Afghanistan

'I Was Wrong': Bernie Sanders Admits Barbara Lee Only Member of Congress in 2001 Who Had it Right on Afghan War

In 2001, Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) was the only member of the U.S. House of Representatives to rise in opposition to the rushed decision to invade Afghanistan following the attacks of September 11. (Photo: Archive/C-SPAN)

'Let's Bring Rumsfeld In': Khanna Calls for Hearings on US Officials Who Lied to American People About Afghan War

Andrea Germanos, staff writer

"The bottom line is that top military officials and civilian officials have known that the Afghan war has been has been unwinnable and have been misleading the American public for 20 years."

'Read Every Word of This': WaPo Investigation Reveals US Officials' Public Deception Campaign on Afghan War

Andrea Germanos, staff writer

"The metrics were always manipulated for the duration of the war"

Officials repeatedly told the public "progress" was being made, but new...

US 'War on Terror' Has Killed Over 801,000 People at Cost of $6.4 Trillion

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

A U.S. Army soldier fires an M4 carbine rifle

"The numbers continue to accelerate, not only because many wars continue to be...

'Terrorizing the Populace': Report Finds CIA-Backed Death Squads in Afghanistan Committing War Crimes, Atrocities

Blasts in Afghan Mosque Kill 62 as UN Says Violence Across Country Causing 'Unprecedented' Level of Civilian Casualties

Reports of Wedding Party Bombing Indicate US Forces Have Massacred at Least 70 Afghan Civilians in One Week

'How Could They Do This to Us?' Ask Afghan Farmers After Reporting Reveals Officials Knew Civilians Were in Area of Lethal US Drone Strike

'Total Massacre' as U.S. Drone Strike Kills 30 Farmers in Afghanistan

On 18th Anniversary of 9/11, Bernie Sanders Calls for End to Endless War

Days Before Talks With Taliban and Peace Deal, Trump Publicly Calls Secret Meeting Off

'An Insult to All Afghans': Kabul Outraged After Trump Floats Plan to Kill Millions, Wipe Afghanistan Off Face of the Earth

Majorities of Both US Veterans and Public Believe Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan 'Not Worth Fighting'

Gallup Survey Shows Just One-Third of Americans 'Proud' of US Political System and Safety Net

Denouncing US Bullying of ICC, Rights Groups Demand Afghan War Crimes Victims Get Their Day in Court

'Presidential Endorsement of Murder': Trump Pardon of US Soldier Who Tortured, Killed Iraqi Prisoner Spurs Outrage

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Our Almost Perfect Crimes

Little noted by a mainstream media willfully blind to America's ongoing human rights abuses, Mohamedou Ould Slahi's "endless world tour" of detention and torture over 14 harrowing years at Guantánamo may come to a close after being cleared Wednesday for release. The author of the searing Guantánamo Diary and reportedly Gitmo's most tortured prisoner, Slahi - it is vital we remember this - was never charged with a crime.