From the newly reopened national museum to a restored girls’ school, an improved security situation in Baghdad has led to many signs of stability in the Iraqi capital.
Iraq’s restored National Museum formally reopened on Monday, six years after looters carried away priceless antiquities and treasures in the chaos following the U.S.-led invasion. NBC News’ Sarah Ford reports on what was lost and found.
Also see images of Iraqis returning to Baghdad’s markets to buy things from books to fish….(read more)

Improved security is ushering in a new sense of openness in Iraq. As NBC News’ Richard Engel reports, the nation’s women are determined to shake off the repression that came with years of violence.

VIDEO: Iraqi women enjoying greater freedoms…(read more)

There’s a new weapon in the fight against the Taliban, and it’s hardly high-tech. As NBC News’ Jim Maceda reports, U.S. officials are hoping that growing pomegranates will cut into the militants’ opium trade.

VIDEO: New weapon against the Taliban: Pomegranates …(read more)