American Soldiers Accused of Shooting Afghans for the Hell of It

Staff / Truthdig Sep 28, 2010 Five U.S. soldiers are accused of getting high and murdering Afghan civilians without cause. In leaked interrogation tapes, at least two appear to confess to as much. (Video and more after the jump.) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Waiter, There’s Porn in My Slideshow

Staff / Truthdig Sep 21, 2010 Why you should always do a test run before a presentation, what America's war dead say about the class divide, and how air travel in coach could get a whole lot worse. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

‘They Kill Alex’

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Sep 6, 2010 Crazed and distraught with grief, the father went into his garage and took out five gallons of gasoline and a propane torch. He walked past the three Marines in their dress blues and began to smash the windows of the government van with a hammer. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Afghanistan to Get Worse Before It Gets Better

Staff / Truthdig Sep 4, 2010 At the same time that Afghan President Hamid Karzai organizes a nationwide council to try to broker peace with Taliban insurgents, the U.K.'s senior military commander forecasts that violence in Afghanistan will get worse before it gets better. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Bloody Close to August in Afghanistan

Staff / Truthdig Aug 29, 2010 The final weekend of August was a costly one for U.S. troops in Afghanistan, with seven Americans killed. Also, five campaign workers for a candidate in upcoming parliamentary elections were found slain, and a candidate for parliament was shot to death. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Scattered Violence Kills 21 in Afghanistan

Staff / Truthdig Aug 22, 2010 At a point when news from the Afghanistan war seems to be at its worst ever -- low public support in the US, record-level casualties and falling confidence in NATO's mission -- new bad news tells of at least 21 people being killed, including U troops, children and Afghan security force members, in a span of only 48 hours. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Afghan Civilian Deaths Up in 2010

Staff / Truthdig Aug 8, 2010 Afghanistan's human rights commission announced Sunday that civilian deaths so far in 2010 had risen by 6 percent, a fact construed as negative unless you're The Associated Press, which seems to think “the modest increase suggested that U.S. and NATO efforts to hold down civilian casualties were having some success.” Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Troop Deaths in Afghanistan Hit High Mark

Staff / Truthdig Jul 30, 2010 With 66 deaths so far in July, the month will go down as the deadliest yet for U.S. troops in the nine-year-old war in Afghanistan. The July toll brings the 2010 total so far to at least 265 American military personnel killed. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

British PM: 2010 ‘Vital’ for Afghanistan

Staff / Truthdig Jun 11, 2010 Britain's prime minister popped over to Afghanistan on Thursday to declare that this year will be vital in the military campaign against the Taliban, but he ruled out any increase in British forces there. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Seven American Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan

Staff / Truthdig Jun 8, 2010 Monday was the deadliest day so far in 2010 for U.S. troops in Afghanistan. According to the Los Angeles Times, five American soldiers died in a bombing in the east and two in the country's southern region. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Burying the Truth

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Israel Strikes at Aid Flotilla, Killing 9 (Update: Security Council)

Staff / Truthdig May 31, 2010 Activists trying to bring humanitarian aid to the blockaded Gaza Strip ran afoul of the Israeli military on Sunday Shots were fired after masked Israeli gunmen descended from helicopters hovering over the flotilla as it made its way through international watersShots were fired after masked Israeli gunmen <a href="http://www. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )