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Kabubble

Counting down to economic collapse in the Afghan capital

Eye of the Drone

From statements made in February by the families of victims and survivors of a March 17, 2011, drone attack in the village of Datta Khel in the Pakistani region of…

The Warrior Class

by Charles Glass,

A golden age for the freelance soldier

Search and Destroy

by Andrew Cockburn,

The Pentagon’s losing battle against IEDs

Conjectural damage

by Daniel Swift,

A history of bombing

Family Ties

From character descriptions for the Afghan television show The Ministry, written by the show’s producers, Kaboora Productions. The show, which aired on Afghanistan’s Tolo TV in August, is shot in…

A Letter to Barack Obama

by George McGovern,

George McGovern in New Hampshire, 1972. © Constantine Manos/Magnum Photos When President Franklin Roosevelt came into office in the depth of the Great Depression, he sought to stabilize and…

After 9/11

by David Rieff,

The limits of remembrance

Owned by the Army

by Jonathan Stevenson,

Has the president lost control of his generals?

From cables sent by U.S. diplomats regarding the transfer of Guantánamo prisoners, among the 250,000 documents WikiLeaks began releasing last November. Despite a 2009 executive order signed by President Barack…

2001-

Kabubble

Eye of the Drone

The Warrior Class

Retouching the Void

Search and Destroy

Conjectural damage

Family Ties

A Letter to Barack Obama

After 9/11

Owned by the Army

The Forever Ward

Debug

2001-

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Kabubble

Eye of the Drone

The Warrior Class

Retouching the Void

Search and Destroy

Conjectural damage

Family Ties

A Letter to Barack Obama

After 9/11

Owned by the Army

The Forever Ward

February 2011

Debug