Dispatches from Afghanistan

If the war in Afghanistan, now in its ninth year, has felt distant, then this video report by Global Post will give it some real color, if only for a short while. The initial video spells out what you will see: the aftermath – and human costs – of a firefight between U.S. and Taliban forces in the northeastern Kunar Province. Global Post’s blog, Dispatches: Afghanistan, is a live blog that tracks the counterinsurgency campaign and provides veteran reporting from the field. You can follow it here.