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Afghanistan

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.

New Report Finds Half a Million Killed by Global “War on Terror”
This new body count signals that, far from diminishing, the war is only intensifying.

The Forever Prisoners of the US’s Forever War
For 17 years, the US has used the unjustifiable detention of “terror suspects” to carry out its endless war on terror.

A Majority of Veterans Want Troops to Return From Afghanistan
Less than one in four veterans say the war in Afghanistan has been successful.

How Afghanistan’s Peace Movement Is Winning Hearts and Minds
The impetus for the peace movement is the growing insecurity and increase in violence.

John Bolton Escalates Blackmail to Shield US War Criminals
Those who committed torture in Afghanistan or killed civilians in Gaza would not be held accountable for war crimes.

Kathy Kelly on Afghanistan: Destitution and Hunger Must Be Addressed to Achieve Peace
Kathy Kelly discusses the ceasefire with the Taliban.

World Mourns the 10 Journalists Killed in Afghanistan’s Deadliest Day for Reporters Since 2001
In Afghanistan, the funerals have begun for the 10 journalists killed on Monday.

A Trip Down Memory Lane, Pentagon-Style
Let's take a walk and think a little about US wars.

Steve Coll on the CIA and the US’s Secret Wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan
The US is intensifying its air war in Afghanistan.