Taliban in Afghanistan Stronger Than Ever

Staff / Truthdig Mar 4, 2006 A New York Times reporter writes: "Four years after the Taliban were ousted from power by the American military, their presence is bigger and more menacing than ever, say police and government officials, village elders, farmers and aid workers across southern Afghanistan." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Prison Death Tally

Staff / Truthdig Feb 22, 2006 Almost 100 prisoners have died in U.S. custody in Iraq and Afghanistan since August 2000, with homicide suspected or confirmed in 34 deaths, concludes a report fom Human Rights First. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Take From the Poor, Give to the Military

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Feb 8, 2006 Where would the Bush administration be without terrorism? The sweeping rationale for irrational governance has wrought yet another outrage: the $2.77-trillion budget the president proposed to Congress on Monday. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Feeding the Cartoon Furor in Afghanistan

Staff / Truthdig Feb 8, 2006 Look past the cartoons, writes Christian Parenti of The Nation. The violence in Afghanistan stems from grievances over four years of occupation by U.S. and NATO troops and ineffectual foreign aid schemes. | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Pentagon Requests Billions More for War

Staff / Truthdig Feb 4, 2006 Remember when that genius Paul Wolfowitz told Congress that Iraqi oil would more than cover the cost of the occupation? Oops, we need $120 billion more just to get through this year. And Bush made this guy the head of the World Bank? | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Gore Vidal’s State of the Union

Staff / Truthdig Feb 1, 2006 The famed novelist, playwright and social activist continues his 30-year-old tradition of delivering his own State of the Union address. | streaming media and transcript at Democracy Now! Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Army Stretched to the Breaking Point, Study Finds

Staff / Truthdig Jan 25, 2006 Whoa, whoa, whoa, dock those Swift Boats! It's not a liberal Democratic senator making the charge. It's a retired Army officer working for the Pentagon. | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Meanwhile, Back in Afghanistan

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Jan 18, 2006 With Al Qaeda and the Taliban on the rise in a country we supposedly "liberated," Bush is cynically hoping Afghanistan will once again recede from the global stage into unseen anarchy. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Al Qaeda, Taliban on Rise in Afghanistan: Report

Staff / Truthdig Jan 17, 2006 Remember the "other" country we liberated? The Independent reports that it's going back to hell in a handbasket. | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Pakistanis: “Death to U.S.”

Staff / Truthdig Jan 15, 2006 Thousands take to the streets of Karachi to protest a deadly air attack that killed at least 17. | story The airstrike's target, Al Qaeda's top deputy, Ayman al-Zawahiri, reportedly had been invited to dinner at the raid site but decided not to go. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Pakistan Condemns ‘Zawahiri’ Strike

Staff / Truthdig Jan 15, 2006 A purported CIA airstrike aimed at the top Al Qaeda deputy turns out to be another screw-up; 17 reported dead. | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

High School Teacher Beheaded in Afghanistan

Staff / Truthdig Jan 5, 2006 Suspected Taliban insurgents targeting educated community leaders | more Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )