Miscellaneous Photos
Flightline II: Parting Shots
The flightline at Kandahar Airfield loses another flag as flight crews disassemble and ship out Canada's last combat helicopter from Afghanistan.
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Hockey Night in Kandahar
Of all the strange and unlikely pleasures to be found on the coalition bases of southern Afghanistan, the hockey rink at Kandahar Airfield must rank among the most surreal.
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Coordinated Taliban attacks test Afghan troops
A fresh spate of attacks since we entered the country on Friday have contributed to making the past thirty days among the most vicious since the Taliban regime was toppled in late 2001.
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Scene of a Riot
Rioting hockey fans took to Vancouver streets in droves Wednesday night following a hometown loss to the Boston Bruins in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals. Setting vehicles on fire, smashing windows and looting shops, the rioters converged on the…
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Drug War II: Revolución en el Norte
Caught between two sets of cross-hairs, Juárenses are living, not only under siege, but also under occupation.
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Drug War I: A Tapestry of Murder
Less dangerous than Culiacán, the state capital of Sinaloa and the Mordor of the Mexican underworld, Mazatlán is nevertheless where the drug lords come to spend their holidays.
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Migration IV: A Walk in the Parque
Our Mexican host was not interested. "Not in a tourist attraction that takes something so serious and turns it into a source of amusement," he said. "That sort of thing is an embarrassment."
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Mexcellaneous Vol. 2
Our trip ended quietly at six o'clock in the morning, with a hug and a handshake out the front of an El Paso hotel, some fifteen hours after we crossed the Paso del Norte International Bridge and left Ciudad Juárez…
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