118: A Brief History of Modern Afghanistan, Part II

Part 2 of 2. The American War in Afghanistan was defined by its cruelty, inhumanity, and futility. This episode takes a look at the history of Afghanistan in the 21st century, consumed by the shadow of America’s longest war.

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The Other Afghan Women: Link

The Kill Team Photos: Link

The CIA’s Afghan Death Squads: Link

US Marine sniper unit photographed with 'Nazi SS' flag: Link

The Taliban Peace Deal Might Have Been Had Many Years and Thousands of Lives Ago: Link

Bush rejects Taliban offer to hand Bin Laden over: Link

Obama's Pentagon Covered Up War Crimes in Afghanistan, Says Amnesty International: Link

US threatens to arrest ICC judges if they pursue Americans for Afghan war crimes: Link

Years later, a flattened Afghan village reflects on U.S. bombardment: Link

Spy in Disguise: Link

The Informants: Link

FACTSHEET: THE NYPD MUSLIM SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM: Link

THE NOT-ABOUT-IRAQI-OIL IRAQI OIL MAP: Link

The U.S. War in Afghanistan: Link

Agreement for Bringing Peace to Afghanistan: Link

Training Quick and Staffing Unfinished, Army Units Brace for Surging Taliban: Link

In Reversal, Obama Says U.S. Soldiers Will Stay in Afghanistan to 2017: Link

US soldiers 'killed Afghan civilians for sport and collected fingers as trophies': Link

U.S. Soldiers Told to Ignore Sexual Abuse of Boys by Afghan Allies: Link

Times Investigation: In U.S. Drone Strike, Evidence Suggests No ISIS Bomb: Link