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Afghanistan
Women’s Delegation Urges US and Europe to Unfreeze Afghan Funds Amid Crisis
The financial freeze amounts to "economic warfare against the Afghan people,” activist Medea Benjamin says.
Biden’s Refugee Plan Is Insufficient Amid Crises in Ukraine and Afghanistan
The processing of refugees continues to be bogged down by staffing shortages and a denuded infrastructure.
Biden Won’t Release Afghanistan’s Central Bank Assets, Even in Face of Collapse
Biden froze billions of dollars in assets despite warnings that it would push Afghanistan closer to economic ruin.
Nearly 200 Children Who Fled Afghanistan Without Family Are Stuck in US Custody
Afghan children brought here without family by the U.S. during the military pullout are languishing in federal custody.
A New Cold War Won’t Help the People of Ukraine or Anyone Else
Foreign policy elites excited about a new Cold War are not thinking primarily about the needs of the Ukrainian people.
US Must Not Use Ukrainians as a Foreign Policy “Tool,” Sanders Adviser Says
Matt Duss blasts Hillary Clinton's harmful analogy between the invasions of Afghanistan and Ukraine.
The US Owes Afghanistan Reparations, Not Starvation
People in the United States must recognize the suffering their country continues inflicting in Afghanistan.
US Is Effectively Stealing Billions From a Nation Ravaged by a US-Initiated War
Biden acknowledges that Afghanistan is in crisis, but U.S. policies are making the situation worse.
Rep. Ilhan Omar Slams Biden Plan to Seize Afghan Assets to Give to 9/11 Victims
The congresswoman noted “there wasn't a single Afghan among the [9/11] hijackers.”
US Sanctions Caused Mass Civilian Deaths in Iraq. Afghan Civilians Are Up Next.
Nearly 23 million Afghans, including 1 million children, are facing hunger and starvation brought on by U.S. sanctions.