Afghanistan

How U.S. destroyed progressive secular forces in Afghanistan

First published in Workers World in October 1996, and then republished on Sept. 27, 2001, just before the U.S. invasion…

July 5, 2021

¡NO APAGUE! La única solución: Estados Unidos fuera de Afganistán

El 29 de febrero de 2020, después de rondas de negociaciones en Doha, Qatar, con los talibanes -la insurgencia que…

April 12, 2021

NO STALLING! The only solution — U.S. out of Afghanistan

On Feb. 29, 2020, after rounds of negotiations in Doha, Qatar, with the Taliban — the insurgency they have fought…

April 6, 2021

U.S. and Afghanistan: The cynical abuse of ‘women’s rights’

This article, originally published in 2007 in Workers World’s “Lavender & Red” series, exposes an Islamophobic argument hidden under the…

April 6, 2021

‘Afghanistan Papers’ release stirs protest from U.S. war veterans

On Dec. 9, 2019, the Washington Post released an investigative report entitled “The Afghanistan Papers: A Secret History of the…

December 16, 2019

The crime against Afghanistan

It’s the longest U.S. war ever. And no one in the ruling U.S. imperialist establishment can explain why it continues. …

September 20, 2019

What’s behind U.S. troop withdrawals announced for Syria and Afghanistan?

The announced withdrawal of the remaining 2,000 U.S. troops from Syria and a partial withdrawal from Afghanistan does not mean…

December 24, 2018

U.S. to occupy Afghanistan for 10+ more years

If anyone made the mistake of thinking that racist, misogynist and xenophobic president #45 is going to make war less…

September 18, 2017

U.S. corporations aim to plunder Afghanistan

Dissatisfied with the Pentagon’s inability to defeat the insurgent Taliban fighters, the Trump administration is reportedly studying ways to change…

August 6, 2017

U.S. and Afghanistan: The cynical abuse of ‘women’s rights’

This article, originally published in 2007 in Workers World’s “Lavender & Red series, exposes an Islamophobic argument hidden under the…

June 13, 2017