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US Wars and Military ActionApril 6, 2015
How to Create an Afghan Blackwater
How an American fantasy conflict created disaster in Afghanistan.
Anand Gopal
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Regions and CountriesApril 29, 2014
How the US Created the Afghan War—and Then Lost It
Driven by the idée fixe that the world was rigidly divided into terrorist and non-terrorist camps, Washington allied with Afghan warlords and strongmen.
Anand Gopal
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WorldFebruary 12, 2011
People’s Triumph in Egypt
“We were dwarves under Mubarak,” said one protester. “Now we are giants.”
Anand Gopal
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Foreign PolicyFebruary 10, 2011
Fighting for Liberation in Tahrir Square
Protesters in Egypt all agree on one thing: Mubarak must go.
Anand Gopal
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Regions and CountriesJanuary 29, 2010
Audiocast: A Conversation with Anand Gopal on America’s Secret Afghan Prisons
In this interview with Tom Dispatch, Anand Gopal talks about his how he learned about an unreported network of U.S. secret prisons in Afghanistan.
Anand Gopal
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Jails and PrisonsJanuary 28, 2010
America’s Secret Afghan Prisons
Villagers and human rights officials accuse the United States military of torturing suspects in hidden detention centers.
Anand Gopal
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Regions and CountriesDecember 3, 2008
Who Are the Taliban?
Who, exactly, are the Taliban? It’s clear Afghan insurgents are far from monolithic.
Anand Gopal