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Learning the Lessons of Afghanistan

August 18, 2021 Cole Harrison

Massachusetts Peace Action is not a newcomer to the issues raised by the Afghanistan war. We helped organize our first of many protests against the Afghanstan war on September 12, 2001, before it started. U.S. military intervention in Afghanistan, though “covert”, began in 1978. The progressive, secular […]

Biology class, Kabul University, 1950s or ’60s. Image in public domain; from Wikimedia Commons

How wars destroy cultures: The forgotten recent history of Afghanistan

August 17, 2021 Majed Ashy

by Dr. Majed Ashy Originally posted in Engaging Peace (2014) Many people will be surprised at images of Afghanistan from the 1960s and ‘70s. These images do not fit the stereotypes and narratives about Afghanistan with which they have been bombarded. Those stereotypes and narratives emphasize the […]

Military retaliation and war will only add to the carnage: Boston peace activists, 2001

August 17, 2021 Joseph Gerson

by Joseph Gerson The fall of the government in Kabul was inevitable, and these last 20 years, with all of their death, suffering and wasted resources have been beyond tragedy. On September 11, 2001, we called together our initial meeting of what became United for […]

The Modernization of Warfare

August 17, 2021 Annika Lof

by Annika Lof Drones have been a controversial instrument of warfare ever since the US military began using them. Some believe that they’re an effective weapon that lowers casualties, while others rightfully point out the inaccuracy of drones and their tendency to strike civilians. Technological […]

Ignoring the Original Sin in Afghanistan

August 17, 2021 Jeff Klein

by Jeff Klein Originally published in Dorchester People for Peace Update, August 13, 2021 As the corrupt US-installed government and its pretend army collapses even faster than predicted, the roots of the current crisis, which go back much further than the US invasion of 2001, […]

Is the US Military Finished with Afghanistan?

August 17, 2021 Andrew Magee

by Andrew Magee After the sudden collapse of the Afghanistan government last week, the U.S. is momentarily off balance, but as we look down the road, it’s still not clear that the U.S. won’t continue intervening in Afghanistan through drone strikes, bombing, and special forces […]

Negotiate with Iran, Not Its Caricature

July 21, 2021 Tom Huf

by Tom Huf Since April 2021, and after six rounds of Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) negotiation in Vienna that started with optimism for a speedy agreement before the Iranian June 18 elections, progress has slowed. There is now speculation about possible failure to […]