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 Inside a Gaza Village “Kibbutz”: Why Families Choose to Live on the Frontlines KFAR AZA, Israel – It is whimsically quiet in a small agricultural neighborhood tucked into…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 Inside the Mexican Cartels’ Quest to Kill Americans Watching Ed Calderon move through the dense streets of Tijuana is a speed lesson in…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 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