Carolyn Van Houten

Staff Photojournalist at The Washington Post

Staff Photojournalist @washingtonpost. Formerly: @natgeo @expressnews @unc

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Deportation Battle

1 week ago | jonesborosun.com | Carolyn Van Houten

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Trump Deportations

1 month ago | jonesborosun.com | Carolyn Van Houten

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In Suriname, a Shadowy Hunt for Traffickers Selling Jaguar Parts to China

1 month ago | rsn.org | Nick Miroff |Carolyn Van Houten

Wildlife trafficking is the fourth-largest source of illicit revenue globally after drugs, human smuggling and counterfeit goods, according to Homeland Security Investigations. The meeting place was a restaurant not far from the blinking casinos along the wide muddy river. Andrea Crosta and Mark Davis took a table on the outdoor patio, looking somewhat out of place. They were foreigners in a small South American country with few tourists. Vegetarians at a barbecue grill.
In Suriname, a shadowy hunt for traffickers selling jaguar parts to China

2 months ago | msn.com | Nick Miroff |Carolyn Van Houten

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In Suriname, a shadowy hunt for traffickers selling jaguar parts to China

2 months ago | washingtonpost.com | Nick Miroff |Carolyn Van Houten

PARAMARIBO, Suriname — The meeting place was a restaurant not far from the blinking casinos along the wide muddy river. Andrea Crosta and Mark Davis took a table on the outdoor patio, lookingsomewhat out of place. They were foreigners in a small South American country with few tourists. Vegetarians at a barbecue grill. Sitting nearbywas their best undercover operative, Alpha. He was dining with that day’s target, a Chinese currency trader with ties to a wildlife-trafficking network.
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2 months ago | phillytrib.com | Carolyn Van Houten

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Afghanistan’s favorite sport is thriving, even under Taliban rule

2 months ago | postguam.com | Carolyn Van Houten

POL-E-KHOMRI, Afghanistan - When the Taliban seized power in 2021, many feared the new government would ban buzkashi, Afghanistan’s beloved national sport, which the group had deemed sinful during its first rule in the 1990s. But the fast-paced equestrian game is still thriving, regularly drawing thousands of spectators - including Taliban members. The crowd is exclusively male. Afghan women, subject to increasingly draconian restrictions, are not allowed to attend.
Afghanistan’s favorite sport is thriving, even under Taliban rule

2 months ago | washingtonpost.com | Carolyn Van Houten

POL-E-KHOMRI, Afghanistan — When the Taliban seized power in 2021, many feared the new government would ban buzkashi, Afghanistan’s beloved national sport, which the group had deemed sinful during its first time in power in the 1990s. But the fast-paced equestrian game is still thriving here, regularly drawing an audience of thousands — including Taliban members. The spectators are all men. Afghan women, subject to increasingly draconian restrictions, are not allowed.
Afghanistan’s favorite sport is thriving, even under Taliban rule

2 months ago | flipboard.com | Carolyn Van Houten

2 hours agoPakistan rattled by death of its soldiers in TTP attacks, launches airstrikes inside…., killed…In the dreadful airstrikes, several hideouts were bombed in which 12 to 15 Pakistani Taliban fighters were killed. Islamabad: The Pakistani Air Force …3 hours agoThe GOP's Taliban has a new message for womenThe Republican Taliban doesn’t want my wife, Louise Hartmann, to vote. And they may well put that desire into law this year.
A Taliban highway could lead to the future. But it’s stuck in the past.

2 months ago | msn.com | Carolyn Van Houten

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