uncertainty abounds for Afghan city after Taliban takeover

What the fall of Kunduz tells us about Afghanistan’s current reality.

Uncertainty abounds for Afghan city after Taliban takeover

Afghanistan endures a painful spring as young Afghans search for hope

Afghanistan endures a painful spring as young Afghans search for hope
Shabana Basij-Rasikh created the School of Leadership Afghanistan to help other young Afghan women improve their lives.

An Afghan woman's journey from 'secret school' to mentoring a generation of girls

An Afghan woman's journey from 'secret school' to mentoring a generation of girls

The Islamic State in Afghanistan: The boogeyman under the bed

The Islamic State in Afghanistan: The boogeyman under the bed

It's been a week of mayhem in Afghanistan

It's been a week of mayhem in Afghanistan

How the Taliban and a cow prove Afghanistan loves social media

Read on, you'll see why.

How the Taliban and a cow prove Afghanistan loves social media

The US and UK finally left Helmand, Afghanistan. Here are 4 reasons why it's nothing to celebrate

For one thing, Afghan forces are struggling to keep the Taliban from taking it over.

The US and UK finally left Helmand, Afghanistan. Here are 4 reasons why it's nothing to celebrate

An author questioned God in Afghanistan's press. Here's what happened next

A newspaper closed, an editor arrested, protests popping up in the capital, all over an article that almost no one has seen. What gives?

An author questioned God in Afghanistan's press. Here's what happened next

The US has waged a $7.6 billion drug war in Afghanistan, and now the problem is worse than ever

In other words, it ain’t working.

The US has waged a $7.6 billion drug war in Afghanistan, and now the problem is worse than ever

War: So funny it hurts

American TV comedians are finding the lighter side of chaos, destruction and death.

War: So funny it hurts

5 questions we should be asking about this Syria operation

But maybe we don’t want to hear the answers.

5 questions we should be asking about this Syria operation

Afghans are riding a secret Kabul-Canada express

Three Afghan soldiers vanished from Cape Cod and turned up at the Canadian border at Niagara Falls. Afghanistan's future is still AWOL.

Afghans are riding a secret Kabul-Canada express

What Obama said vs. what the Islamic State heard

President Barack Obama laid out a four-point plan to 'destroy' the Islamic State. The extremists are likely hearing he has zero points. Here's a closer look.

What Obama said vs. what the Islamic State heard

So this is Obama's motley crew to counter the Islamic State

With NATO, Iran, reluctant Mideast allies and Kurdish separatist rebels, what could go wrong?

So this is Obama's motley crew to counter the Islamic State

Should the US team up with Assad against the Islamic State in Syria?

The pros and cons of an intervention that would likely benefit a president the US has sworn to bring down.

Should the US team up with Assad against the Islamic State in Syria?