Ron Moreau

Ron Moreau is the former Afghanistan and Pakistan correspondent for The Daily Beast, and covered the region for Newsweek magazine and The Daily Beast for over 10 years. Since he first joined Newsweek during the Vietnam War, he reported extensively from Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America.

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The Hit on the Haqqanis

A top member of the Haqqani network was assassinated near Islamabad, in what Taliban sources are calling the biggest blow yet to the notorious terror network.

Ron Moreau

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Saving a NAVY Seal

Mohammad Gulab and his fellow villagers rescued and protected wounded Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell. They remain Taliban targets—but they’ve never regretted their kindness.

Sami Yousafzai

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The Taliban’s War Room

In a top-secret meeting in Islamabad, the Quetta Shura has agreed to pursue a political solution with Afghanistan rather than stepping up insurgent attacks.

Ron Moreau

Free to Be You and Me

Pakistan’s Gay Brad Pitt

Actor Assad Khan is part of a generation of young men breaking barriers for gays in conservative Pakistan, where homosexuality is punished by prison or worse.

Sami Yousafzai

The Warlords Are Back

As the country gears up for presidential elections, prominent warlords are throwing their hat in the ring—including Abdul Rasul Sayyaf, the onetime mentor of Osama bin Laden. By Ron Moreau and Sami Yousafzai.

Sami Yousafzai

Ron Moreau

The Hit on the Haqqanis

Saving a NAVY Seal

The Taliban’s War Room

Pakistan’s Gay Brad Pitt

The Warlords Are Back

‘We Killed Sushmita Banerjee’

The Million Dollar Minister

The Taliban Peace Movement

Afghanistan’s Rape Crisis

Taliban Face Complex Battlefield