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A record opium boom is America’s latest epic failure in Afghanistan

11.15.17

By Alexa Liautaud
Tech

America Wasted $160 Million Trying to Get Afghanistan to Use E-Payments

08.22.17

By Matthew Gault
Pulse

The US Poured Taxpayer Money Into Terrible Construction Projects in Afghanistan

03.16.16

By Avi Asher-Schapiro
Pulse

Pentagon Official Defends Wasteful $800 Million Effort to Build Business in Afghanistan

01.21.16

By Avi Asher-Schapiro
Pulse

The US Bet Half A Billion Dollars That Mining Would Save the Afghan Economy. It Didn’t.

01.14.16

By Avi Asher-Schapiro
Tech

The US Thought One of its Afghan Hospitals Was in the Mediterranean Sea

01.13.16

By Jason Koebler
Pulse

The US Spent Millions on Afghanistan Clinics — but Many Are Falling Apart and Hard to Find

01.11.16

By Avi Asher-Schapiro
Pulse

Villas, Private Security, and 24-hour Snacks: How the Pentagon Promoted the ‘Free Market’ in Afghanistan

12.03.15

By Avi Asher-Schapiro
Pulse

A Pentagon Whistleblower Says He’s Being Punished for Calling Out Waste in Afghanistan

11.23.15

By Avi Asher-Schapiro
Pulse

The Pentagon Blew $43 Million on ‘The World’s Most Expensive Gas Station’

11.02.15

By Avi Asher-Schapiro
Pulse

Phantom Troops, Taliban Fighting, and Wasted Money — It’s Springtime in Afghanistan

04.29.15

By Gary Owen
Pulse

Why Afghanistan Is Like the Color-Changing Dress (And Also In a Lot of Trouble)

03.06.15

By Gary Owen

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Xbox Game Pass Surprises Users With a New 2025 Game Today

Xbox Game Pass adds a 2025 title today and gives players a chance to catch up on the latest installment in the franchise.

04.03.26

By Denny Connolly
Screenshot: The Pokémon Company

Gaming

Pokémon Champions Mega Abilities Leak Reveals Overpowered New Forms

A new leak might have just revealed most of the new Mega Abilities in Pokémon Champions. If true, it makes some Pokémon overpowered.

04.02.26

By Brent Koepp
PlayStation 5s – Credit: Sony

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Amazon Is Still Selling the PlayStation 5 at Its Old, Lower Price

I don’t often urge people to run, run, run and buy a deal, but if you want a PS5 before the price hike kicks in, I wouldn’t wait long past lunch.

04.02.26

By Matt Jancer | Reviewed by Ysolt Usigan
Tunvarat Pruksachat/Getty Images

Life

This ‘Healthy’ Ingredient You’re Probably Eating Might Give You a Stroke

If you’ve had a protein bar that wasn’t inedible, it’s probably because of erythritol. It’s just too bad that it might give you a stroke.

04.02.26

By Luis Prada
Sugar, The Surfing Dog

Life

Remembering Sugar the Surfing Dog, World Champion Dog Surfer

RIP Sugar.

04.02.26

By Luis Prada