Conflict & Justice
PRI's The World
July 29, 2015
The Afghan government says the leader of the Taliban is dead. One-eyed Mullah Mohammed Omar led the Taliban for more than 20 years through victory and defeat. Renowned Afghan author Qais Akbar Omar shares his reflections on Mullah Omar and life under the Taliban.
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Conflict & Justice
This one Toyota pickup truck is at the top of the shopping list for the Free Syrian Army — and the Taliban
PRI's The World
April 01, 2014
The US State Department has resumed non-lethal aid to the more moderate rebel groups in Syria. Along with food, medical supplies and communications equipment, the aid includes 43 Toyota pickup trucks. The BBC's Afghanistan correspondent David Loyn explains the value of pick-up trucks in war zones.
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Politics
This is why a US veteran tries not to think about the upcoming Afghan elections
PRI's The World
April 02, 2014
Matt Farwell served in Afghanistan's eastern Paktika province in 2006 and 2007. He thinks that no matter who gets elected, it's not going to make that much of a difference for the Afghan people.
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Arts, Culture & Media
An Afghan student chooses to celebrate Halloween during the somber Islamic holiday of Muharram
PRI's The World
November 03, 2014
The Islamic holiday on Muharram fell on the same night as Halloween this year, which posed an interesting predicament for Afghani student Ali Shahidy: To mourn or to party?
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Lifestyle & Belief
How a Young Afghan Girl Almost Got Sold in Marriage to Pay Family's Debt
PRI's The World
April 01, 2013
A six year-old girl in a Kabul refugee camp who was going to be sold in marriage to pay off a debt to cover the cost of her mother's hospital care. But "an anonymous donor working through an American lawyer had paid the debt."
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Politics
Despite violence, Afghans are more determined than ever to vote in the upcoming presidential elections
PRI's The World
April 02, 2014
Updated
On Saturday Afghans will vote in the third election since the Taliban's fall. And, it will be the first presidential race there without Hamid Karzai on the ballot. With 11 candidates running, the race appears wide open.
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Arts, Culture & Media
We don't usually see this side of Afghanistan
PRI's The World
February 19, 2014
Bilal Sarwary has been traveling around Afghanistan and capturing images we don't see in the news. There are school children in brightly colored outfits, a bird seller at the Kabul market and a farmer in Kundoz — everyday Afghans, not the terrorists or political leaders who dominate the headlines.
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Politics
Afghans are registering to vote despite Taliban intimidation
PRI's The World
April 01, 2014
This weekend's elections in Afghanistan will play a major role in charting the country's new course. But the militant Taliban aren't making it easy on would-be voters.
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Politics
This young Afghan American is following news about the election in Afghanistan very closely
PRI's The World
April 04, 2014
As Afghans gear up to vote in the presidential election on Saturday, a young Afghan American is especially interested in how things turn out.
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Politics
Many Afghans are keen to strike a deal to keep US troops in their country
PRI's The World
November 20, 2013
Many Kabul residents aren't ready for a complete pullout of US troops next year. They're pinning their hopes on an Afghan-US security deal that Afghan elders will consider this week.
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Italy charged with bribing Taliban
PRI's The World
October 20, 2009
Italy outraged by allegations that it bribed the Taliban not to attack soldiers, which might have led to the deaths of French soldiers.