Truthout
Afghanistan
US Military Changes Its Account of Afghanistan Hospital Bombing
The US military said that Afghan forces initiated a request for an airstrike that killed 22 people at a Doctors Without Borders hospital.
Outrage After US Airstrike on Hospital Kills 22 Patients and Staff in Afghanistan
Doctors Without Borders is demanding an independent international inquiry into a US airstrike Saturday.
One Year After “End” to War in Afghanistan, Aid Workers Reveal Real Story
While many Americans believe that the war in Afghanistan is winding down, peace activists and medical aid workers tell a different story.
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Families in Afghanistan Face Food Insecurity
The World Food Programme recently reported an alarming rise in food insecurity, across Afghanistan.
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Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl and the Psychology of War
After leaving his US Army unit in Afghanistan, Bowe Bergdahl was captured, imprisoned in brutal conditions for five years.
Dahr Jamail | Free Speech Gets the Death Penalty
The US Department of Defense's Law of War Manual gives the US military the legal opportunity to censor, capture and even kill US journalists.
The Refugee Crisis Is Rooted in the West’s Policies
Western nations have sought to absolve themselves of the refugee crisis. But the problem is primarily their fault.
A Question From Afghanistan: “Can We Abolish War?”
Acts of kindness will launch #Enough!, a long term campaign initiated by the Afghan Peace Volunteers to abolish war.
William Rivers Pitt | Ashes in Our Hair: 9/11 Never Ended
Fourteen years later, that nerve is still as raw as it was on that September morning.
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Mantra for 9/11: 14 Years Later, Improbable World
Fourteen years later, we don't even grasp what we did.