Afghanistan

'Villages Have Been Completely Destroyed': Earthquake Kills 900+ in Afghanistan

"The death toll is likely to rise as some of the villages are in remote areas in the mountains and it will take some time to collect details," said one Afghan official.

Jake Johnson · Jun 22, 2022

Afghans evacuate the wounded following an earthquake

Afghans flee fighting between the Taliban and Afghan security forces

'Totally Unacceptable': US Rejecting 90% of Afghans Seeking Asylum Under Humanitarian Program

Brett Wilkins · Jun 20, 2022

'The Children Scream From the Hunger at Night': Afghans Suffer After Biden Seizes Funds

Jessica Corbett · Jun 13, 2022

Afghan-American Groups Challenge Illegal Seizure of Billions by US

Julia Conley · Apr 26, 2022

As Global Food Crisis Looms, Groups Blast Proposed $1.65 Billion USDA Cut

Brett Wilkins · Apr 5, 2022

A woman holds an Afghan baby suffering from hunger

'Unfreeze Afghan Funds' Demanded After 13,000 Newborns Die From Malnutrition

"This suffering is on the U.S. government," said CodePink.

Julia Conley · Mar 22, 2022

Ukraine, International Law, and the History of Hospital Bombings

From the war in Afghanistan and the US-backed Saudi intervention in Yemen to the Israeli campaigns in Gaza and the Syrian civil war, in recent years hospitals have constantly been bombed by military forces under the guise of counterterrorism.

Neve Gordon · Mar 21, 2022

Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin appears after a meeting with Spanish President Pedro Sánchez on January 26, 2022 in Madrid, Spain.

Social Democracy Lands Finland Atop World Happiness Ranking

"World leaders should take heed," said economist Jeffrey Sachs. "Politics should be directed as the great sages long ago insisted: to the well-being of the people, not the power of the rulers."

Kenny Stancil · Mar 18, 2022

Declassified Docs Show CIA Used Prisoner as a Torture Training Prop

"Twenty years later, none of the those responsible for the CIA's heinous regime of torture were ever prosecuted," lamented Rep. Ilhan Omar. "Instead they got promotions."

Brett Wilkins · Mar 16, 2022

Biden's Sanctions on Afghanistan Could Kill More Civilians Than Two Decades of War

22.8 million Afghans—more than half the population—are facing acute food insecurity. Lift Biden administration's hold on billions of central bank reserves.

Mark Weisbrot · Mar 10, 2022

Ex-Diplomats, Aid Workers Demand US/EU End 'Reprehensible' Seizure of Afghan Funds

"Unless urgent action is taken to release the Afghan reserves," warns a new letter, "the misery of the people will only get worse, with catastrophic consequences in Afghanistan and beyond."

Jake Johnson · Mar 8, 2022

Internally-displaced Afghan children at their temporary homes

Biden Urged to Prevent 'Catastrophe' by Reversing Seizure of Afghan Funds

"The Biden administration's executive order from February 11th is deeply misguided, but it's not too late to change course."

Jake Johnson · Mar 4, 2022

Afghanistan on the Brink of Catastrophic Disaster

A million children could die of starvation.

Robert C. Koehler · Feb 17, 2022

An Afghan child suffering from malnutrition is seen at a hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan on January 16, 2022

House Progressives Urge Biden to Release Afghan Funds 'Before It's Too Late'

"Frozen assets belonging to the Afghan people should be released and used to restore the country's economy," said Rep. Pramila Jayapal.

Andrea Germanos · Feb 16, 2022

A child holding bread walks early in the morning in Kandahar, Afghanistan on February 5, 2022.

China Denounces US as 'Bandits' for Seizing $7 Billion as Afghans Starve

Global outrage has continued to grow since the Biden administration stole Afghanistan's foreign reserves with nearly 23 million Afghans facing acute hunger.

Kenny Stancil · Feb 16, 2022

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