Truthout
Afghanistan
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.
Tens of Thousands of Afghan Women Refugees Risk Being Returned to Acute Danger
Afghanistan's neighbors and the U.S. have failed to implement policies that protect Afghan refugees.
Biden Should Grant Clemency to Drone Warfare Whistleblower Daniel Hale
Over years of investigation and prosecution, the U.S. government was never able to prove Hale’s leaks harmed anyone.
As Afghanistan Earthquake Death Toll Rises, US Sanctions Limit International Aid
More than 1,000 people have died in the earthquake. Meanwhile, nearly half of Afghanistan’s people face acute hunger.
Grassroots Groups Are Making Aid Supply Chains to Support People Fleeing Ukraine
The groups are working to establish supply chains and long-term aid hubs in Moldova, Romania and Slovakia.
Women’s Delegation Urges US and Europe to Unfreeze Afghan Funds Amid Crisis
The financial freeze amounts to "economic warfare against the Afghan people,” activist Medea Benjamin says.