Dozens Dead or Hurt in Wedding Party Blast in Afghan Capital

RAHIM FAIEZ / The Associated Press Aug 17, 2019 Fears grow it could be the deadliest attack in Kabul this year as explosives are set off at an event to which more than 1,000 were invited. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Peter Jackson’s Cartoon War

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Feb 11, 2019 Though the dark futility and carnage of our current wars are rarely publicly acknowledged, we should at least be able to confront the suicidal idiocy of World War I. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Aftershocks Hinder Rescue Efforts in Nepal as Quake Death Toll Passes 2,500

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Apr 26, 2015 Officials expect the number of people killed and injured in Saturday's 7.9 magnitude earthquake to rise well above 2,500 and 5,000 respectively. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

U.N. Report: Palestinian Death Toll in 2014 Highest Since 1967

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Mar 28, 2015 An annual U.N. report states that last year, more than 2,300 Palestinians were killed and more than 17,000 injured at the hands of Israel. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Memorial Day: Honor the Dead, Heal the Wounded, Stop the Wars

Amy Goodman / Truthdig May 24, 2012 Gen. John Allen, commander, U.S. Forces Afghanistan, spoke Wednesday at the Pentagon, four stars on each shoulder, his chest bedecked with medals. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Interactive Map: American Casualties in Iraq by State

Staff / Truthdig Oct 23, 2011 Editors at The Guardian's Data Blog have assembled an interactive report that maps the number of U.S. military members killed and wounded in Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Monthly U.S. Troop Deaths in Iraq Hit a Two-Year High

Staff / Truthdig Jun 30, 2011 Despite the reduced number of U.S. troops in Iraq, the monthly death toll among Americans there has risen to a two-year high, reached when three soldiers were killed Wednesday in a rocket attack. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Hear Lies

Mr. Fish / Truthdig Jan 28, 2011 Dig deeper

‘The Comeback Kid’ and the Kids Who Won’t

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Dec 29, 2010 President Barack Obama signed a slew of bills into law and was dubbed the "Comeback Kid" amid a flurry of fawning press reports. In the hail of this surprise bipartisanship, though, the one issue over which Democrats and Republicans always agree, war, was completely ignored. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

White House Sees Progress in Afghanistan

Staff / Truthdig Dec 16, 2010 A White House review of the mess in Afghanistan will reportedly declare that some modest progress has been made toward the administration’s goals (vague and illogical though they may be), despite widespread skepticism and the most allied casualties since the start of the war in 2001. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Cowardice of America at War

Richard Reeves / Truthdig Nov 16, 2010 I had to pull over to the side of La Cienega Boulevard last Tuesday evening as I drove home from work. I was crying. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Setting Sons

Mr. Fish / Truthdig Oct 7, 2010 Dig deeper