Almost half a century of fighting brought the country to its nadir, and there is no clear way out of the misery.
Emran Feroz
Emran Feroz is a journalist, author, and the founder of Drone Memorial, a virtual memorial for civilian drone strike victims.
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In Europe, Some Refugees Are More Equal Than Others
Since the war in Ukraine began, many European countries have welcomed Ukrainian refugees by the millions—but equally desperate Afghans, not so much.
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How the U.S. Never Left Afghanistan
While Washington celebrates its attack against Ayman al-Zawahiri, it also proved that Afghans remain under the thumb of American power one year after its chaotic withdrawal.
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In Afghanistan, the War on Terror Continues
While millions of Afghans hunger, a radicalized Taliban movement is imposing a draconian government and foreign drones still haunt the skies.
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How Biden Will Make Afghans Bleed
Joe Biden wants to unfreeze Afghanistan’s financial assets to hand them over to 9/11 families while Afghans themselves continue starving.
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‘No Money Could Bring Back the Dead’
How America’s last drone strike in Afghanistan symbolizes its total failure within the 20-year war
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A Notorious CIA-Armed Militia Finds a Home in the U.S.
Amid the mass evacuation, thousands of Afghan militiamen have been relocated.
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The Enemies We Made
Haunted by Predator drones in the sky and death squads on the ground
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The Whitewashing of the Afghan War
As the U.S. withdraws, a re-examination of the ‘good war’
