Afghan Resistance Leaders, Long Backed by CIA, Have Fled Following Taliban Takeover
The retreat of Ahmad Massoud and Amrullah Saleh belies public claims that they are still in Afghanistan.
World
The 9/11 Wars
The U.S. Military Often Kills Civilians — and Rarely Offers Compensation
A U.S. drone strike killed a family in Kabul — but the military rarely provides compensation when it harms civilians.
The 9/11 Wars
9/11 and the Saudi Connection
Mounting evidence supports allegations that Saudi Arabia helped fund the 9/11 attacks.
Ghosts of Guantánamo
Their Fathers Were Caught in the 9/11 Dragnet. Guantánamo Came to Define Their Lives.
The sons of two Guantánamo detainees speak about getting to know their fathers through sporadic calls and Google searches about the war on terror.
Origins of Covid
NIH Documents Provide New Evidence U.S. Funded Gain-of-Function Research in Wuhan
U.S.-funded experiment in China posed biosafety risks but did not cause Covid-19 pandemic, scientists say.
Origins of Covid
New Details Emerge About Coronavirus Research at Chinese Lab
More than 900 pages of materials related to U.S.-funded coronavirus research in China were released following a FOIA lawsuit by The Intercept.
Jair Bolsonaro’s Pro-Coup Rally: September 7 Is Shaping Up to Be Brazil’s January 6
With his reelection prospects dimming, Bolsonaro’s supporters are ramping up their version of the pro-Trump rally that led to the Capitol riot.
Voices
I Reported on the War in Afghanistan. Was I Complicit in the Harm America Caused?
Moral injury describes the inner collapse we feel, as civilians on the margins of endless war, when our leaders betray the people who helped us.
The 9/11 Wars
Over Two Decades, U.S. Global War on Terror Has Taken Nearly 1 Million Lives and Cost $8 Trillion
A new report from the Costs of War Project makes staggering estimates for the human and financial costs of the global forever wars.
U.S. Citizen in Afghanistan Was Desperate to Get Out — but the State Department Never Called Back
Prince Wafa, an Afghan American, fears for his life because of his work with the U.S. military.