Anand Gopal talking: this is probably the third or fourth major escalation of the United States in the last 15 or 16 years. And the … There’s no anti-war movement in USRead more
Afghanistan
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Afghan Women Beg Key Question: What on Earth Has This War Accomplished?
On a recent Friday at the Afghan Peace Volunteers’ (APV) Borderfree Center, here in Kabul, thirty mothers sat cross-legged along the walls of a large … Afghan Women Beg Key Question: What on Earth Has This War Accomplished?Read more
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Don’t Give the CIA Authority to Deploy Killer Robots in Afghanistan
Ex-Drone Warrior I used to work in the United States drone program. I did not “push the button” or guide the missiles, but I was … Don’t Give the CIA Authority to Deploy Killer Robots in AfghanistanRead more
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Afghanistan and the Collapse of American Governance
For years Donald Trump called for an end to America’s war in Afghanistan. Yet as president he has quickly decided to expand the war. Since … Afghanistan and the Collapse of American GovernanceRead more
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We Must Be Brave Enough to Admit the War on Terror Simply Not Working
Our whole nation has been united in shock and grief this week as a night out at a concert ended in horrific terror and the … We Must Be Brave Enough to Admit the War on Terror Simply Not WorkingRead more
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The Taliban Tried to Surrender and the U.S. Rebuffed Them. Now Here We Are
Did you know that shortly after the U.S. invaded Afghanistan, the Taliban tried to surrender? For centuries in Afghanistan, when a rival force had come … The Taliban Tried to Surrender and the U.S. Rebuffed Them. Now Here We AreRead more
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U.S. Using Afghanistan as a “Playground for Their Weapons”
The province of Nangarhar, in eastern Afghanistan, is bearing the brunt of ongoing U.S. airstrikes against the Taliban and fighters who have declared allegiance to … U.S. Using Afghanistan as a “Playground for Their Weapons”Read more
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Headlines Tell the Story
Since 2001 the US has been at War in Afghanistan – the longest war in US history. Headlines concisely tell the story of this cruel … Headlines Tell the StoryRead more
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Afghan War to Secure $1 Trillion in Untapped Mineral Deposits
Afghanistan, the longest war in U.S. history. On Wednesday, two U.S. soldiers died after a suicide car bomber rammed a NATO-led convoy near a major … Afghan War to Secure $1 Trillion in Untapped Mineral DepositsRead more
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Zbigniew Brzezinski, architect of the catastrophe in Afghanistan, dead at 89
Zbigniew Brzezinski, security adviser to Democratic President Jimmy Carter and a longtime proponent of an aggressive strategy for asserting US global hegemony, died Friday at … Zbigniew Brzezinski, architect of the catastrophe in Afghanistan, dead at 89Read more