Chris Sands

Correspondent

GlobalPost

Chris Sands has lived in Afghanistan since 2005, regards it as his home and hopes to remain there for many years to come. In the past his reporting from across the country has been published by The National, The Independent, the New Statesman and Le Monde diplomatique, amongst others. He is now a freelance correspondent for GlobalPost.

In remote Afghan district, the roots of insurgency are local

Dialogue with Taliban fighters has given way to an escalating conflict that has taken dozens of lives and displaced hundreds in Badakhshan province.

In remote Afghan district, the roots of insurgency are local

The risky craft of being an artist in Afghanistan

The risky craft of being an artist in Afghanistan

Suicide attacks, once uncommon, on the rise in Afghanistan

Suicide attacks, once uncommon, on the rise in Afghanistan

How the Taliban wins over Afghans without firing a shot

How the Taliban wins over Afghans without firing a shot

Afghanistan's post-NATO era takes shape

Afghanistan's post-NATO era takes shape

Welcome to Kabul: Here are some brass knuckles

With the West focused on Afghanistan’s countryside and military withdrawal, parts of the capital are slipping into lawlessness.

Welcome to Kabul: Here are some brass knuckles

Afghanistan: It's worse in the winter

As temperatures in Kabul drop to well below freezing during the night, the country seems no closer to lasting peace or long-term economic stability.

Afghanistan: It's worse in the winter

Afghanistan transition: One city is a ticking time bomb

Why Jalalabad could determine the success of stability after the US withdraws from Afghanistan.

Afghanistan transition: One city is a ticking time bomb

2012 was a tough year for Afghanistan. 2013 will be tougher

With foreign troops leaving, a presidential election edging closer and a potential peace deal with the rebels still far from certain, a crucial phase in the struggle for Afghanista

2012 was a tough year for Afghanistan. 2013 will be tougher

Afghanistan's University of Resistance

An old, rundown university in Afghanistan has become quite the adversary for the government and its NATO allies.

Afghanistan's University of Resistance

Afghanistan: For ex-Taliban, it's peace or death

Former members of the Taliban are desperate for peace. Their lives may depend on it.

Afghanistan: For ex-Taliban, it's peace or death

Afghanistan: Another province goes to the Taliban

Logar, a strategic province that neighbors Kabul and is home to an all-important copper mine, is increasingly under Taliban control as NATO sources begin to withdraw.

Afghanistan: Another province goes to the Taliban

Petraeus, Allen scandal adds to sense of unraveling in Afghanistan

The generals were at the heart of planning the US withdrawal, which many Afghans worry will hasten more unrest.

Petraeus, Allen scandal adds to sense of unraveling in Afghanistan

Afghanistan's thriving civil society is getting worried

Building a strong civil society is among the greatest US successes since the occupation began. Can it last when the US leaves?

Afghanistan's thriving civil society is getting worried

Afghanistan: Missing George W. Bush

US relations with Afghanistan have deteriorated under Obama.

Afghanistan: Missing George W. Bush