Editor’s note: This story was originally published by The Boston Globe on April 25, 2022 KHARKIV, Ukraine —...
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For journalists who choose to report on war, the risks are well known going in. And sadly, we...
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BOSTON — American democracy is in more peril than we realize, and that message came through loud and...
Jan 07, 2022The empty promises of the Taliban on press freedom in Afghanistan
The disturbing photographs that depict blue and red welts across the backs of journalists say all one needs...
Sep 13, 2021In Afghanistan, truth was sacrificed and lessons were forgotten
“In war, truth is the first casualty.” Those words trace back to Aeschylus, the father of Greek tragedy....
Sep 10, 2021After the collapse of hope, uncertainty and fear for thousands of Afghans
Editor's note: This story continues the coverage of the stories of several Afghans featured in our recent story...
Sep 10, 2021Epilogue: Truth Is the First Casualty
Spotify | NPR One | Apple | Stitcher | iHeartRadio | Google | Amazon In war, truth is the first casualty. It's a military maxim attributed to Aeschylus, the father...
Sep 10, 2021In Afghanistan, a collapse of hope
Editor's note: This story was originally published in the Boston Globe on August 19th. The situation of the...
Sep 01, 2021Extra: Into the Archive
Spotify | NPR One | Apple | Stitcher | iHeartRadio | Google | Amazon A class of college students at UMass Amherst became the first group of researchers to take...
Aug 31, 2021The Taliban waited out the American empire
KABUL - “You have the watches; we have the time.” I first heard that expression from a local...
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