EditorialNew York Times reporter Thomas Gibbons-Neff, third from right in red hat, interviews Mullah Abdul Rahim Gulab, sitting below the weapon in the window, in Marjah, Afghanistan, on Nov. 8, 2021. (Jim Huylebroek/The New York Times)
EditorialAfghan soldiers unload supplies as quickly as possible, including live sheep, to help prevent the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from becoming an easy target for the Taliban, during a resupply mission to Camp Nowruz in Marja, southern Afghanistan, May 14, 2021. (Jim Huylebroek/The New York Times)
EditorialAn Afghan Air Force Black Hawk crew chief prepares to unload supplies in Marja, in southern Afghanistan, on May 14, 2021. (Jim Huylebroek/The New York Times)
EditorialResidents watch as Afghan officials symbolically claimed control of the city of Marja from the Taliban, Feb. 25 2010. (Moises Saman/The New York Times)
EditorialVillage elders meet, a photo of then President Hamid Karzai on the desk, in Marja, Afghanistan, March 23, 2010. (Moises Saman/The New York Times)
EditorialVillage elders meet, a photo of then President Hamid Karzai on the desk, in Marja, Afghanistan, March 23, 2010. (Moises Saman/The New York Times)