Topic: Afghanistan

Afghans Learn How to Tell Visual Stories
Founded by a photojournalist, a school and photo agency offer Afghans the opportunity to show their country through their eyes.
By Travis Beard

On a Perilous Reporting Journey to Southwestern Afghanistan
A Pakistani journalist is held by the Taliban, then faces a challenging trip back to the border with information rarely obtained by reporters.
By Syed Saleem Shahzad

Military Barriers Impede a Newspaper's Investigation
When the Los Angeles Times set out to tell how two Afghans held in U.S. military custody died, its efforts to report the story met resistance at every twist and turn.
By Craig Pyes

Personal Tragedies Illuminate the Consequences of War
In investigating why some Iraq War veterans become homicidal, The New York Times highlighted a circumstance that no one else was tracking.
By Matthew Purdy

Visual Testimony About War
By Peter van Agtmael

‘Have you ever used a pistol?’
In an excerpt from her July 2, 2006 article in The Sunday Times, Christina Lamb writes about her experience of being caught in a fierce Taliban ambush while traveling with coalition troops in Afghanistan.
By Christina Lamb

Five Years Later Afghanistan Faces New Threats From an Old Foe
An NPR correspondent who reported on the war in 2001 now finds stories to tell about an enemy who once seemed to be defeated.
By Ivan Watson

Strategizing to Cover the Afghanistan Story
By Roy Gutman

A Dangerous Yet Still Necessary Assignment
By Christina Lamb

The Sights, Sounds and Smells of Afghanistan
A reporter and photographer from a midsized newspaper in Arkansas spent a month in Afghanistan so their readers would know what was happening there.
By Bob Wigginton

Foreign Reporting: Adding Layers to What Goes in the Notebook
Using the tools of digital media, a reporter and photojournalist create a narrative multimedia account of what's happening in Afghanistan.
By Charles M. Sennott

Photo Gallery
By Najibullah Musafer

Photo Gallery
By Safya Saify

Photo Gallery
By Fardin Waezi

Photo Gallery
By Gulbuddin Elham

Uncovering Afghanistan
Cultural traditions have continued to constrain women's lives and voices even five years after the end of Taliban rule.
By Pamela Constable

Laughter and Memories Shared Amid Danger
An interpreter says that if the Taliban fighter ‘found out I worked for foreigners’ — here Qahir ran his finger across his neck — ‘no more questions, I’m slaughtered.’
By Renée Montagne

War Teaches Lessons About Fear and Courage
‘In war zones, I would learn about another feeling, one I have yet to define but seems the opposite of fear ….’
By Cheryl Diaz Meyer

Examining Closely Why an Important Story Is Not
In an excerpt from his upcoming book, journalist Roy Gutman returns to a critical moment in Afghanistan's past to explore the news media's response.
By Roy Gutman