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From D.C. to a War Zone, in One Breath

There is a moment in late spring in D.C.

May 31 • Sean D. Carberry

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December 2025

Eleven Years Since the War that Was Home

On December 13, 2014, I woke up and crawled out of the queen size canopy bed that had been custom built for my predecessor at the NPR bureau in Kabul.

Dec 13, 2025 • Sean D. Carberry

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January 2025

Moths to Flames

The seduction, and the darkness, of war reporting

Jan 5, 2025 • Sean D. Carberry

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December 2024

The Reporting Playbook from Libya to Syria

When a regime falls, there is a method to covering the madness

Dec 11, 2024 • Sean D. Carberry

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June 2024

It's the Guns, Stupid

I've seen war. Guns in America are more frightening.

Jun 30, 2024 • Sean D. Carberry

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May 2024

A Shout Out for Men’s Health on Mother’s Day

First, Happy Mother’s Day to all mothers out there.

May 12, 2024 • Sean D. Carberry

April 2024

More Sad Afghanistan Anniversaries

April 4 was the 10-year anniversary of the murder of AP photographer Anja Niedringhaus, who was killed by an Afghan police officer while covering the…

Apr 8, 2024 • Sean D. Carberry

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January 2024

The Night Everything Changed in Kabul

Ten years ago today, a brutal attack ushered in a dark new chapter in Afghanistan

Jan 17, 2024 • Sean D. Carberry

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December 2023

The Year in Reviews

A different take on the end-of-year story

Dec 28, 2023 • Sean D. Carberry

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Give Passport Stamps for the Holidays

First, I want to thank you for subscribing and reading my SubStack in 2023.

Dec 13, 2023 • Sean D. Carberry

October 2023

Passport Stamps Taking a Cat Nap

You may have noticed Passport Stamps has been a little quiet lately.

Oct 29, 2023 • Sean D. Carberry

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September 2023

The Temperature is Rising in Israel and Lebanon

Clashes and crises risk boiling over

Sep 24, 2023 • Sean D. Carberry