Jean MacKenzie
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The Islamic State in Afghanistan: The boogeyman under the bed
Talk — and fear — of ‘Daesh’ is growing in Afghanistan. But that doesn't mean its presence is increasing. → Read More
It's been a week of mayhem in Afghanistan
Afghanistan is thrusting itself once again into the spotlight, as attack piles upon attack, and Afghans wonder uneasily what awaits them. → Read More
How the Taliban and a cow prove Afghanistan loves social media
Read on, you'll see why. → Read More
The US and UK finally left Helmand, Afghanistan. Here are 4 reasons why it's nothing to celebrate
The US and UK forces' withdrawal from the southern Afghan province marks a major step in winding down the war. But look at what they're leaving behind. → Read More
An author questioned God in Afghanistan's press. Here's what happened next
A newspaper closed, an editor arrested, protests popping up in the capital, all over an article that almost no one has seen. What gives? → Read More
The US waged a $7.6 billion drug war in Afghanistan, and now the problem is worse than ever
The new Afghan president is facing a big drug problem as the country's opium poppy crop hits an all-time high. → Read More
War: so funny it hurts
American TV comedians are finding the lighter side of chaos, destruction and death. → Read More
5 questions we should be asking about this Syria operation
But maybe we don’t want to hear the answers. → Read More
Afghans are riding a secret Kabul-Canada express
Three Afghan soldiers vanished from Cape Cod and turned up at the Canadian border at Niagara Falls. Afghanistan's future is still AWOL. → Read More
What Obama said vs. what the Islamic State heard
President Barack Obama laid out a four-point plan to 'destroy' the Islamic State. The extremists are likely hearing he has zero points. Here's a closer look. → Read More
So this is Obama's motley crew to counter the Islamic State
With NATO, Iran, reluctant Mideast allies and Kurdish separatist rebels, what could go wrong? → Read More
Should the US team up with Assad against the Islamic State in Syria?
The pros and cons of an intervention that would likely benefit a president the US has sworn to bring down. → Read More
Decoding Obama's 'relentless' quest for justice against the Islamic State
The president has promised to ‘see that justice is done’ for the brutal killing of journalist James Foley. But what does that actually mean? → Read More
How scared should Americans be of the Islamic State?
The United States is grappling with the risk level of the extremist militants retaliating as Obama inserts military might into Iraq. → Read More
Guess who gets hurt with Russia's foreign food ban
Putin’s new restrictions on imported agricultural products may finally do what US sanctions haven't: make Russians mad. → Read More
General's killing exposes fault lines in the US-Afghan relationship
Maj. Gen. Harold J. Greene was killed Tuesday in a green-on-blue shooting that left many others injured. He was the first US general killed on an overseas battlefield since the Vietnam War. → Read More
Vladimir Putin is a man of many crises
Think the conflict in Ukraine is bad? It’s just another day in the life of the Russian president. → Read More
7 insane problems outlined in the new Afghan reconstruction report
Think things are bad? You don’t know the half of it. → Read More
How MH17 affects the calculus on aiding Syria’s rebels
Now here’s a scary news mash-up: What if Putin were Obama and separatists in Ukraine were US-backed rebels in Syria? With the downed Malaysia airliner, we may have just caught a glimpse of a worst-case scenario. → Read More
MH17: How can the US respond?
News analysis: All agree that the downing of the Malaysia Airlines flight is a tragedy and an outrage. What is less clear is what to do about it. → Read More