Afghanistan’s Pandemic Response Falters as US Troops Withdraw
Health officials say Afghanistan is fast running out of oxygen as a deadly third surge of COVID worsen.Haroon Sabawoon/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.This story was originally published by Undark and is reproduced here as part of…
The Anti-War Movement Still Wants Biden to Get Out of Afghanistan, Even if It Gets Messy
Pete Marovich/New York Times/Getty Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.The US military withdrawal from Afghanistan is nearly complete, well ahead of the Biden administration’s September 11 deadline. That speedy approach, though, has led to bizarre moments of miscommunication with Afghan allies and…
Joe Biden Won’t Back Down on Afghanistan War Withdrawal Even as Taliban Violence Increases
Tom Brenner/Bloomberg/Getty Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.When Joe Biden defended the US military withdrawal from Afghanistan on Thursday afternoon, he took care to note how “no nation has ever unified Afghanistan.” “Empires have gone there and not done it,” he said. …
How a Koch-Backed Navy Vet Teamed up With the Antiwar Left to Urge Biden to Leave Afghanistan
Mother Jones illustration; ZUMA Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.Joe Biden is facing a looming deadline that could define the early foreign policy outlook for his young presidency. In less than two months, he must decide…
After Trump Loosened the Rules of Engagement, Civilian Casualties in Afghanistan Rose by 95 Percent
Olivier Douliery/AFP/Getty Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.More than three years ago, President Donald Trump announced that he would “lift restrictions and expand authorities” for United States troops in Afghanistan—giving the military a freer hand to…
Trump’s Pick for Afghanistan Ambassador Wants to Withdraw US Troops Immediately
Olivier Douliery/AFP/Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.In a move the could have major implications for the longest running war in US history, the Trump administration is planning to nominate Will Ruger to be the next ambassador to Afghanistan, the Wall Street Journal reported…