Backstory to Newsweek piece
I went on vacation to Europe this summer to see my relatives and came out with a story. That's what happens when journos go on vacation. Even our families can't rest. But the story I [...]
The Last Breath
I've seen violent death and I was able to go on scarred but functional. But the death looming before me these days is the hardest to bear. It's a family picture with the patriarch slowly [...]
Heading East Again
It’s safe, sunny and quiet. My girls go to a decent school. We own a home, a business and my extended family lives nearby. The largest Afghan community in the U.S. is here – Little [...]
Darya’s fate
Today is International Women's Day and I dedicate today to Darya, the heroine opium bride in Opium Nation. I found Darya after nine years of searching. She was 12 when I met her. She asked [...]
Why I voted for Obama
Obama’s foreign policy decisions do not impress me. But Obama’s foreign policy record is another blog. I didn’t vote for him because he’s bringing peace or resolution to the world. I voted for Obama because [...]
Mr. President, please think before you speak
President Hamid Karzai has spoken up on Pakistan TV this week and I wish he hadn’t. It seems every time our torn Afghan president speaks, he contradicts a previous speech. “If fighting starts between Pakistan [...]
