Importantly, however, there are concerns the power vacuum left by the withdrawal of foreign troops could turn Afghanistan into a new route for moving Iranian-made crystal meth to nations in the ...

Susan A. Stout [letters, Dec. 3] criticized the religious activities of two American women rescued in Afghanistan after preaching Christianity, saying they had no right to go into a Muslim country ...

For decades, Afghanistan has been the world's biggest producer of opium. But experts say the country has also become a significant supplier of crystal meth. The meth industry is booming despite ...

A specialist in the National Guard stationed in Afghanistan since last fall, Stout was one of the 18 people killed in the crash of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter 80 miles southwest of Kabul on Wednesday.