For decades, the U.S. Departments of Defense and State have had spy satellites collecting images over the country, ... the AHMP’s goal is to record all of Afghanistan’s cultural features.

Qais Alamdar, a German-based open source intelligence researcher monitoring Afghanistan’s satellite imagery and ground reports, says that while it is impossible to know exactly how many fighters ...

It's not unusual for countries to restrict satellite images of sensitive locations. But in the case of Israel, a U.S. law seeks to protect an entire — and separate — country.