(2022-02-05). US sanctions on Afghanistan could kill more civilians than 20 years of war. multipolarista.com US sanctions imposed on Afghanistan are on track to take the lives of more civilians than were killed by 20 years of war. 98% of the population is not getting enough food, according to the UN.
(2022-02-05). US Sanctions On Afghanistan Could Be Deadlier Than 20 Years Of War. popularresistance.org Economic sanctions have, in recent years, become one of the most important tools of U.S. foreign policy. There are currently more than 20 countries subjected to various sanctions from the U.S. government. | But if more Americans knew how many innocent civilians actually die as a result of these sanctions, would the worst of them be permitted? | We may be about to find out in Afghanistan. Sanctions currently imposed on the country are on track to take the lives of more civilians in the coming year than have been killed by 20 years of warfare. There's no hiding it any more. | Projections through the winter estimate…
(2022-02-04). US outruns regional states in race for Kabul. asiatimes.com 
In a hugely consequential advisory, the US Treasury Department quietly signaled on Wednesday (February 2) that it was "tweaking" sanctions against Afghanistan's Haqqani Network. International banks can now transfer money to the Taliban, including its affiliated Haqqani Network, without fear of breaching sanctions. Washington simply issued clarifications dilating on the relaxation of sanctions announced in …
(2022-02-04). US outruns regional states in race for Kabul. asiatimes.com In a hugely consequential advisory, the US Treasury Department quietly signaled on Wednesday (February 2) that it was "tweaking" sanctions against Afghanistan's Haqqani Network. International banks can now transfer money to the Taliban, including its affiliated Haqqani Network, without fear of breaching sanctions. Washington simply issued clarifications dilating on the relaxation of sanctions announced in …
(2022-02-04). US Sanctions on Afghanistan Could Be Deadlier than 20 Years of War. cepr.net If more Americans knew how many innocent civilians actually die as a result of these sanctions, would the worst of them be permitted?
(2022-02-03). US Exacts Revenge on Afghanistan for its Defiance. journal-neo.org 
Ever since the Taliban (an organization deemed terrorist and banned in Russia) took control of Afghanistan last August amid a shameful and chaotic US withdrawal, the country, ravaged by war and occupation for 20 years, has plunged deeper and deeper into disaster, causing new waves of displacement, further impoverishing it and raising the specter of …
(2022-02-03). Jan Egeland on Afghanistan Facing Famine, a Massacre in DR Congo & Civilian Casualties in Syria. democracynow.org 
The United Nations warns Afghanistan is "hanging by a thread" as millions in the country suffer from hunger and are at risk of freezing to death during the winter as U.S. sanctions have devastated the economy. We get an update on what is now the world's largest humanitarian crisis from Jan Egeland, secretary general of the Norwegian Refugee Council. He also discusses how the NRC has condemned the deadly attack on a camp for displaced people in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the organization's humanitarian concerns after the U.S. raid in Syria targeting an ISIS leader that reportedly killed at least 13, inc…
(2022-02-02). West continues war by starvation in Afghanistan. greenleft.org.au More than half of the population of Afghanistan is facing starvation since the US-led occupation forces withdrew last August. Pip Hinman comments on the ongoing crisis.
(2022-02-02). US Economic Policy is Bringing Famine to 23 Million Afghans. peaceaction.org People, Not Statistics Without urgent humanitarian support and international cooperation, one million children are predicted to starve this year in Afghanistan. Ever since America's withdrawal of troops from the country, humanitarian partners have been "racing against time to deliver aid and supplies" to half of the country's population that now requires humanitarian assistance to survive. …
(2022-02-02). West continues war by starvation in Afghanistan. greenleft.org.au More than half of the population of Afghanistan is facing starvation since the US-led occupation forces withdrew last August. Pip Hinman comments on the ongoing crisis.
(2022-02-02). Special Privileges: Charlotte Bellis, Fortress New Zealand and the Taliban. dissidentvoice.org Not wishing to be left out from the brutal closed border system that has characterised COVID-19 policy in Australia, New Zealand has also been every bit as extreme in limiting the return of its nationals. Pandemic policy, if not logic, has taken issue with the nature of citizenship, which, truth be told, is simply not …
(2022-01-31). Headlines for January 31, 2022. democracynow.org U.N. Security Council Meets over Russia-Ukraine Tensions as Ukraine Calls Out Western "Panic", U.N.: 2,000 Children Died Since 2020 After Being Forced into Combat in Yemen, Taliban Killed Dozens of Former Gov't and Allied Forces Workers Since Takeover, Sudanese Security Forces Kill Another Demonstrator as Protests Continue 3 Months After Coup, North Korea Tests Most Powerful Ballistic Missile Since 2017, Pipeline Bursts on Indigenous Land in Ecuadorian Amazon; Thailand Rushes to Contain Coastal Oil Spill, Spotify Adds Advisory to Podcasts About COVID; Joni Mitchell Removes Music from App, Ahmaud Arbery's Family,…
(2022-01-31). Ukraine war would threaten regional and global food prices. wsws.org A disruption of Ukrainian wheat and grain exports would be especially damaging to countries such as Afghanistan, Sudan, Yemen, Libya, Lebanon, Indonesia, Malaysia and Bangladesh.
