Afghanistan

When Rahmanullah Lakanwal allegedly shot two National Guard officers stationed near the White House on the morning of November 26, he had only been in the United States a few years. But his history with the country that occupied his homeland of Afghanistan began long before. Lakanwal came to the...

On September 18, U.S. President Donald Trump made waves by declaring his intent to “get back” Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan’s Parwan Province, citing its geographic proximity to China as a rationale for retaking the base.  Trump’s remarks elicited a swift response from Beijing. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian reaffirmed...

Obaidullah Baheer, PhD scholar at The New School and lecturer at the American University of Afghanistan, joins the show from Kabul to discuss the US escalation against Iran as Trump deepens America’s endless wars in the Middle East. Drawing on Afghanistan’s 20-year experience under US occupation, Baheer explains how Washington’s...

The U.S. government has destroyed cities, countries, and towns around the world, through bombs and air raids, military ground invasions, naval attacks, economic sanctions and strangulation, coups, and more. Some say U.S. force is never ending, others say it’s on a fast decline, almost gone forever. Vijay Prashad and Noam...

A year after the withdrawal from Afghanistan, the country is facing horrendous conditions and $9 billion of their reserves are still frozen by Western banks. Peace activist, retired U.S. Army colonel and State Dept. official Ann Wright addresses the situation. She was part of the team that opened the U.S....

The US has admitted its defeat after two decades of imperialist war in Afghanistan. Why did the US stay in this war for 20 years? Who was profiting? And who is yelling the loudest right now about human rights in hopes of getting back those military contracts? War veteran Mike...

Is the US really ending the “forever war”? What does it mean for Afghans on all sides of the conflict? Rania Khalek is joined by Aziz Hakimi, an Afghan expert and researcher at the Chr. Michelsen Institute, who has done extensive field work throughout Afghanistan, for a comprehensive discussion on...