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Over half a million Soviet troops served in Afghanistan between 1979 and 1989. Among the first deployed was Rustam Khodzhayev, seen posing here (front row, first from the left) with his special operations unit in 1981.

We Asked Vets Of The Soviet-Afghan War To Judge The U.S. Exit. Here's What They Said

Veterans of the Soviet Union's decade-long war in Afghanistan see parallels — and stark contrasts — with the U.S. experience and exit after two decades there.

Malala Yousafzai is the subject of the cover story in the new issue of British Vogue. A comment she made about marriage has prompted social media outrage in Pakistan.

Malala Yousafzai's Interview In 'British Vogue' Sparks Anger In Her Native Pakistan

The Nobel Peace Prize winner posed for a cover portrait and spoke openly in an interview. One of her remarks about marriage has prompted vitriolic responses on social media in her homeland.

Mariana Vishegirskaya stands outside a maternity hospital that was damaged by shelling in Mariupol, Ukraine, on March 9. Vishegirskaya later gave birth to a girl in another hospital in Mariupol.

Russia's 226 attacks on health-care targets in Ukraine are part of a larger pattern

A new report from the Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition tallies 1,335 cases of health-care-related violence. We spoke with the coalition chair about the consequences.

Samantha Power on meeting with refugees crossing out of Ukraine

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Samantha Power of the United States Agency for International Development about the humanitarian and refugee crisis resulting from the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

A sign for the Otay Mesa Detention Center sits in front of the building Tuesday, July 7, 2020, in San Diego.

California asks review of order tossing ban on private jails

Five of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's eight immigration detention centers in California are run by private companies — in the cities of Adelanto, Bakersfield, Calexico, McFarland and San Diego.

The Christmas tree at the Rockefeller Center is lit during a ceremony in New York on December 1, 2021.

New York City is decked out for the holidays, but business owners are anxious

Amid the general air of merriment, an air of dread fills the air. Business owners feel the pressure to make money from every last sale this holiday season.

A life in limbo for the wives and children of ISIS fighters

Most of the residents of the Hassan Sham camp in northern Iraq feel like outcasts, with nowhere else to go. And conditions are getting worse as funding for food, education and health care dries up.

A man shelters a baby from the sun with an umbrella during a heatwave in Burgos, northern Spain, Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021. Cities in Europe saw recording-setting heat this summer, with some regions reaching 117.3°F.

Seville becomes the first major city in the world to categorize and name heat waves

The effort, which will begin in 2022, will help the city with its disaster response if a heat wave is ranked as more dangerous. Seville's mayor hopes other cities follow suit.

Law enforcement was able to find images on social media of a person who they say appears to be Beeks and is wearing the same jacket as a man who participated in the Jan. 6 riots.

A Michael Jackson jacket helped the FBI identify a suspected Capitol rioter

Prosecutors said James Beeks, who played Judas in a Jesus Christ Superstar production and also works as a Michael Jackson impersonator, can be seen in photos and videos from Jan. 6 wearing the jacket.

The East Mesa Juvenile Detention Facility in Otay Mesa is shown on Monday, April 19, 2022.

Juveniles in San Diego detention centers locked in rooms longer than necessary, state finds

A total of 150 juveniles are currently held at youth detention centers across San Diego County. Juveniles can suffer from long-term physical and mental health issues when they endure long periods of isolation and detention.

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