“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…
Trump’s “Deal” With the Taliban Set the Stage for Afghanistan’s Collapse
Taliban fighters take control of the Afghan presidential palace in Kabul on August 15, 2021.Zabi Karimi/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.The weeks ahead will bring exhaustive debate about the grim developments in Afghanistan and how the Biden administration handled the final…
“There’s No Clarity.” A Lawyer Helping Afghan Refugees Reckons with US Visa Failures.
Sarah Silbiger/Bloomberg via Getty Images Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.The Afghanistan government’s collapse on Sunday brought an unceremonious end to the longest war in American history. It also, with shocking speed and clarity, signaled the return of the Taliban to power…
This Former Pastor Is Changing Evangelicals’ Minds on COVID Vaccines
Mother Jones illustration Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.When Curtis Chang heard that many evangelical Christians were reluctant to get vaccinated against COVID-19, he suspected he could help. A former pastor who now consults on strategy and planning for governments and nonprofits,…
The US Used Afghan Women to Justify Its War. Now, It’s Leaving Them Behind.
Wakil Kohsar/Getty Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Four days after Taliban-controlled Kabul fell to the United States and its military allies in 2001, First Lady Laura Bush took over the mic for her husband’s customary weekly radio address. “The fight against terrorism…