Stories Tagged as
Afghanistan war
After Trump-era cuts, refugee agencies have rebuilt to accommodate evacuating Afghans
Nov 10, 2022
Trump Administration-era cuts scaled back refugee programs, but the resettlement of 88,000 Afghans prompted them to ramp up and expand.
What Taliban rule has meant for an Afghan American, personally and professionally
by
Amy Scott
and Andie Corban
Sep 20, 2021
Homa Sorouri spent years working with international aid organizations in Afghanistan. It's "dreadful," she said, to see the work they did disappear.
How the "economic fundamentals" of opium undermined U.S. strategy in Afghanistan
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Maria Hollenhorst
Aug 24, 2021
The U.S. spent billions trying to suppress Afghanistan’s illicit opium and heroin trade. It didn’t work.
Military contractors and the profits of war
Aug 16, 2021
DynCorp International, KBR and Fluor Corp. often operated under no-bid military contracts, which granted them monopolies on huge deals.
From taxes to the drug trade, how the Taliban paid its way
Aug 16, 2021
The Taliban has taxed everything from government projects to international trade.
After Afghanistan, a Marine and a combat photographer "reconnect through writing"
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Bridget Bodnar
Aug 25, 2017
In "Shooting Ghosts," T.J. Brennan and Finbarr O'Reilly talk about the friendship that helped them rebuild their lives after war.
The numbers for November 11, 2014
by
Tony Wagner
Nov 11, 2014
On Veterans Day, we look at Kai's time in the Navy and post-9/11 casualty rates.
For public good, not for profit.
The next big challenge in Afghanistan is payroll
by
Kai Ryssdal
May 27, 2014
As more U.S. troops withdraw, experts say new challenges will be "mundane".
Following the money in America's most expensive war
by
Kai Ryssdal
May 15, 2014
Fighting continues in Afghanistan.
Why wasteful spending and war seem to go hand in hand
Jul 16, 2013
A Senate committee takes up the issue of war-time contracting, looking at the huge amounts of waste and fraud during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.