KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — In his 29 years, ... “I like boys, but I like girls better,” he says. “It’s just that we can’t see the women to see if they are beautiful.

The main gate of the governor’s office in Kandahar, Afghanistan, where the family of Naseebullah Barakzai, 13, marched to demand justice after he was abducted and raped, and died of his injuries.

But here in Kandahar City, the linchpin of the U.S. military’s campaign against the Taliban in southern Afghanistan, ... The boys, who were each paid about $60 a month, ...

Kandahar was the lodestar, the center of gravity for the Taliban until December 2001, ... Pakistani madrasas, or religious seminaries, schooled boys in the virtues of jihad.

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Before Sept. 11, 2001, this remote, sand-swept border city in southwestern Afghanistan was the seat of power of the Taliban, ... “It is frustrating,” the boy said.

Male teachers and students in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar have been ordered by the Taliban to sign pledges that they will adhere to Islamic Shari'a law. It is the latest attempt by ...

The War for Change in Kandahar How Austin filmmaker Ric Roman Waugh made the first major Western film in Saudi Arabia since Lawrence of Arabia By Richard Whittaker, Fri., May 26, 2023 ...

Review. Review 'Kandahar' •• Credits: Directed by Ric Roman Waugh, starring Gerard Butler, Navid Negahban and Ali Fazal. Running time/rating: 2:00, R for violence and strong language.