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Any day now
Janelle Brown
Afghan women hope to use the momentum of international recognition to secure civil rights and a role in government.
Living jokes and Arab conspiracies
Salon Staff
Readers respond to Salon's Larry Flynt interview, and articles on urban legends and Meg Whitman.
“A Woman Soldier’s Own Story” by Xie Bingying
Janelle Brown
An autobiography of a rebellious Chinese girl who kicked off her footbindings and an arranged marriage to join the army is available in English for the first time.
Out of Afghanistan
Phillip Robertson
After witnessing the fall of Kunduz and seeing the dead body of one of his colleagues, our Afghanistan correspondent tries to get out of the country.
America the scapegoat
Meera Atkinson
An Australian woman who has made New York her home fires back at the smug U.S.-bashers in Europe and her native land.
The mother of all terrorism battles
Eric Boehlert
A growing chorus is calling for Saddam Hussein's head. But experts disagree on whether a U.S. assault on Baghdad is worth the high risks.
No more hit and run
Robert Scheer
Now that the United States has involved itself in Afghanistan, we have obligations to fulfill after the bombing stops.
Tough questions for underwear models
Carina Chocano
Dumb, beautiful women duke it out for charity on "Millionaire." Plus: Being Mick Jagger.
Inside Afghanistan’s refugee camps
Haleh Anvari
Near the Iranian border, thousands of Afghans seek refuge from the U.S. bombing.
Have abortion foes received anthrax letters too?
Anthony York
Yes, says Army of God's Donald Spitz, but the "liberal media" ignored them.
A smut peddler and a patriot
Stephen Lemons
Hustler's Larry Flynt asks why a porn mogul and not the New York Times had to sue the government for press access in Afghanistan.
Mission impossible?
Flore de Preneuf
A flare-up of Middle East violence, including the assassination of a master Hamas terrorist, may render the peacemaking efforts of new U.S. envoy Anthony Zinni futile.
All crazy on the Kunduz front
Phillip Robertson
Greetings from the 10th century, where the Northern Alliance fighters who protect me by day try to kill me for my phone at night.
“I just want to help my people”
Mark Kukis
The liberated Jalalabad is run by three different warlords who have made peace their top priority -- for now.
Eve Ensler: “Afghanistan is everywhere”
Janelle Brown
The novelist, playwright and activist behind "The Vagina Monologues" talks about gender apartheid, the dangerous shedding of burqas and the seeds of violence we've begun to sow.
Democracy first?
Damien Cave
We might rue the day we force our authoritarian allies to democratize, Robert Kaplan argues, once we see who replaces them.
The Taliban’s deadly “refugees”
Ben Barber
Taliban guerrillas are moving into refugee camps inside Afghanistan -- safe havens where they can regroup, skim food provided by aid agencies, and recruit new troops.
“The North Vietnamese never bombed American cities”
David Talbot
Progressive congressman Barney Frank talks about why he supports the war, opposes Bush's attack on civil liberties and thinks Clinton's military legacy is just fine.
Throwing it all away
Robert Scheer
National security is not justification for the suppression of human rights.
The holy warrior
Laura Miller
The most entertaining of current books on Osama bin Laden paints him as a devout, charismatic CEO of worldwide terror.
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