Jess Ruliffson

 is a nonfiction cartoonist working in Brooklyn, NY. She is currently working on a comic based on interviews with veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. As a member of the Joe Bonham Project, she has traveled to Walter Reed, documenting the experiences of returning veterans wounded in combat. See more of her work at 

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An injured Marine stuck inside Walter Reed yearns for the action of Afghanistan.

Michael Rhoads’ Long Road Home

Carol Burke

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The 2011 burning of a sacred Quran in Florida provoked a deadly, little known, and massively misunderstood maelstrom in Afghanistan.

From Flames to Fury

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If you want to understand the U.S. War in Afghanistan, place it in a larger historical context: Afghanistan's 35-year civil war.

Interactive Timeline: War in Afghanistan

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Despite our best efforts at optimism, Afghanistan is in for a rough ride in the months ahead. 

Afghanistan’s Illusion of Hope

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U.S. veterans give their firsthand stories of life & war in Afghanistan.

“I heard the screams for medic. This was on Mother's Day.”

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Three Afghan women write about violence and shelter, the Taliban, and getting to vote.

What Democracy Looks Like, According to Three Afghan women

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An assortment of the best photos of life in Afghanistan in all its many facets.

Viewfinder: Afghanistan

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In 2006, we first learned of a former Taliban spokesman studying at Yale. Eight years later, we follow up for the rest of the story.

Whatever happened to Yale’s Taliban Freshman?

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How have the wars in Afghanistan & Iraq changed life for amputees? A short documentary film explores.