James Astill
America has squandered $2 trillion and thousands of lives trying to rebuild Afghanistan. Yet it never seemed to understand it
Close encounters from the Soviet occupation to the rise of the Taliban
In conversation with C Christine Fair
The 25-year-old Pashtun tribal leader is charismatic and defiant, much to the anguish of the powerful Pakistani army
We are still living in the changes authored by the years 1979 and 1989
The first-person narrative recalls the drama that kept India awake for seven fateful nights