Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Afghan Pashto poets gather as they read their poems at a cultural organization in Jalalabad. Jalalabad is regarded as the heartland of Afghan poetry in a region better known for its warriors than its ...

For the past 17 years in Afghanistan, the U.S. military has been struggling to talk to the Afghan people in a way that wins their support and their trust. NPR's Quil Lawrence has this story. It's ...

Welcome to The Azadi Briefing, an RFE/RL newsletter that unpacks the key issues in Afghanistan. To subscribe, click here. I'm Abubakar Siddique, senior correspondent at RFE/RL's Radio Azadi. Here's ...

Eliza Griswold has reported from Afghanistan for more than a decade, writing news features for the New York Times magazine and other publications. She thought she had a pretty good grip on the country ...