Afghanistan
The Endless War in Afghanistan Just Got Longer
We have two presidents in the United States: The “real Donald Trump” and “teleprompter Trump.” Real Trump speaks, and tweets, his mind. Teleprompter Trump reads speeches prepared for him, delivered in a strained manner that has been likened to a hostage video. Both have been on full display lately, from… »
Trump gives military green light to escalate Afghanistan war
By Patrick Martin President Donald Trump announced a major escalation of the US war in Afghanistan in a nationally televised speech Monday night, although he gave no details either about the number of additional troops that will be sent or the extent or duration of the military commitment. Trump also… »
America’s Longest War Drags On In Afghanistan
By James Cogan The US national security advisor, Lieutenant General H.R. McMaster, was in Afghanistan over the weekend, speaking with President Ashraf Ghani and General John Nicholson, the US military commander in the country. The aim of the talks, the Military Times reported prior to McMaster’s arrival in Kabul, was… »
Letter to Trump: End U.S. War in Afghanistan
The U.S. war in Afghanistan is well into its 16th year. In 2014 President Obama declared it over, but it will remain a political, financial, security, legal, and moral problem unless you actually end it. The U.S. military now has approximately 8,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan , plus… »
50 Million Children “Uprooted” Worldwide – UNICEF
By Baher Kamal Human Wrongs Watch Across the globe, nearly 50 million children have been uprooted – 28 million of them driven from their homes by conflicts not of their making, and millions more migrating in… »
‘Liberated’ Afghanistan: More than One Million People on the Move
Human Wrongs Watch Seeking $150 million for aid efforts in Afghanistan, the top United Nations relief official on 7 September 2016 called on the international community to urgently scale up its support for the war-torn country so that it can meet the rising… »
Photo exhibition shows another face of Afghanistan
It’s been said that peace is not merely the absence of war, but the presence of justice. That spirit underpinned the Peace Campaign 2015 photo exhibition that ran from November 25 to 27 in the historical Bagh-e Babur Park in Kabul. By Wahida Paikan Organized by Watch on Basic Rights Afghanistan… »
Afghanistan, war and blank cheques
Obama just signed a blank check for endless war in Afghanistan and one congresswoman is not having it. Journalist John Nichols, reporting on US Representative Barbara Lee, a lady who has always had the clearest vision when it comes to the US role in Afghanistan, besides on like, related matters. »
Veterans Call on U.S. public to say “No” to More War
President Obama’s decision to prolong the U.S. led war in Afghanistan only ensures U.S. responsibility for more death and destruction. Veterans For Peace condemns the decision and calls on the U.S. public to say no to more war. Today, President Obama commented, “I do not support the idea of endless… »
Reject plan to continue war on Afghanistan
“The U.S. and NATO occupy my country under the name of all the beautiful banners of democracy, women’s rights, human rights. And for this long time, they shed the blood of our people under the name of the war on terror…” —Malalai Joya President Obama’s decision to leave… »