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US troops maneuver an M777 howitzer into position at Afghanistan’s Bost airfield in June. (Sgt. Justin Updegraff/Operation Reolute Support via Associated Press)

US Needs to Win in Afghanistan

by Pamela Constable | Jul 12, 2017 | World

Kabul- A bipartisan US Senate delegation has called for more American troops and more-aggressive American military action in Afghanistan, as well as pressure on neighboring Pakistan, saying the United States needs “a winning strategy” to end the 16-year war and...

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In this neighborhood in the Afghan capital, where a sidewalk cobbler shop and a fruit stand have stood side by side for years, the pace of life is slow, the scale is small and the scars of city’s turbulent history are subtle. (Pamela Constable/The Washington Post)

In Kabul, a Sidewalk Cobbler Repairs More than Shoes

by Pamela Constable | Jun 2, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture

KABUL — Just after 7 a.m., Ramzan Haidary opens the old wooden shutters to his tiny workshop and unrolls a patched awning over the sidewalk. Then he sets out a rack of polished boots, assorted shoelaces and a pair of yellow ladies’ sneakers, unpacks his satchel of...

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People mourn at the graves of three polio vaccinators who died in a suicide bombing in Kabul on March 1. (Sayed Salahuddin/for The Washington Post)

Terrorist Attacks in Kabul…Violence, Endless War

by Pamela Constable | Mar 12, 2017 | Features

KABUL — Behroz Haidary was a skilled surgeon, army captain, environmental activist and father of three. On Wednesday, he was making rounds at Kabul’s main military hospital when he was shot dead by gunmen who had infiltrated the facility, disguised as medics. It was...