Truthout
Afghanistan
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One Man’s War: Bringing Iraq to the United States
Stories of the reality of war and its impacts are more crucial now as US wars seem only to multiply.
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UN Defers Safety of Journalists Around the World
By denying the Committee to Protect Journalists consultative status, a UN committee is doing a major disservice to reporters.
US War Crimes Against Women: The Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan
The RAWA is the oldest women's organization in Afghanistan that fights for freedom, democracy, social justice, and secularism.
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Building Trust in Afghanistan
US people should earnestly ask how the US could help build trust here in Afghanistan.
The Global Trade in Guantánamo Captives
The US largely did not capture the prisoners it continues to hold at Guantanamo — it bought them.
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US Officials Responsible for Torture Should Be Prosecuted Under Nuremberg Protocols
Officials' impunity all but guarantees that the next time our country is seized by a spasm of fear, we can expect more crimes.
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The Pentagon Shouldn’t Get to Absolve Itself for Bombing a Hospital
We need an independent investigation of the brutal US attack which killed 42 people.
Refugees by Choice: An Afghan Tale of Two Exiles
Afghanistan's war has gone on for so long, it seems many have forgotten it. Now, many Afghans seek refuge in Europe.
“Liberte, Egalite, Fraternite” Abandoned for Forced Asylum
French authorities have been demolishing the “Jungle,” a former landfill site on the edge of Calais populated by about 5,000 refugees.
Will the US Own Up to Its Role in Europe’s Refugee Crisis?
The refugee crisis in Europe shows the need for a stronger Middle East solidarity movement in the United States.