AfPak
A top member of the Haqqani network was assassinated near Islamabad, in what Taliban sources are calling the biggest blow yet to the notorious terror network.
Ron Moreau is the former Afghanistan and Pakistan correspondent for The Daily Beast, and covered the region for Newsweek magazine and The Daily Beast for over 10 years. Since he first joined Newsweek during the Vietnam War, he reported extensively from Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America.
Exclusive
Mohammad Gulab and his fellow villagers rescued and protected wounded Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell. They remain Taliban targets—but they’ve never regretted their kindness.
Exclusive
In a top-secret meeting in Islamabad, the Quetta Shura has agreed to pursue a political solution with Afghanistan rather than stepping up insurgent attacks.
Free to Be You and Me
Actor Assad Khan is part of a generation of young men breaking barriers for gays in conservative Pakistan, where homosexuality is punished by prison or worse.
As the country gears up for presidential elections, prominent warlords are throwing their hat in the ring—including Abdul Rasul Sayyaf, the onetime mentor of Osama bin Laden. By Ron Moreau and Sami Yousafzai.
Horrific
A renegade Taliban militia says they murdered the Indian author. By Sami Yousafzai and Ron Moreau.
Corruption?
Ron Moreau and Sami Yousafzai report on the alleged corruption of a prominent Afghan minister.
Sami Yousafzai and Ron Moreau on the Taliban’s peace initiative.
WAR REPORT
Afghans fear U.S.-backed militias—and allegations of sexual violence abound. Sami Yousafzai and Ron Moreau report.
While the Afghan Taliban are promising a “monumental” offensive, they must cope with the hard fact that many of their targets may be local Afghans. Sami Yousafzai and Ron Moreau report.