Op-Ed | War & Peace Biden’s Assassination of al-Qaeda Leader Ayman al-Zawahiri Was Illegal Before he was assassinated, Zawahiri did not pose an imminent threat. By Marjorie Cohn , Truthout August 6, 2022 Truthout
News | Human Rights 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. By J.M. Kirby , Truthout August 1, 2022 Truthout
Op-Ed | Human Rights 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. By Danaka Katovich , Truthout July 31, 2022 Truthout
Interview | Human Rights 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. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! June 23, 2022 Truthout
News | War & Peace 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. By Ella Fassler , Truthout April 12, 2022 Truthout
Interview | Human Rights 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. By Amy Goodman & Juan González , DemocracyNow! April 6, 2022 Truthout
Op-Ed | Immigration Biden’s Refugee Plan Is Insufficient Amid Crises in Ukraine and Afghanistan The processing of refugees continues to be bogged down by staffing shortages and a denuded infrastructure. By Sasha Abramsky , Truthout April 3, 2022 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Biden Won’t Release Afghanistan’s Central Bank Assets, Even in Face of Collapse Biden froze billions of dollars in assets despite warnings that it would push Afghanistan closer to economic ruin. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams March 30, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Nearly 200 Children Who Fled Afghanistan Without Family Are Stuck in US Custody Afghan children brought here without family by the U.S. during the military pullout are languishing in federal custody. By Melissa Sanchez & Anna Clark , ProPublica March 26, 2022 Truthout
Op-Ed | War & Peace A New Cold War Won’t Help the People of Ukraine or Anyone Else Foreign policy elites excited about a new Cold War are not thinking primarily about the needs of the Ukrainian people. By Danny Katch , Truthout March 23, 2022 Truthout