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Third Squad, Part 1: Life in Sangin

July 2011

In the first segment of a three-part audio portrait series, four of Third Squad's Marines describe daily life in one of southern Afghanistan's bloodiest districts.

All That Remains

July 2011

Following the collapse of the Taliban, an Afghan refugee returns to Kabul after two decades in the United States. As he tries to reclaim his family property, he encounters a very different society than the one he left behind.

Herat Burning

September 2010

Self-immolation among young women is on the rise in western Afghanistan. Meet self-immolation survivors and two women who are trying to help them.

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