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A Year in, Biden Hasn’t Fulfilled Promise to Repair Refugee Resettlement Program
Trump left the system in shambles, but Biden let in a record low number of refugees over the last fiscal year.
House Passes Largest Military Budget Since WWII Despite Afghanistan War’s End
The Senate also voted down a bipartisan bid by three senators to halt $650 million in U.S. arms sales to Saudi Arabia.
Millions of Afghans Face Starvation as US and the West Freeze Government Funds
Afghanistan fell into an economic crisis after Western countries froze all its funds following the Taliban takeover.
Afghans Are Facing Severe Economic and Food Crises Following Taliban Takeover
Withholding international support and maintaining blanket sanctions will only hurt the long-suffering Afghan people.
Trump Sues to Restore Twitter Account Ahead of Likely 2024 Presidential Run
Advisers warned Trump that an announcement before the midterms could hurt Republicans' chances of winning Congress.
Stranded Afghans Who Fled the Taliban Say the US Left Them Behind
Afghans stranded in Pakistan and Kosovo tell Truthout their future is anything but certain.
International Criminal Court Excludes US From Probe Into Afghanistan War Crimes
Critics say the parameters of the investigation laid out fall well short of the justice Afghan victims deserve.
War in Afghanistan Isn’t Over — It’s Taking the Form of Illegal Drone Strikes
The “intelligence” used to target suspected terrorists is notoriously unreliable.
Oppression of Women Isn’t Just for the Taliban — It’s Homegrown in the US
Using Taliban imagery to decry the Texas abortion ban is an old colonial move that reeks of Islamophobia.
Decades of Reporting on Afghanistan War Failed to Look at Life Outside Kabul
“I think we’ve grossly undercounted the number of civilians who died in this war,” says journalist Anand Gopal.