Afghanistan

BAP Afghanistan News Update, April 11th, 2024

April 13, 2024 UNAC Editor Afghanistan, Anti-War, Austerity, Poverty and Sanctions, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, US Foreign Policy

by the Black Alliance for Peace Afghanistan News Update, April 11, 2024 Although most westerners have forgotten about Afghanistan, the US war on the Afghan people continues. [jb] Though the start of 2024 may have signaled the beginning of a new year, Afghanistan continues to endure the decades-long denial of its sovereignty by the United States. U.S.-led regime change to[…]

The Taliban’s Opium Eradication

August 20, 2023 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Addiction, Afghanistan, The Drug War, US Hypocrisy

by Alan MacLeod, published on Consortium News, August 15, 2023 The Taliban government in Afghanistan – the nation that until recently produced 90 percent of the world’s heroin – has drastically reduced opium cultivation across the country. Western sources estimate an up to 99 percent reduction in some provinces. This raises serious questions about the seriousness of U.S. drug eradication[…]

Afghanistan News Update

February 5, 2023 UNAC Editor Afghanistan, Central Aisia, Interview, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, War on the Poor, Women

Black Alliance for Peace, Published on Black Agenda Report, February 1, 2023 Propaganda continues to justify the U.S./EU-backed economic war on Afghanistan, which the Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) has argued constitutes a crime against humanity . That is why the BAP Solidarity Network’s Afghanistan Committee has steadfastly shone a light on the invasion and 20-year war, its devastating consequences,[…]

The Longest War in U.S. History Has Left a Failed State in Afghanistan

January 14, 2023 UNAC Editor Afghanistan, Economic Collapse, Human Rights, Humanitarian Aid, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, U.S. Aggression, US Foreign Policy

by Lisa Sorush published on CovertAction Magazine, December 29, 2023 We cannot forget Afghanistan. It is crystal clear evidence of the U.S. impunity heartlessness in destroying a Afghanistan is in the midst of a severe crisis as a result of the 20-year U.S.-NATO war which culminated in a return to the status quo—that is the return of the Taliban to[…]

Surviving the Killing Fields: a Worldwide Challenge

October 13, 2022 UNAC Editor Action!!, Anti-War, Drones, Propaganda, Protest, U.S. Aggression, U.S. Budget

by Nick Mottern and Kathy Kelly, published on Counterpunch, October 12, 2022 Compare the romanticized image of a drone above to the reality of the attack in the first couple of paragraphs below, of the victim of a ‘kinder‘ ‘gentler‘ drone bomb. We can’t buy this bull sh*t. The only option is to take to the streets. [jb] Awaiting discharge[…]

The US Response to the World’s Worst Humanitarian Crisis: Seize and Privatize

September 24, 2022 UNAC Editor Afghanistan, Economic Collapse, Economics, Sanctions and Economic Warfare

by Andrés Arauz, published on Counterpunch, September 19, 2022 A deep explanation for the technically inclined of where Afghanistan’s frozen wealth derives from and why they can’t be dismissed as an “asset” of the Taliban government. It also explains how frozen accounts related to unilateral coercive measures on other countries distort their economies. [jb] On August 10, more than 70[…]

The U.S. Legacy in Afghanistan: War Crimes and Imperialist Double Standards

August 30, 2022 UNAC Editor Afghanistan, Imperial Wars, Sanctions and Economic Warfare

Danny Haiphong: U.S. forces left Afghanistan just as murderously as they came in. Joe Biden’s administration oversaw numerous war crimes during its haphazard “withdrawal” on August 15th 2021. This included a drone strike that killed ten civilians and at least seven children.

Ayman al-Zawahiri Killing Proves the ‘War on Terror’ Was Never Over

August 25, 2022 UNAC Editor Afghanistan, Terrorism

by Maha Hilal, published on Workers World, August 19, 2022 Originally published on MiddleEast Eye, August 4, 2022 FYI: The Taliban are now saying that they have been unable to locate Al Zawahiri’s body among the caualties of this strike. You never know with these politically motivated assassinations whether the target is real or not. [jb] Those prosecuting this[…]

Interview with Afghan Human Rights Activist

June 30, 2022 UNAC Editor Afghanistan

by Black Alliance for Peace, published June 30, 2022 The views expressed below do not necessarily reflect the positions of the Black Alliance for Peace (or UNAC). Black Alliance for Peace: Based on your experiences, how would you describe the current situation on the ground in Afghanistan? For instance, how does the refusal by the United States and European allies[…]

A Case for Unfreezing Afghanistan’s Assets

May 11, 2022 UNAC Editor Afghanistan, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, US Hypocrisy, War on the Poor

by Kate Alexander, published on Inkstick Media, April 30, 2022 It seems unlikely that the US government is going to amend it’s policies on behalf of Afghan women or Afghan people. If the awareness that Afghan children are starving has not moved them then concerns about a woman’s ability manage her assets to free herself from oppression seems unlikely to[…]