Stephen Kinzer

As recently as the 1970s, some Pashtun leaders in Afghanistan were pushing to create a new state, Pashtunistan, by joining with Pashtuns in Pakistan.

New media and mobile entertainment are revolutionizing the way people learn about the world.

As British and French imperialism ebbed following the end of the Second World War, America became the main outside player in Arab affairs.

I generally don't follow domestic news that much aside from how it relates to the stories I'm covering abroad, like what Americans think of the War in Afghanistan.

In reality, Afghanistan has functioned as a nation-state for more than two centuries, and its army and bureaucracy reach back to the 19th century.

The birth of science rang the death-knell of an arbitrary and constantly interposing Supreme Power.