How America’s War Devastated Afghanistan’s Environment

Those who lived near vast bases say the US military’s lack of protections poisoned the land and sickened their children, perhaps for generations.

In April 2017, the U.S. military dropped the most powerful conventional bomb ever used in combat here — the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast, known unofficially as the “mother of all bombs,” or MOAB.

Before the airstrike, Qudrat Wali and other residents of Asad Khel followed as Afghan soldiers and U.S. special forces were evacuated from the area. Eight months after the massive explosion, they were finally allowed to return to their homes. It was soon after, Wali says, that many of the residents began to notice strange ailments and skin rashes.

“All the people living in Asad Khel village became ill after that bomb was dropped,” says Wali, a 27-year-old farmer, pulling up the leg of his shalwar kameez to show me the red bumps stretched across his calves. “I have it all over my body.” He says he got the skin disease from contamination left by the MOAB

#Afghanistab #ForgottenWar #Politics #ChemicalWeopons

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How America's War Devastated Afghanistan's Environment

Those who lived near vast bases say the US military’s lack of protections poisoned the land and sickened their children, perhaps for generations

An airplane with 125 Yemeni POWs just landed at #Sanaa airport!

This is the first actual step towards the push to end the 8 years old war in #Yemen.

The forgotten war is finally coming to an end.

Still no words from US and UK about lifting illegal and immoral and devastating blockade of the poorest country on earth. The western countries have not shown any signs of positive responds to the peace deal between #SaudieArabia and Yemeni rebels.

#Politics #Biden #US #UK #ForgottenWar #PeaceInYemen

This is the greatest news of our time!

Saudi delegate together with Omani team will arrive in Sana to discuss the final terms of a
- 1 year ceasefire starting immediately
- Work in cooperation with Omani delegates to set up the transition toward the permanent ceasefire and a peace deal by "Eid-Al-Fitr, the end of holy month of Ramadan later this month.
- Release of all POWs on both sides
- Immediate end of KSA/UAE imposed blockade, backed by the US and UK navies (no words from them to accept this yet).

This is one of the happiest days of my life, a hope for peace and an end to one of the bloodiest war in modern time, with millions of people suffering an artificial famine and health emergency in one of the poorest countries on earth. A country that not many people seems to care about is finally seeing the opening of a path to peace.

#Peace #Yemen #ForgottenWar #KSA #SAudiArabia #China #Oman #Iran #US #UK #Politics #Ceasefire

Saudi-Omani delegation to hold ceasefire talks with Yemen's Houthis in Sanaa

#Saudi and Omani envoys are planning to visit Yemen's capital Sanaa next week to negotiate a permanent ceasefire deal with #Iran-aligned #Houthi officials and end an eight-year-old conflict there, two people involved in the talks said.

The move signals that regional rifts are easing after rivals #SaudiArabia and Iran agreed to restore relations last month following years of hostility and backing opposite sides in Middle Eastern conflicts, including Yemen.

#Peace #ForgottenWar
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/saudi-led-coalition-lifts-more-restrictions-yemens-imports-2023-04-07

Exclusive: Saudi delegation to hold ceasefire talks with Yemen's Houthis in Sanaa -sources

Saudi and Omani envoys are planning to visit Yemen's capital Sanaa next week to negotiate a permanent ceasefire deal with Iran-aligned Houthi officials and end an eight-year-old conflict there, two people involved in the talks said.

Infuriating hypocrisy and double standard!

Yemen is not like Ukraine, you do not see countries get into trouble for NOT sending weapons to Yemen, you do not see billions of dollars of aid, supplies and high tech weapons sent to Yemen. Yo do not see GoFundMe for volunteers traveling to Yemen to fight. None of those exist for Yemen.

After all, they are not "civilized Europeans" and they are not fighting against the "Hitler of our time". Yemeni citizens are disposable, their right to defend themselves does not exist and their much stronger enemy, the Wahhabi cult ruled kingdom of Saudi Arabia is a friend, financier and partner of all "leaders of the free world".

Sending weapons to Yemen, even if they are some rifles and bullets gets you into the list of enemies of the United States and UK. It is after all a blockade against sending such dangerous items to a country that is subject of one of the most cruel and inhumane blockades in our modern time.

The US government, seems to have jurisdiction over international law and is planning to take Iranian government to court, for the crime of allegedly sending riffles to Yemen. It is labeled as "support of international terrorism".

