Donald Trump Says Osama Bin Laden Had Just “One Hit.” What?!?!
Dennis Van Tine/STAR MAX/IPx 2017 Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.As we near the 20-year anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks—which spurred two wars, including the one in Afghanistan that is currently causing so much pain and trauma for Americans and their…
I Taught English to Afghan Soldiers. Now I’m Part of the “Digital Dunkirk” Trying to Get Them Out.
Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.As the US began its chaotic evacuation from Afghanistan last week, I couldn’t stop thinking about the many Afghans who have aided American forces and are now stuck in the country, potentially with targets on their backs.…
Pentagon Orders Airlines to Help Evacuate People Fleeing Afghanistan
Families evacuated from Kabul ride a bus after arriving at Washington Dulles International Airport on August 21.Jose Luis Magana/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.The US government is ordering six commercial airlines to help evacuate tens of thousands of Americans and Afghan…
The Airlift From Afghanistan Is Continuing, Amid Threats and Widespread Criticism
U.S. Marines face Afghans hoping to join evacuees at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul.Lance Cpl. Nicholas Guevara/U.S. Marine Corps via AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Amid threats, delays, chaotic scenes, and a cascade of criticism, the US military is evacuating…
“I Don’t Understand What the Surprise Is”: How the West Stopped Paying Attention to Afghanistan
Gozargah school in Kabul in 2008. Courtesy of Adriana Carranca Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.In the days before the Taliban seized control of Kabul and President Ashraf Ghani left Afghanistan, veteran Brazilian journalist and writer Adriana Carranca received a message from an…
On Afghanistan, the Old War Hawks Are the New War Hawks
Former US National Security Advisor John Bolton. Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.The utter chaos as the Taliban seized Kabul following the US withdrawal of troops in Afghanistan has horrified the world, drawing rare bipartisan rebuke at…