Progressive Radio Network

War in Afghanistan (2001–present)

The combined, cumulative death toll of war in Afghanistan and Pakistan since 2001 is 173,000, with 183,000 others seriously injured, according to a new study.…
The beginning of interest in post-Cold War information operations can be traced to the UN intervention in Somalia and the Rwanda Genocide. Relatively honest and…
After fighting the longest war in its history, the United States stands at the brink of defeat in Afghanistan. How can this be possible? How…
The photographs in the New York Times told contrasting stories last week. One showed two Taliban soldiers in civilian clothes and sandals, with their rifles,…
This week's program offers two perspectives on global capitalism and permanent war. Sociologist William Robinson makes the case that the present state of capitalism may…
The nature of the war in Afghanistan has shifted dramatically in recent months. While the US and NATO continue to be actively involved in the…
The 2013 death of Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar, confirmed this week, should have marked the end of the U.S. war in Afghanistan. But the…
How many days has it been Since I was born? How many days ‘Til I die? Do I know any ways I can make you…
Harvard professor Joseph Nye, a former senior Pentagon functionary, is one of the longest serving and most influential advisers to US empire building officials.  Nye has recently…
The Guardian reports statistics on opium agriculture in Afghanistan (“Former Blackwater gets rich as Afghan drug production hits record high”): “…the US counternarcotics mission in…
Dear Colleague, I was honored to serve in Congress for 16 years. During that time I provided information and helped to create debates over U.S.…