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Afghanistan
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.
By Pulling Out US Troops, We Can Prevent More Tragedies Like Kunduz
The best way to ensure that US troops won't bomb civilian targets in Afghanistan is to pull them out.
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Save Children From War: Borderfree Afghan Street Kids Support Doctors Without Borders Kunduz
There is nothing like seeing and hearing from children, but this time, we needn't carry on with our busy, disconnected lives.
How to Be Eternally “Caught Off Guard” in the Greater Middle East
The national security state and the military seem to have created an un-intelligence system.
President Obama Won’t Withdraw All US Troops From Afghanistan
The US will keep 9,800 service members in Afghanistan through most of next year.
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Kunduz Massacre Is a Brutal Reminder of US Militarism’s Civilian Victims, Past and Present
The recent killing of civilians in Kunduz, Afghanistan, by a US airstrike recalls past incidents of US violence against civilians.
The Deadly Fraud of “American Exceptionalism“
Here's what would actually be exceptional: Don't bomb hospitals.
US Attack on Doctors Without Borders Hospital Reveals Widespread Lack of Accountability
Accountability for the US attack on the Doctors Without Borders hospital in Kunduz, killing at least 22 people is likely to be elusive.