Truthout
Afghanistan

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Schooled in Britain, Deported to Danger: UK Sends 600 Former Child Asylum Seekers Back to Afghanistan
Hundreds of others are still in Britain awaiting a similar fate.

US Military Built Another Multimillion-Dollar Building in Afghanistan That No One Used
US military continued to build a $14.7 million warehouse after it knew it wasn't needed.

Afghanistan: No Place for Children
In just four years, 2,302 children have lost their lives as a result of ongoing fighting in this country of 30 million people.

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The US and War: Poverty, Drugs, Terror or How to Make War on Everything
The biggest mistake in US policy is looking at everything as war.

Behavior of Military Lawyer in Boondoggle HQ Inquiry Under Scrutiny
New emails are drawing scrutiny from the military legal community and from US senators charged with military oversight.

A Civilian Is a Combatant Is a Civilian Is a Combatant
What happens when a bunch of lawyers intent on distinguishing combatants from civilians discover that it cannot be done?

Farkhundeh: An Explosion of a Deferred Dream in Afghanistan
Was this case a “turning point” for women's rights in Afghanistan?

Boondoggle HQ: The $25 Million Building in Afghanistan Nobody Needed
The US military built a lavish headquarters in Afghanistan that wasn't needed, wasn't wanted and wasn't ever used.

Kathy Kelly: Stop the Wars at Home and Abroad
Nick Mottern interviews peace activist Kathy Kelly on drone warfare.

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“Farkhunda Is Our Sister”: A “Martyr,” a Murder and the Making of a New Afghanistan?
Afghan civilians, facing the nightmarish murder of a young woman, may be taking things heroically into their own hands.