Remember Afghanistan? (Cover Story)
Tied down in Iraq, the U.S. is still struggling to pacify the country, root out the Taliban and snare bin Laden. Inside the other war

Interview With Hamid Karzai (Cover Story)
The Afghan President on the dangers he faces


Taking A Stand (Reforming China | Politics)
A new breed of activists is emerging, eager to test the limits of what can—and cannot—be changed in today's China

Helping Hands (Reforming China | Politics)
Social Workers of China, Unite!

Word Games (Reforming China | Media)
As Beijing reins in China's muckraking publications, reporters learn that not all the news is fit to print

The Price of Muckraking (Reforming China | Media)
China's crusading journalists are discovering the limits of the central government's tolerance


More Holiday Hurdles (TIME Global Adviser | Dossier)
Watch out for new travel restrictions to the U.S. and Europe

The Rooms Are Divine (TIME Global Adviser)
Bored with luxury hotels? Find your inner ascetic at a monastery

Moscow in Manchuria (TIME Global Adviser | Check In)
Get a warm welcome in China's frozen north at Harbin's Lungmen Hotel

Boys in the Hood (TIME Global Adviser | Diversions)
Looking for something different this Easter? Check out the weeklong celebrations in Seville

Mountain High (TIME Global Adviser | Grapevine)
What do you fancy after a Himalayan trek? A strong drink, of course

Tech Watch (TIME Global Adviser)
Putting Zoom into Your Life

Playing for Time (Notebook | North Korea)
In negotiations on North Korea's nuclear program, achieving little is better than achieving nothing at all

Judgment Day (Notebook | Japan)
The head of Japan's Aum cult is sentenced to death for the 1995 Tokyo subway attack. But are others waiting in the wings?

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