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Newly trained female officers from the Afghan National Army sit in front seats as a new batch of officers attend their graduation ceremony at National Army's training center in Kabul on Sept. 23, 2010. 

Two decades of war and daily life in Afghanistan

Afghanistan

Photographers have been in Afghanistan every step of the way, documenting for the outside world the protracted conflict and occupation over the course of two decades.

Pentagon officials speak at a hearing

Russian bounty allegations shine spotlight on what Trump admin knew and when

Global Politics
A US soldier of 2-12 Infantry Task Force Mountain Warrior takes a break during a night mission near Honaker Miracle camp at the Pesh valley of Kunar Province.

Trump might send thousands more troops to Afghanistan. Here’s what US vets are saying about it.

Conflict
Helmand Taliban fight

US Marines are back in Afghanistan’s Helmand province for the first time since 2014

Conflict
Militant Islamist fighters from the self-named Islamic State take part in a military parade along the streets of northern Raqqa province.

Why you should worry about where your oil (and gas) comes from

Business
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai attending the 2002 State of the Union address

Why there’s a lot for Afghans to worry about

Global Politics

President’s Obama’s State of the Union address Tuesday evening is likely to touch on the Afghan war, one of the longest in US history. Afghanistan faces two key transitions this year — a presidential election and a possible pull-out of US troops.

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