Dnext

#afghan

August 27, 2021 11:05am

https://www.mintpressnews.com/ludicrous-cost-of-afghanistan-war-revealed/278294/

“I Was Living Like Scarface”: The Ludicrous Costs of the War in Afghanistan Revealed in New Documents, Testimonies

“Holy cow, I was living like Scarface...I was paying out anywhere between $300-400,000 per week to $5 million per week at times. All in cash.” Matthew Hoh, U.S. Marine Corps Captain and former State Department official

irreversiblechaos

August 25, 2021 1:21am

https://www.mintpressnews.com/john-pilger-afganistan-great-game-smashing-countries/278289/

The axis of evil

#afghan #politics #war

John Pilger: Afghanistan, The Great Game of Smashing Countries

When we watch the current scenes of panic at Kabul airport, and listen to journalists and generals in distant TV studios bewailing the withdrawal of “our protection”, isn’t it time to heed the truth of the past so that all this suffering never...

irreversiblechaos

August 24, 2021 6:06am

https://theconversation.com/as-the-talibans-grip-on-afghanistan-tightens-new-zealand-must-commit-to-taking-more-refugees-166411

The last part of this article is hilarious with this line

** The last time the Taliban took control in the mid 1990s there was a human rights disaster. This time may be worse. Having achieved outright victory, they are not planning anything resembling democratic government. Their statements about respecting human rights have been vague and unconvincing.**

This sound like our government anyway.

I say those who supported this war should pay, now which leaders sent our soldiers there with out consulting the people?

#afghan #politics

As the Taliban's grip on Afghanistan tightens, New Zealand must commit to taking more refugees

New Zealand has an ethical obligation to acknowledge its role in creating the crisis in Afghanistan and to increase its refugee intake to save as many as possible.