Photo Essays

Born Under Fire: The Dawn of Israel, 1948

Sixty-five years ago this week, in the midst of a civil war and at the tail end of the decades-long British Mandate of Palestine, the state of Israel was born...

Battle in Kandahar

Afghanistan's spring fighting season begins as the Taliban stages a firefight that paralyzes the southern Afghan city of Kandahar

Dog Fighting in Afghanistan

In the winter months, the brutal sport has made a comeback since the Taliban's ouster. Photographs by Lorenzo Tugnoli

Election Day in Afghanistan

The Afghan people go to vote in a key presidential election marked by a day of sporadic attacks by militants

R&R at Kandahar Airfield

The airfield tries to re-create the comforts of home for the coalition forces in Afghanistan Photographs by Rodrigo Abd / AP

In the Taliban's Heartland

TIME photographer Majid was lucky to escape with his life when he fell afoul of a Taliban patrol in Kandahar. Although he was beaten and saw his cameras smashed...

Making Movies in Afghanistan

Ten years into the NATO-led war to oust the Taliban, filmmakers and actors say they still face suicide attacks and bombings for practicing their craft...

Life in the Afghan National Army

A look at the troops who President Obama hopes will someday provide security in Afghanistan reveals a force with limited resources Photographs by Scott Olson...

Caught in the Crossfire

Afghan civilians and refugees are the unfortunate victims of the war betweenthe U.S. and the Taliban