With Marines Gone, Can The Afghan Army Hold Off The Taliban?
The desert sun beat down on the U.S., British and Afghan troops gathered at Camp Leatherneck in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan. The Marines rolled up their flag as it came down, along with...
View ArticleWounded In Combat, U.S. Troops Go Back For A 'Proper Exit'
Hundreds of service members and civilians from various nations lined the road to the landing zone at NATO headquarters in Kabul. They had gathered to salute the two U.S. Marines and two U.S. Army...
View ArticleWhy Divers In Bonaire Are So Eager To Kill The Beautiful Lionfish
On the wall at the Buddy Dive Resort on the Caribbean island of Bonaire there's an Old West-style poster. It sums up the feelings here about the beautiful lionfish, pictured with its plume of...
View ArticleAfghanistan's Opium Harvest Sets New Record
Afghanistan's opium poppy cultivation set a new record this year, according to an annual survey released by the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime.
View ArticleForeigners Targeted In Multiple Kabul Attacks
Copyright 2014 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: That's the sound of a deadly attack in Kabul today amid a surge in militant violence in the Afghan capital. It...
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