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Confronting Climate Change in Afghanistan
Mar 13, 2023 Confronting climate change—and the Taliban—in Afghanistan.
Will the Afghanistan Peace Deal Work?
Mar 13, 2020 The much-awaited US-Taliban agreement could finally end the longest U.S. war, but an end to violence is not assured.
Is the U.S. Really Getting Out of Afghanistan?
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.
Trump’s Afghanistan Deal Has Nothing to Do With Peace
Mar 5, 2020 A closer look at the Trump administration's agreement with the Taliban reveals all the president's concerned with is bragging rights.
After the War in Afghanistan
Mar 3, 2020 Many players hold the potential to ruin prospects for peace in the region, a scenario that could backfire for Donald Trump.
U.S., Taliban Sign Deal Aimed at Ending 18-Year Afghanistan War
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.
U.S., Taliban Set to Sign Afghanistan Peace Deal
Feb 28, 2020 The pact sets the stage for U.S. troop withdrawal more than 18 years after George W. Bush ordered bombing in response to the 9/11 attacks.
The U.S. Military’s #MeToo Reckoning That Wasn’t
Feb 28, 2020 America has looked the other way amid a child-rape epidemic in Afghanistan. It's a scandal that speaks volumes about our imperial project.
What We’re Not Being Told About the War in Afghanistan
Feb 24, 2020 Nineteen years after the conflict first began, the Pentagon continues to deny the public vital information like casualty numbers and more.
U.S., Taliban Agree to Terms for Peace Deal, Troop Withdrawal
Feb 21, 2020 The planned Feb. 29 signing depends on the success of a week-long nationwide "reduction in violence" agreement.
