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Bilal Sarwary

Hena sellers, Jalalabad city, Ningarhar province.

We don’t usually see this side of Afghanistan

Arts, Culture & Media

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.

Angered Karzai walks away from peace talks with United States, Taliban

The World

Taliban Attack On Presidential Palace Dims Peace Prospects

Global Politics
The World

Afghans Shocked by Scandals Among US Generals

Global Politics

Panetta Visits Troops, Commanders in Afghanistan

Two American NATO Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan

Two American soldiers were killed in Afghanistan during protests at a NATO base in the eastern Nangarhar province. These protests were the latest after the burning of the Koran by U.S. soldiers. Bilal Sarwary is The Takeaway correspondent for the BBC.

New NATO Report on Taliban

Our partner the BBC has gotten its hands on a secret NATO report on the state of the Taliban. It shows Pakistan’s security services are directly assisting the Taliban in Afghanistan and know where senior Taliban leaders are hiding. Joining us now is Bilal Sarwary, correspondent for our partner the BBC.

French Troops Killed In Afghanistan

Global Politics

Four French soldiers have been killed in northern Afghanistan after a serviceman from the Afghan National Army opened fire, officials say.

Dim Hopes for Afghanistan at Bonn Meeting

A crucial international conference on Afghanistan’s future began Monday in Bonn, Germany.  Delegates from 100 nations are attempting to chart a long term course for the war-torn country, after international troops leave in 2014.  But neighboring Pakistan, crucial to Afghanistan’s security, is boycotting the conference, following a NATO attack killed 24 Pakistani soldiers. The Takeaway speaks to […]

Kandahar Mayor Killed in Suicide Attack

Ghulam Haidar Hameedi, the mayor of Kandahar, has been killed in a suicide bombing. The attack comes just two weeks after Amhad Wali Karzai, the half-brother of the Afghan president and one of the most powerful men in the country, was killed in the same city. The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack. The […]