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Afghanistan

Congressional Probe Reveals Cover-Up of “Auschwitz-Like” Conditions at US-Funded Afghan Hospital
A congressional investigation has revealed a top US general in Afghanistan sought to stall an investigation into abuse at a US-funded hospital in Kabul that kept patients in inhumane …

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The Bomb and the Drone: The Grim Reaper Keeps Taking Its Toll
The United States' use of drones in Afghanistan/Pakistan/Yemen echoes its use of the atomic bomb in Hiroshima/Nagasaki.

Mission Failure Afghanistan: A Message Written in Blood That No One Wants to Hear
Imagine for a moment that almost once a week for the last six months somebody somewhere in this country had burst, well-armed, into a movie theater showing a superhero …

Trafficked Into Tragedy: Abuse of Immigrant Workers In Afghanistan and Iraq
On every military base in Iraq and Afghanistan exists an economy sustained by immigrant workers. For transportation, construction, food services, security and more, the United States government relies on …

Blair, War, Olympic Deals and a Glimpse of Another Britain
Today, 4.8 million victims of Agent Orange are children, all of them shockingly deformed.

The Sky as It Falls
For the Afghan Peace Volunteers, living in a working class area of Kabulu2019s u201cKarte Sehu201d district, daily problem-solving requires a triage process.

The Lily-Pad Strategy: How the Pentagon Is Quietly Transforming Its Overseas Base Empire and Creating a Dangerous New Way of War
Since the u201cBlack Hawk Downu201d deaths in Somalia almost 20 years ago, weu2019ve heard little, if anything, about American military casualties in Africa. The growing number of patients arriving …

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Remembering the Violence and Elitism Behind US Independence
It's possible that the space of 236 years and a truckload of fireworks are obscuring our view of the fact that we've become the redcoats.

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Report: War on Drugs Fueling the HIV/AIDS Pandemic
An estimated 33 million people worldwide are living with HIV and use of injection drugs such as heroin and methamphetamine accounts for one-third of new infections outside of sub-Saharan …

Afghanistan’s Corrupt Oligarchy
The brothers of Hamid Karzai, Afghanistan's incompetent, impossibly vain, and dishonest president, have amassed astonishing fortunes.