afghanistan
Aleksander Chan · 08/05/14 07:35PM
U.S. Successfully Exports its Second Amendment Values to Afghanistan
Adam Weinstein · 07/28/14 12:13PMAt Least 89 Dead After Car Bomb Explodes in Crowded Afghanistan Market
Allie Jones · 07/15/14 08:25AMAt least 89 people were killed in a suicide car bomb attack in the Patika province of Afghanistan this morning. No group has yet taken responsibility for the attack, but Reuters notes that members of the Pakistani Taliban have been retreating to this area of Afghanistan to avoid military attacks in Pakistan.
Bowe Bergdahl Could Return to Active Duty Today
Allie Jones · 07/14/14 09:13AMRunner-up in Afghan Presidential Election Calls Results a "Coup"
Allie Jones · 07/08/14 07:27AMThe Taliban Cut Off the Fingers of 11 Afghan Voters
Aleksander Chan · 06/15/14 07:46PMAccording to Afghan police, Taliban insurgents cut the index fingers off 11 voters who participated in Saturday's presidential run-off between foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah and former finance minister Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai. The incident occurred in Herat, in western Afghanistan. All 11 fingers were from men.
Newspaper Tweets Picture of Afghan Aid Worker's Fleshlight
Adam Weinstein · 06/11/14 01:47PMTaliban POW Had Psych Issues Before Enlisting, May Have "Gone Galt"
Adam Weinstein · 06/11/14 11:03AMBowe Bergdahl Says He Was Tortured in Captivity
Andy Cush · 06/09/14 07:51AMAccording to an Associated Press report, Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl has said that he was tortured, beaten, and kept in a cage by Taliban forces while held captive in Afghanistan. Bergdahl spoke of the torture — which allegedly came after he attempted to escape — to people treating him at a U.S. military medical center in Germany.
Report: Bergdahl Walked Off Twice Before Disappearing in 2009
Aleksander Chan · 06/05/14 02:26PMTwo reports released today reveal new details about the dealings of the capture and release of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl from Taliban forces. The first report, from the New York Times, states that Bergdahl walked away from designated areas on military bases twice—once in Afghanistan, and once in California—before disappearing in June 2009.
Angry Conservatives Forgot Their Old Angry Tweets Supporting P.O.W.
Adam Weinstein · 06/04/14 03:05PMTaliban Release Video Showing Sgt. Bergdahl’s Handover to U.S. Forces
Taylor Berman · 06/04/14 06:41AMAdam Weinstein · 06/03/14 01:03PM
Who Are the GOP Strategists Running the Anti-Bowe Bergdahl Show?
Adam Weinstein · 06/03/14 10:05AMSeveral soldiers who served with Bowe Bergdahl, the recently freed U.S. prisoner of war in Afghanistan, would like to tell you how to deal with that dirtbag. They don't want to get into the politics, but they have ideas. Would you like to book them for your show? Just call the Republican strategists representing them.
The Treason Case Against the Last U.S. Taliban Hostage, Explained
Adam Weinstein · 06/02/14 11:45AMAfghan War's Only American POW Freed in Prisoner Swap with Taliban
Dayna Evans · 05/31/14 12:05PMSergeant Bowe Bergdahl, the only American POW of the Afghan War, was freed after five years of captivity in a prisoner swap with the Taliban, the Obama Administration reported this afternoon. In exchange for his release, five Taliban prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, were transferred to Qatar.