Truthout
Afghanistan
The Empire of Chaos: An Interview With Noam Chomsky
Chomsky discusses the chaos and destabilization born of raining destruction upon other nations.
Afghanistan “After” the US War: Once More Down the Rabbit Hole
The end of the US's war in Afghanistan is an example of US obliviousness to the condition of a country occupied for 14 years.
Viggo Mortensen: On Foreign Policy, Democratic Candidates Aren’t Too Far From the Hawks
Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders have voiced support for President Obamau2019s plan to keep US troops in Afghanistan.
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Watchdog Accuses Pentagon of Evading Questions on $800 Million Afghanistan Program
The inspector general determined that nearly $43 million had been spent on a natural gas station.
US Is Still Stonewalling an Independent Review of Why It Bombed a Hospital
The US is keeping troops in Afghanistan because of “a risk of deterioration.”
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Challenging the Official Story in Afghanistan
The US government seems unable to imagine that attacks supposedly taken in US national interests can be war crimes.
Tourists of Empire: The United States’ Peculiar Brand of Global Imperialism
In Afghanistan and elsewhere, we're suffering from Imperial Tourism Syndrome.
The United States’ Elite Forces Deploy to a Record-Shattering 147 Countries in 2015
Iraq, Afghanistan and other Special Ops “successes.”
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Thousands of Unaccompanied Refugee Children Travel to Sweden
Defying the odds of a difficult journey and surviving abuses by smugglers, most youth are fleeing violent conflict or poverty.
Is the US Media Ignoring Military Burn Pits’ Harm to Middle East Civilians?
US media coverage of toxic burn pits during the Iraq and Afghanistan wars excludes the health impacts to civilians.