A Shoe Thrower’s Account, a Qaeda Suspect Killed in Somalia and Afghan Updates
A roundup of events related to American military actions abroad that reporters are covering for The New York Times.
View ArticleSurgical Strikes Shape Afghanistan Debate
President Obama is highlighting the successful string of targeted strikes that have taken out Al Qaeda figures in Pakistan, Somalia and Afghanistan as his administration finds itself embroiled in a...
View ArticlePeshawar Blast Comes Ahead of Military Offensive
Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar was rocked by a devastating bomb blast that killed dozens in what officials say appears to be a warning against the government’s plans to launch a military...
View ArticleAfghanistan From the Air
A look at the majestic but daunting terrain of Afghanistan from a height of 30,000 feet.
View ArticleCharges Detail Road to Terror for 20 in U.S.
Andrea Elliott reports on the terrorism-related charges brought against men in the Minneapolis area that federal officials say were involved in a recruitment effort for Al Shabab.
View ArticleWhere Is the Next War Zone?
It is very difficult to fight an enemy that has no single home base and attacks at random.
View ArticleReactions to Baradar’s Arrest
The arrest of the Taliban's top military commander, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, is certainly a big catch, but will it mark a turning point in the war in Afghanistan?
View ArticleGuantánamo Detainee Had Worked as Qaeda Courier
The Guantánamo Bay detainee who apparently committed suicide on Wednesday had worked as a courier for senior officials of Al Qaeda in Pakistan.
View ArticleObama on Awlaki Death at Mullen Retirement Ceremony
Comments on the death of Anwar al-Awlakifrom the Admiral Mike Mullen's retirement ceremony.
View ArticleFrom the Desk of Osama bin Laden
Letters and documents recovered from Osama bin Laden's compound in Pakistan suggest his grip on Al Qaeda was not as tight as the world thought.
View ArticleFormer Pentagon Lawyer Offers Pros and Cons of Drone Court
The speech by Jeh C. Johnson, the Defense Department’s former general counsel, offered a window into the thinking of someone who participated in the inner circles of Obama administration national...
View ArticleFinding Closure Through ‘Zero Dark Thirty’
After the initial adrenaline and shock faded, an officer felt pride – as well as guilt for having killed an insurgent.
View ArticleFrom Hero to Hateful: Recalling an Afghan Soldier’s Descent
A former CIA paramilitary operations officer in Afghanistan wonders what caused the spiraling downward of his friend, Castro, an Afghan soldier. The P.T.S.D.? Or anti-American radicalization?
View ArticleFor an Iraqi Expatriate, ‘American Sniper’ Both Draws and Repels
Yasmine Mousa, an Iraqi-Canadian journalist, left Iraq -- her homeland -- in 2003 with her children and returned there to work in 2010. She writes that a mixture of curiosity and trepidation compelled...
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