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Report Reveals US Lied About Afghan Civilians Killed in 2021 Drone Strike
U.S. officials knew the strike killed ten family members, including seven children. They covered it up for over a year.
Nearly 200 Children Who Fled Afghanistan Without Family Are Stuck in US Custody
Afghan children brought here without family by the U.S. during the military pullout are languishing in federal custody.
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.
The US Owes Reparations to Afghan Women, Starting With an Open Borders Policy
Implementing an open borders policy for Afghan refugees is one way the U.S. must hold itself accountable for the war.
Biden Promises More Drone Strikes in Afghanistan Following Kabul Bombing
“This is not what ending a war looks like,” said antiwar organization CODEPINK.
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.
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.
How Afghanistan’s Peace Movement Is Winning Hearts and Minds
The impetus for the peace movement is the growing insecurity and increase in violence.
“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.