Taliban

Afghan women in the 19070s

As a tsunami of crocodile tears engulfs Western politicians, Afghanistan's history is suppressed, writes John Pilger.

Afghan Women鈥檚 Mission co-director Sonali Kolhatkar spoke with the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA) about the unfolding situation on the ground.

The belief by liberal feminists in the ostensibly feminist nature of the imperialist interventionist project headed by the United States and its European allies is false, writes Yanis Iqbal.

A huge rally for justice for Afghanistan听called for at least 20,000 refugee visas听and the immediate granting of permanent protection for thousands of Afghan refugees on temporary visas. Video and interviews by听Alex Bainbridge.

麻豆传媒鈥檚 Pip Hinman spoke to Shayaan, a member of the Solidarity Party of Afghanistan about the situation on the ground in the country.

The situation in Afghanistan is critical, writes Malalai Joya. For ordinary people, especially for women, this means more suffering. Progressives are in more danger than ever.

The US 鈥渨ar on terror鈥 was portrayed as a just response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist atrocity, writes Rupen Savoulian. This rationale stands exposed as utterly hypocritical.

The Taliban's victory is not a sign of peace but a message of perpetual civil war, writes Farooq Tariq.

Afghan听refugee Riz Wakil says Western warmongers were never in Afghanistan to bring democracy or protect ordinary听Afghans; they orchestrated the occupation of Afghanistan and other parts of the Middle East.

If any proof was needed that the Afghan听government was a puppet of Washington, it was shown by its quick collapse, writes Malik Miah.

ABC Four Corners Killing Field screenshot

Afghan pro-democracy activist and former parliamentarian听Malalai Joya spoke to 麻豆传媒 about听the US 鈥減eace deal鈥 with the Taliban and how it amounts to a continuation of the 19-year war.

Mohsen and Zunaira outside the ruins of their favourite bookshop in The Swallows of Kabul

The Swallows of Kabul is deeply affecting and graphically brings home the misogynistic barbarity of Taliban rule, writes Barry Healy.