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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
by Annika Lof A Case against Torture and Discussion of Alfred McCoy’s “In the Shadows of the American Century Torture has always been a difficult issue to confront directly and honestly. Hiding its brutality behind the rhetorical mask of “enhanced interrogation” that causes “no long-term […]
by Ismail Asghari Disclaimer: the following has been submitted to Massachusetts Peace Action (MAPA) in response to MAPA’s Call for Policy Papers and translated into English. The ideas presented below were translated and discussed in our working group. See MAPA’s latest statement on Afghanistan. Introduction This […]
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