(2022-01-31). US Military: a Civilian Killing Machine. journal-neo.org 
On August 29, 2021 when the US launched an air strike in Kabul supposedly on an ISIS hideout, it killed 10 innocent civilians. Victims included Zemari Ahmadi, who worked for a US-based aid organisation, and nine members of his family, including seven children. While the US officials back then were quick to affirm that the …
(2022-01-31). Ukraine war would threaten regional and global food prices. wsws.org A disruption of Ukrainian wheat and grain exports would be especially damaging to countries such as Afghanistan, Sudan, Yemen, Libya, Lebanon, Indonesia, Malaysia and Bangladesh.
(2022-01-30). ACLU Demands 'Truly Systemic Overhaul' of U.S. Civilian Harm Policies. scheerpost.com 
By Jessica Corbett / Common Dreams After the Pentagon chief moved to improve how the U.S. mitigates and responds to civilian harm, the ACLU on Thursday urged more sweeping action in light of recent tragedies, including an August drone strike that killed 10 people in Afghanistan. "While a serious Defense Department focus on civilian harm is long overdue and welcome, it's …
(2022-01-30). "Occupation brings no progress for any country except destruction, bloodshed and looting" peoplesdispatch.org 
Abdul Qadir Fazli speaks with Peoples Dispatch about the ongoing crisis in Afghanistan and how US imperialism has weakened and destabilized the country over the past several decades…
(2022-01-30). "Occupation brings no progress for any country except destruction, bloodshed and looting" peoplesdispatch.org Abdul Qadir Fazli speaks with Peoples Dispatch about the ongoing crisis in Afghanistan and how US imperialism has weakened and destabilized the country over the past several decades…
(2022-01-29). Afghanistan's ex-president holds meeting with Russian ambassador in Kabul. tass.com The conversation touched upon the current situation [in Afghanistan] and the strengthening of relations between the two countries…
(2022-01-29). Afghanistan Report: U.S. Marines Returned Fire After Suicide Bombing, but No Enemies Were Shooting at Them. juancole.com By Brian J. Conley and Mohammad J. Alizada, Alive in Afghanistan, and Joshua Kaplan and Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica | — ( ProPublica ) — During the final days of the U.S. evacuation of Afghanistan in August, a suicide bomber killed 13 American service members guarding an entrance to Kabul's airport and scores of Afghan civilians …
(2022-01-28). The Imperialists' and Proxies' War against Syria. dissidentvoice.org 
On 30 August 2021, the United States' 20-year military occupation of Afghanistan came to an end when the removal of American forces was completed. Although the withdrawal was botched, it was the correct move. The withdrawal is ignominious because it turns out that the much ballyhooed US fighting forces were, in the end, defeated by …
(2022-01-28). Despite figuring in Oslo talks, the rights of women remain deeply in peril in Afghanistan. peoplesdispatch.org The Taliban and the western powers had very different agenda and aims from the recent talks in Oslo. Thus while the issue of women's rights figured prominently, it is unlikely that much will change on the ground in light of recent developments…
(2022-01-28). Headlines for January 28, 2022. democracynow.org U.S. Calls for Security Council Meeting on Ukraine as Russia Warns of Nuclear Confrontation, Biden Pledges to Nominate Black Woman to Supreme Court in February, Burkina Faso Coup Leader Paul-Henri Damiba, Who Was Trained by U.S. Military, Gives First Speech, Xiomara Castro Sworn In as First Woman President in Honduras's 200-Year History, Fukushima Nuclear Disaster Survivors Sue over Cancer Diagnoses, 70 Confirmed Dead After Tropical Storm Brings Flooding to Southern Africa, Massive Iceberg Breaks Up in Southern Atlantic, with Unknown Environmental Toll, Federal Judge Cancels Biden Administration's Largest-Ever Of…
(2022-01-27). Headlines for January 27, 2022. democracynow.org Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer to Retire, Handing Biden Chance to Nominate Replacement, U.S. and NATO Offer No Concessions to Russia in Standoff over Ukraine, U.S. Approves $2.5 Billion Arms Sale to Egypt Despite Human Rights Abuses, House Democrats Demand End to U.S. Servicing of Saudi Warplanes Used in War Crimes, 180 Killed as U.S.-Backed Forces Retake Syrian Prison Where Children Are Imprisoned, U.N. Renews Calls to Free Up Aid for Millions of Afghans Facing Starvation, Extreme Poverty, Global COVID Cases Break New Record as COVAX Falls Short on Vaccine Delivery Goal, Spotify Sides with Joe Rogan in Vac…
(2022-01-27). What We Must Do For Afghanistan. peaceaction.org I have a beloved 4-year-old granddaughter. If I lived in Afghanistan, my family would be facing the likelihood that she would die. My heart breaks in pieces to think of this. It is estimated that a million children under the age of 5 in Afghanistan will die this winter from malnutrition and starvation, a situation brought on …