Is the U.S. Really Getting Out of Afghanistan?

Staff / Truthdig Mar 6, 2020 President Trump may have surrendered to the Taliban, but as Truthdig columnist Danny Sjursen notes, that may not amount to the end of the conflict. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

U.S., Taliban Sign Deal Aimed at Ending 18-Year Afghanistan War

MATTHEW LEE and KATHY GANNON / The Associated Press Feb 29, 2020 The agreement could see the withdrawal of all American and allied forces in the next 14 months — but it could also easily unravel. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

U.S., Taliban Agree to Terms for Peace Deal, Troop Withdrawal

KATHY GANNON and MATTHEW LEE / The Associated Press Feb 21, 2020 The planned Feb. 29 signing depends on the success of a week-long nationwide "reduction in violence" agreement. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

#NeverForget the War in Afghanistan

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Sep 13, 2019 Donald Trump has killed a deal with the Taliban based on the death of one U.S. soldier. But more will die if troops remain in the longest war. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Taliban Is Ascendant as Afghanistan Hangs in the Balance

Zubeida Mustafa / Truthdig Mar 19, 2019 The effects of what happens now in Afghanistan range far beyond the boundaries of that embattled nation. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Human Cost of Holding the World Cup in Qatar

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Sep 30, 2017 A rights group claims hundreds of migrant workers die in the Middle Eastern country every year from the duress of extreme heat, humidity and poor working conditions. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Goodbye to the Old Oil Order

By Michael T. Klare / TomDispatch May 2, 2016 Replacing the petroleum-fueled world we’ve known for decades is an anemic, possibly even declining, demand that is likely to force suppliers to fight over a diminishing market. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Trapped in Qatar: Workers Say They Haven’t Been Paid in a Year (Video)

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Jul 29, 2014 The rush to build up Qatar's infrastructure ahead of the 2022 World Cup has come at an appalling human cost. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Filipino Climate Chief: ‘Stop This Madness’

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Nov 13, 2013 Yeb Saño choked up while speaking at the international climate conference in Warsaw in the wake of Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan), which is estimated to have killed more than 10,000 people: "I speak for the countless people who will no longer be able to speak for themselves after perishing from the storm." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Dream of a Global Climate Deal Is Over, Experts Say

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Dec 15, 2012 The results of negotiations over the last decade have given observers virtually no reason to believe in a process that is counted by governing leaders as successful for simply surviving. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Doha Climate Talks Roundup

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Dec 7, 2012 An activist observer of the negotiations in Doha, Qatar, this week dismissed offers by developed countries as "an empty shell, an insult to our futures. There is literally no point in countries signing up to this sham of a deal, which will lock the planet in to many more years of inaction." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

A Carbon Tsunami in Doha

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Dec 6, 2012 The 18th U.N. climate-change summit is taking place in the small but immensely wealthy Gulf emirate of Qatar, the largest per capita emitter of greenhouse gases in the world. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )