Truthout
Afghanistan
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.
Billions of Dollars in US Assistance to Afghan Soldiers and Police Is Still Based on Ragged Data
Worries persist about ghost soldiers.
Military Contractors Belie Myth of US Leaving Afghanistan and Iraq
If the presence of private military contractors in Afghanistan and Iraq is obscured, how is the public supposed to know if we are truly “out?”
Pentagon Can’t Account for $1 Billion in Afghanistan Emergency Reconstruction Aid
The amount is 60 percent of all such spending under an emergency program.
The Real Afghan War: How a Fantasy Conflict Created Disaster in Afghanistan
How do you fight a war without an adversary?
The Great Game in Afghanistan: The US Is Losing Out
A new chapter could unfold in war-torn Afghanistan in which the Chinese role would only grow, while the US role declines.