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Afghanistan
The Vietnam War Presaged the War in Afghanistan: Civilians Endlessly Suffer
Truthout interviews Anand Gopal about his riveting book, “No Good Men Among the Living,” which offers an intimate portrait of Afghans as they see the US presence in their …
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The US Government Never Understood Afghanistan and Still Doesn’t
Anand Gopal walks readers through the looking glass of US empire into the complex and personal history and impact of the war in Afghanistan.
A Teacher in Kabul
Zekerullah yearns for knowledge as well as justice, and he's willing to sacrifice for both.
Borderfree
The borders now vanishing in the Middle East.
We’re Human Fodder Caught in the Crossfire of Armed Groups and Armed Governments: “No to Wars!”
We wish to live differently.
“A Recipe for Civil War”: Journalist Matthieu Aikins on US Military Legacy and Afghanistan’s Future
Kabul-based journalist Matthieu Aikins talks about the disputed Afghan election, US-backed militias committing war crimes, and the future of the country after the US military drawdown.
Jobless Kabul and the Works of War
Relentlessly, the fighting continues.
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US Loses Track of Weapons Shipped to Afghanistan
Three separate systems are used to track the arms sent to Afghanistan, but they are riddled with errors and not linked.
Afghans Don’t Like Soybeans, Despite a Big US Push
Washington ignored plentiful warnings that the expenditure of tens of millions of dollars would fail to convince Afghans to embrace protein-rich soy products.
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The Trials of Alleged Tween Terrorist Omar Khadr of Canada
It is unclear how long the United States and Canada intend to keep selling the myth of Omar Khadr, a Canadian arrested at age 15 in Afghanistan, as an …