“We must resist the urge to let our pain dictate our policy,” said Rep. Sara Jacobs. “If we don’t, we will have learned nothing from the last 20 years.” KENNY STANCIL Following Thursday’s blasts outside Kabul’s […]
“Every last dollar of the $6 billion must be used to help save Afghan lives, not to boost Pentagon contractor profits,” said Win Without War. KENNY STANCIL As U.S. lawmakers fight over how to reappropriate the roughly $6 […]
BYDaniel Falcone, Truthout The corporate media in the U.S. were complicit in the escalation of the war in Afghanistan, argues historian Hannah Gurman, and they also were “boosters of Obama’s efforts to rebrand the war.” In this […]
Posted by: Sammi Ibrahem,Sr BYWilliam Rivers Pitt, Truthout Apparent suicide bombers struck at the Abbey Gate of the Kabul airport in Afghanistan just as evening was settling in, followed by a second bombing at a nearby […]
https://www.democracynow.org We speak with Haroun Rahimi, assistant professor of law at the American University of Afghanistan, about the Islamic State affiliate that claimed responsibility for this week’s devastating suicide bombings at Kabul airport, which killed […]
BYMike Ludwig, Truthout Afghan journalists and civil servants described desperation, terror and panic as they waited for a chance to evacuate after multiple bomb blasts killed dozens of people and injured scores in Kabul on Thursday. […]
BYJawied Nawabi, Truthout Witnessing young and middle-aged Afghans running toward a fleeing United States Air Force plane conjures up the notion that supposedly the Afghans don’t want to bid farewell to their U.S. “friend.” The perception […]
A woman prays as she boards a bus at a processing center for refugees evacuated from Afghanistan at the Dulles Expo Center on August 24, 2021 in Chantilly, Virginia.on August 24, 2021 in Chantilly, Virginia. […]
The United States was involved in Afghanistan long before 9/11, fomenting Islamist revolt and paving the way for its own defeat. ZOLTÁN GROSSMAN by The Progressive Media coverage of the Taliban takeover of Kabul would lead most […]
“Veterans know the cost of war, so it should come as no surprise that they strongly back President Biden’s decision to end the war in Afghanistan.” JAKE JOHNSON Survey results released Tuesday show that nearly two-thirds […]