Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Could peace finally be at hand?

November 2, 2018 By Conn Hallinan

Why things have gone from bad to worse for the U.S./NATO occupation has less to do with the war than a change in Taliban strategy that Washington has either missed or ignored.

Republican Senate leadership unable to scuttle debate on U.S. wars

September 13, 2017 By Mark Gruenberg

Rand Paul, libertarian and one-time GOP presidential hopeful, threatened to paralyze the Senate unless Mitch McConnell allowed debate on the Afghanistan and Iraq wars.

Congressional leaders: “It’s time to wind down this perpetual war”

August 23, 2017 By Mark Gruenberg

“More troops won’t win this war – and ‘killing more terrorists,’ as the president said last night, won’t end terrorism."

Trump on Afghanistan: Protect profits and to hell with everything else

August 22, 2017 By John Wojcik

By leaving open the door to perpetual war, Trump, like presidents before him, is simply following the money.

IBEW Local 673 supports member deployed to Afghanistan

November 10, 2016 By Matt Jaworski

Master Sergeant John Rusnak, a member of Ohio-based Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 673 is one of many thousands of unionists – Fire Fighters, Electrical Workers, building trades members and more – who also serve in the...