BreakthroughsConflictsDispatch ExclusiveWorld Excerpt: “Afghanistan: The End of the U.S. Footprint and the Rise of the Taliban Rule” INTRODUCTION: Our world brims with entrancing, complicated places. But none that quite hold the heart…Hollie MckayFebruary 23, 2023
BlockchainConflictsCryptocurrencyDispatch ExclusiveWorld Inside Afghanistan’s Underground Crypto Trading Hub After Taliban Crackdown KABUL, Afghanistan – The Taliban recently imposed a ban on the trading of cryptocurrencies inside…Hollie MckayJanuary 17, 2023
ConflictsDispatch ExclusiveWorld What Life is Really Like for Women Under the Taliban Rule KABUL, Afghanistan – For almost 15 months, the international community – not to mention Afghans…Hollie MckayJanuary 17, 2023
ConflictsDispatch ExclusiveWorld EXCLUSIVE: Inside the Tea Room with Gitmo Prisoner from the Bergdahl Exchange, Now a Taliban Governor of Khost KHOST, Afghanistan – After hours twisting and bumping in a cramped Toyota Corolla through the…Hollie MckayJanuary 17, 2023
Dispatch Exclusive Sadr City, the Spartan’s Pledge, and Warfighters’ Rights: The Boone Cutler Story Boone Cutler occupies a special place in the veteran community: devoted leader, restless advocate, unassumingly…Hollie MckayJanuary 12, 2023
ConflictsDispatch ExclusiveWorld Whipping, Cutting, and Stoning. Inside Afghanistan’s New Legal Code KABUL, Afghanistan – Outside the gates of the Ministry of Justice, a quiet compound amid…Hollie MckayDecember 15, 2022
ConflictsDispatch ExclusiveWorld Meet the Women Opening Underground Schools in the Fight to Educate Afghan Children KABUL, Afghanistan – Down a narrow, cobble-stoned hill in the suburbs of Kabul, rows of…Hollie MckayDecember 13, 2022
ConflictsDispatch ExclusiveWorld Taliban Raking in Millions in Mining Deposits as War in Ukraine Surges Demand KABUL, Afghanistan – Swerving through the stuffed streets of Kabul – saturated with the morning…Hollie MckayNovember 18, 2022
ConflictsDispatch ExclusiveWorld The Taliban, China, and the Mining Boom Meant to Embolden America’s Adversaries KABUL, Afghanistan – Although no country has officially recognized the Taliban government, a handful of…Hollie MckayNovember 3, 2022
Dispatch Exclusive Inside Panjshir Valley: The Remnants of a Forsaken Resistance PANJSHIR VALLEY, Afghanistan – At first glance, it seems as though life has resumed in…Hollie MckayOctober 21, 2022