EditorialHafiz Qadim waits for passing travelers to stop at his shop, which sells gas, water and snacks, along Highway 1 on the border of Kandahar and Zabul provinces in Afghanistan, Dec. 9, 2021. (David Guttenfelder/The New York Times)
EditorialPassengers wait for their bus to be reparied at a roadside stop in Zabul Province, Afghanistan, while traveling along the 300-mile road from Kabul to Kandahar, Afghanistan’s two largest cities, in December 2021. (David Guttenfelder/The New York Times)
EditorialU.S. training and aid proved insufficient for Afghan police units weakened by desertion, graft and high casualties. (Kiana Hayeri/The New York Times)
EditorialA police officer from a unit of Afghan police manning outposts in Afghanistan's Zabul Province on Feb. 23, 2020. (Kiana Hayeri/The New York Times)
EditorialA police officer from a unit of Afghan police manning outposts in Zabul Province, in Afghanistan on Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020. (Kiana Hayeri/The New York Times)