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Ron Moreau is the former Afghanistan and Pakistan correspondent for The Daily Beast, and covered the region for Newsweek magazine and The Daily Beast for over 10 years. Since he first joined Newsweek during the Vietnam War, he reported extensively from Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America.
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Freed Taliban Return to Jihad
ExtremismPakistan and Afghanistan have released waves of Taliban prisoners in a goodwill gesture—but instead of returning home, the radicals are rejoining the fight.

Taliban: No Peace if U.S. Stays
InsurgencyWith the Bilateral Security Agreement between Kabul and Washington in limbo, Taliban commanders say any continued U.S. troop presence in Afghanistan will ensure ‘jihad forever.’

The Hit on the Haqqanis
AfPakA top member of the Haqqani network was assassinated near Islamabad, in what Taliban sources are calling the biggest blow yet to the notorious terror network.

Saving a NAVY Seal
ExclusiveMohammad Gulab and his fellow villagers rescued and protected wounded Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell. They remain Taliban targets—but they’ve never regretted their kindness.

The Taliban’s War Room
ExclusiveIn a top-secret meeting in Islamabad, the Quetta Shura has agreed to pursue a political solution with Afghanistan rather than stepping up insurgent attacks.

Pakistan’s Gay Brad Pitt
Free to Be You and MeActor Assad Khan is part of a generation of young men breaking barriers for gays in conservative Pakistan, where homosexuality is punished by prison or worse.

The Warlords Are Back
As the country gears up for presidential elections, prominent warlords are throwing their hat in the ring—including Abdul Rasul Sayyaf, the onetime mentor of Osama bin Laden. By Ron Moreau and Sami Yousafzai.

‘We Killed Sushmita Banerjee’
HorrificA renegade Taliban militia says they murdered the Indian author. By Sami Yousafzai and Ron Moreau.

The Million Dollar Minister
Corruption?Ron Moreau and Sami Yousafzai report on the alleged corruption of a prominent Afghan minister.

When Shoes Attack
Incoming!Flying footwear has become the country’s official retaliation against insults and harassment.
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