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Afghanistan

Biden Promises More Drone Strikes in Afghanistan Following Kabul Bombing
"This is not what ending a war looks like," said antiwar organization CODEPINK.

Afghanistan: The Great Deception
In large part, U.S. "aid" to Afghanistan didn't actually go to the Afghan people.

Afghans Beg to Be Evacuated as House Dems Call on Biden to Raise Refugee Cap
Afghans in Kabul are pleading for help to flee the country after dozens were killed in attacks.

Who Is ISIS-K, the Group Claiming Responsibility for Kabul Suicide Bombs?
ISIS-K is a fundamentalist group that is "critical of all other sects of Islam," says Afghan professor Haroun Rahimi.

Afghan Civilians and US Troops Killed in Blasts Outside Kabul Airport
A pair of explosions near Kabul's international airport Thursday killed dozens of people as evacuation efforts continue.

We Lost the War in Afghanistan. We Need to Say So.
By refusing to admit we lost the war in Afghanistan, we make the next war all the more easy to start.

2 Explosions Outside Kabul Airport Result in Multiple Casualties
The explosions happened hours after the State Department warned against gathering at or traveling to the airport.

Abdulrahman Al-Awlaki Would Have Been 26 Today If Not for the US Drone War
The U.S. must be held accountable for killing Abdulrahman, and countless other civilians in the course of the drone war.

Trump Ally Erik Prince Is Charging People $6,500 to Fly Out of Kabul
Prince’s company, Blackwater, is perhaps best known for a 2007 massacre in Baghdad in which 17 people were killed.

End of the Longest War in US History Should Wake Us Up to Failure of Militarism
CodePink co-founder Medea Benjamin warns against pursuing rivalry with China following the end of the Afghanistan War.