There is no way to uncouple the massive surge in Afghan’s opium production from the burgeoning crisis of opioid use in the United States. In banishing all thought of an Afghan “endgame,” has Trump just made our “national emergency” of opioid abuse a permanent one? With last Friday’s departure of his chief strategist Steve Bannon – Read More…
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Trump Unveils New, Dramatic Afghanistan Strategy: “We Aren’t Nation-Building Again, We Are Killing Terrorists”
In a widely anticipated national address, President Donald Trump on Monday announced that he will not pull out U.S. troops from Afghanistan, saying he’s committed to a new strategy aimed at winning the nation’s longest war, now in its 17th year. Admitting that his “original instinct was to pull out” of Afghanistan – Trump’s core Read More…
US Airstrikes In Afghanistan Kill 16 Civilians, Mostly Women And Children
Afghanistan officials confirmed that US airstrikes targeted and killed at least 16 civilians, mostly women and children, in the eastern Nangarhar Province, targeting the civilians as they tried to flee out of an ISIS-held district where heavy fighting has been ongoing. The governor of the Haska Meena District said that the attacks targeted vehicles trying to Read More…
CNN’s ‘Exclusive’ Report On Russia Arming Taliban Debunked By Their Own Expert—Exposed As Propaganda
A far-fetched story being shoved down the throats of the American public by CNN is being exposed by their very own expert as untrue. (TFTP) Atlanta, GA – In just the latest example of CNN operating as a deep state propaganda outlet, on July 25, the cable news network published a bombastic report; releasing two exclusive Read More…
The US Is Doubling Down On Its Endless War In Afghanistan, The ‘Grave Of Empires’
Afghanistan has been occupied by foreign powers for nearly 20 years now, with its people being exploited and tormented in the name of combating terrorism. A recent NATO request for thousands more troops to be sent to the region means their suffering will only continue. AFGHANISTAN — Afghanistan, also known as the “Grave of Empires,” has Read More…
Civilian Deaths in Afghanistan Hit New Record High
The civilian death toll in Afghanistan, some 16 years into the US-led invasion and occupation, continues to rise precipitously, with the most recent figures out of the United Nations showing 1,662 civilians killed in the first half of 2017, the highest civilian toll of the entire war. Officials had expressed hope civilian deaths had more or Read More…






