David Petraeus, the Centcom commander. The book, “The Accidental Guerrilla,” offers the clearest road map I’ve seen for moving ahead in Afghanistan. Obama’s policy choices for Afghanistan ...

WASHINGTON — Millions of Americans eager to follow developments in Afghanistan will soon have available an up-to-date map of that country, rushed into print by the National Geographic Society.

To the 35% who could place Afghanistan on an unmarked map of the world, strong work. To the other 18% who were off by fewer than 100 miles, not bad. And to the 11% who missed the mark in this week ...

After 30 years of conflicts, Afghanistan's cultural heritage is in dire straits, but one group of archaeologists is trying to put the country's historical sites back on the map — literally.

David Petraeus, the Centcom commander. The book, "The Accidental Guerrilla," offers the clearest road map I've seen for moving ahead in Afghanistan. Obama's policy choices for Afghanistan are ...

Siddiqui's last picture is of an Afghan soldier. Soon afterwards Siddiqui is injured by shrapnel. Siddiqui, Major Karzai and a medic are shot as they run towards the retreating Special Forces ...

Afghan Special Forces leave the base. Siddiqui is travelling in a vehicle with Major Karzai. Siddiqui, injured by RPG shrapnel, is treated in a mosque and awaits evacuation. Fighting becomes ...