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Afghanistan
UN Warns Afghanistan Faces the Largest Humanitarian Crisis in the World Today
The Taliban’s crackdown on women and girls may amount to gender persecution, which is a crime against humanity.
CIA-Backed Units Killed Hundreds of Afghan Civilians in Brutal Night Raids
"Zero Units" backed by the U.S. made virtually no effort to distinguish noncombatants and killed with total impunity.
Report Reveals US Lied About Afghan Civilians Killed in 2021 Drone Strike
U.S. officials knew the strike killed ten family members, including seven children. They covered it up for over a year.
Taliban Bars Women From University and Working for NGOs in Afghanistan
As a result, international aid groups are suspending their relief programs in Afghanistan.
Leahy Calls for Expanding Human Rights Law to Cover US Intelligence Agencies
The Vermont senator says the agencies should be barred from providing training and equipment to human rights violators.
The War on Terror’s Detention and Torture Practices Have Not Gone Away
The failure to end secret and arbitrary detention affords impunity for states and state-backed actors to deny justice.
US Left Afghanistan 1 Year Ago, But Has Been Slow to Welcome Afghan Refugees
Advocates urge the U.S. to promptly approve Afghans' applications, as it has for more than 68,000 Ukrainians.
As Afghan People Boil Grass to Eat, US Refuses to Release $7 Billion of Assets
The United Nations warns that a staggering 95 percent of Afghans do not have enough food.
US Sanctions Worsen Afghanistan’s Humanitarian Crisis as Taliban Targets Women
The U.S. funds humanitarian aid in Afghanistan -- but also fuels a humanitarian disaster with its economic sanctions.
Biden’s Assassination of al-Qaeda Leader Ayman al-Zawahiri Was Illegal
Before he was assassinated, Zawahiri did not pose an imminent threat.