Afghan Rebel Positioned for Key Role As U.S. and NATO officials revamp their strategy in Afghanistan, a renegade Afghan commander could prove central to U.S. plans to rein in the insurgency through negotiations. (Supporters of Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, above, have carried out several devastating attacks on the government of President Karzai.)
Faces of the Fallen Searchable database of U.S. service members killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Left of Boom The U.S. military's effort to defeat roadside bombs in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The Women of Kabul Women and girls once repressed under Taliban rule see new opportunities.
Race to Reconstruction After routing the Taliban in Afghanistan, the Bush administration launched a $73 million program to construct schools and clinics. But problems plagued the effort. • Interactive Map
Return to Afghanistan washingtonpost.com's Travis Fox and foreign correspondent Pamela Constable journey to Afghanistan in 2003.
Race to Reconstruction
Return to Afghanistan
