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After Afghanistan, a Marine and a combat photographer "reconnect through writing"

by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
Aug 25, 2017
In "Shooting Ghosts," T.J. Brennan and Finbarr O'Reilly talk about the friendship that helped them rebuild their lives after war.
Finbarr O'Reilly, left, and T.J. Brennan at OP Kunjak, a tiny hilltop outpost in Afghanistan.
Finbarr O’Reilly/REUTERS
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By The Numbers

The numbers for November 11, 2014

by Tony Wagner
Nov 11, 2014
On Veterans Day, we look at Kai's time in the Navy and post-9/11 casualty rates.
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The next big challenge in Afghanistan is payroll

by Kai Ryssdal
May 27, 2014
As more U.S. troops withdraw, experts say new challenges will be "mundane".
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Following the money in America's most expensive war

by Kai Ryssdal
May 15, 2014
Fighting continues in Afghanistan.
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Why wasteful spending and war seem to go hand in hand

by Kate Davidson
Jul 16, 2013
A Senate committee takes up the issue of war-time contracting, looking at the huge amounts of waste and fraud during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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