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Afghanistan

With handwritten notes on a legal pad, National Security Adviser John Bolton listens to questions from reporters during a press briefing at the White House January 28, 2019, in Washington, DC.
News
War & Peace

Bolton’s Notepad Ominously Reads, “5,000 Troops to Colombia”

Less troops in Afghanistan would mean that they could be redeployed to Latin America.
by
Jon Queally,
Common Dreams
January 29, 2019
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A US marine shields himself from dust being kicked up from a helicopter lifting off April 28, 2014, during a mission in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Op-Ed
War & Peace

Afghanistan Set the Stage for the US’s Implosion

The US’s 10-year proxy war laid the foundation for the endless wars that have followed.
by
Tom Engelhardt,
TomDispatch
January 24, 2019
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The US should make reparations for the devastation it has wreaked in Afghanistan and Syria.
News Analysis
War & Peace

Notorious CIA-Backed Units Will Remain in Afghanistan

The US should make reparations for the devastation it has wreaked in Afghanistan and Syria.
by
Marjorie Cohn,
Truthout
January 6, 2019
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Op-Ed
War & Peace

Bring the Troops Home — But Stop the Bombing, Too

In this “war on terror,” the US and its allies have dropped 291,880 bombs and missiles on other countries.
by
Medea Benjamin &
Nicolas J.S. Davies,
Salon
December 28, 2018
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War & Peace

A Year of Forever War in Review

The United States remains entrenched in a set of military interventions across significant parts of the world.
by
Danny Sjursen,
TomDispatch
December 26, 2018
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The US has been waging endless war for a generation, wasting trillions of dollars and costing countless lives.
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War & Peace

The US Announces Plans to Withdraw Ground Troops From Syria

Antiwar groups applaud the news, but are calling for the US to also take action on Iraq, Afghanistan and Yemen.
by
Jon Queally,
Common Dreams
December 20, 2018
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Wounded Afghan men receive treatment at the Wazir Akbar Khan hospital a day after a suicide attack on a religious celebration in Kabul on November 21, 2018.
News
Environment & Health

Superbugs Plague Afghan Hospitals

Afghan citizens are already dying because of the war, but drug resistance will mean even more deaths.
by
Madlen Davies,
Ben Stockton &
Aqilla Faizi,
The Bureau of Investigative Journalism
December 15, 2018
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Afghan security forces and investigators gather at the site of a suicide bomb attack outside a British security firm's compound in Kabul, a day after the blast on November 29, 2018.
Op-Ed
War & Peace

After 17 Years of War, Afghanistan Is All But Forgotten

The Forever Wars must be ended.
by
William Rivers Pitt,
Truthout
December 1, 2018
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Op-Ed
Politics & Elections

George W. Bush Accepts Prestigious Liberty Award With Bloody Hands

Let’s maybe try a little harder with the awards next time.
by
William Rivers Pitt,
Truthout
November 15, 2018
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A father helps his daughter hold flowers before putting them onto headstones of family members after the Fort Logan VA National Cemetery Veterans Day Ceremony at Fort Logan National Cemetery on November 11, 2018, in Denver, Colorado.
Op-Ed
War & Peace

One-Hundred Years Later, It’s Time to Disarm Armistice Day

Veterans Day has become a celebration of war-machine porn, unlike its somber beginnings in the Armistice Day.
by
Robert F. Sommer,
Truthout
November 12, 2018
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