Isn't the new world order great or what?

PS. the same weapons can be purchased in the US by a 16 year old who can use them to go and shoot people whenever they feel like it.

#Yemen #US #Sanctions #Weapons #Ukraine #Politics #Hypocrisy #Weapons #terrorism #ForgottenWar

At least 10 soldiers were killed in renewed fighting in #Yemen 🇾🇪, despite diplomatic efforts to halt the long-running war in the Arab world's poorest country

The clashes took place in oil-producing Marib province, one of the main battlegrounds and the scene of sporadic fighting even during a lull in hostilities over the past year.

Iran-backed Houthi rebels attacked a mountainous area and have been engaged in a build-up of forces in the region, two military sources told AFP.
#Yemen #SaudiArabia #PeaceNow #ForgottenWar #Politics #EndYemenBlockade

https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20230322-at-least-10-soldiers-killed-in-yemen-as-renewed-fighting-hinders-peace-efforts

At least 10 soldiers killed in Yemen as renewed fighting hinders peace efforts

At least 10 soldiers were killed in renewed fighting in Yemen, military sources told AFP, despite diplomatic efforts to halt the long-running war in the Arab world's poorest country.

880 pows were exchanged during what seems to be one of the first major steps towards the ending of Saudi war against Yemen.

The exchange is the first of many more to come, according to Yemeni and Saudi sources.

This is a wonderful news for all of us who have been pushing for the seasefire and ending of the war in one of the poorest countries on earth.

#Yemen #SaudiArabia #PrisonExchange #POWs #RoadToPeace #Ceasefire #ForgottenWar #Politics

صنعا از توافق تبادل اسرا خبر داد

🔹️منابع یمنی از توافقی برای تبادل ۸۸۰ اسیر با طرف وابسته به ائتلاف سعودی خبر دادند.

British Navy has shared images of what they call Iranian weapons they confiscated!

As people know, only #Ukrane has the right to defend itself (other than #Isrsel of course, but that's a different story).

So 27 countries must send weapons to Ukraine otherwise they are shamed by captain America, mister Zelensky.

But those in Yemen (or any other part of the world for that matter) who are fighting against the EU and US lover boy miste bone saw MbS should not be allowed to have any weapons to fight back against the mighty powerful army of #SaudiArabia and #UAE with their UK/US and so many other country's "advisors" and weapons.

After all, #Yemen is just doesn't exist in the mindset of people in Europe who stand tall against aggression by the big bad #Putin and his genocidal mercenaries.

I'm sure Zelensky will be happy to receive those weapons as added bonus from UK.

#Hypocrisy #ForgottenWar #YemeniLivesMatter
PS. I do not support or agree with what Iranian regime does, just pointing out the hypocrisy of #British navy in this matter.

The US Is Making Billions Being Warlords in Yemen

One of #Biden’s promises during his presidential campaign was to immediately move to end all support for the Saudi-led coalition’s war in #Yemen. In February 2021, Biden stood at a podium at the State Department and proclaimed that the war in Yemen must end. Biden underlined the humanitarian crisis as the key reason the United States withdrew support. An investigation (PDF) by the Government Accountability Office found that the United States is training the Saudi-led coalition, and the US has troops on the ground in Yemen. Biden confirmed that the United States has troops in Yemen in a letter to Congress in June last year. Biden lied to the American people when he claimed that the United States was withdrawing US support for the war in Yemen in 2021.

On the contrary, the United States is making billions of dollars from the war in Yemen as 200k have been killed from direct violence. Between 2015 and 2021, the United States sent 54.2 billion dollars in weapons and services to Saudi Arabia and the #UAE, according to data acquired from the Defense Security Cooperation Agency. In addition, the Department of Defense provided 644 million dollars for military training to #SaudiArabia and the UAE, almost entirely through the Foreign Military Sales program.
#ForgottenWar #Politics #Hypocrisy #Inhumanity

https://original.antiwar.com/Joziah_Thayer/2023/02/01/the-us-is-making-billions-being-warlords-in-yemen/

The US Is Making Billions Being Warlords in Yemen - Antiwar.com Original

One of Biden's promises during his presidential campaign was to immediately move to end all support for the Saudi-led coalition's war in Yemen. In - Joziah Thayer for Antiwar.com Original