Politicians in the US and Europe are crying crocodile tears over the hardships faced by Afghan refugees, while nonetheless abandoning them to their suffering.
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Defeat, Demoralization, and Dissent: the Crisis of US Imperialism
The US withdrawal from Afghanistan has turned into utter humiliation for US imperialism. It has exposed the US’s relative military and economic decline as well as a growing mood of war-weariness at home.
The Cynical Betrayal of US Imperialism in Afghanistan
America’s longest war has ended in abject shame and humiliation for US imperialism. Twenty years after the invasion of Afghanistan, they have been dealt total defeat at the hands of a band of primitive religious zealots.
Afghanistan: Humiliating US Defeat, the Return of the Taliban, and the Threat of Civil War
Afghanistan is hurtling toward civil war as US forces withdraw. After two decades of bloody occupation, at a cost of more than $2 trillion, US imperialism has failed to achieve any of the aims it announced at the start of the war.
Mass Movement Shakes Kabul: Which Way Forward In Afghanistan?
In the past couple of weeks, unprecedented events had been unfolding in Afghanistan. Hundreds of thousands of people have gathered in the streets of Kabul to protest against the gruesome beheading of seven people, all whom were ethnically Hazara.
Afghanistan: Democracy Under Imperialist Bayonets
The final round of the presidential elections in Afghanistan, and the “deal” between the two “front runners”, on September 21, was so feeble, and the outcome so rotten, that even bourgeois analysts and reporters had to designate them as pathetic and repulsive.
Afghanistan's Saur Revolution: The Revolution Obliterated From History
The Saur Revolution—distorted and obliterated by the intelligentsia and official historians—dared to free the oppressed masses in Afghanistan from centuries of brutal despotism and ferocious devastation by imperialists of all shapes.
The Afghanistan Nightmare
The latest murders in Kandahar province, where 16 innocent Afghanis, including nine children, were shot dead by a rampaging US staff sergeant, have further added to the turmoil and agony in Afghanistan.
Elections in Afghanistan: What Now?
On Thursday, August 20, 2009, Afghanistan held its provincial and presidential elections. This is the second presidential election since the occupation of the country began in 2001. While a winner has yet to be declared, many predicted that incumbent Hamid Karzai would win outright in the first round of the election, although recent reports suggest a second round of voting is possible. Regardless of who is elected, they will be backed by the US-led NATO occupation forces, who aren’t planning on leaving any time soon.
Afghanistan: A Historical Overview
To understand the present war that is taking place in Afghanistan, one must take into consideration the factors that have shaped the history of this tragic land. Doctor Zayar gives an overview of the history of Afghanistan from the Middle Ages to the present day.
The Communist: Voice of America’s Communist Generation
The Communist is the official newspaper of the party of the Revolutionary Communists of America. It is different from any other publication you’ll find in the US today. Behind this newspaper, there’s a vast network of communist activity from coast to coast. It is a tool for organizing in the streets, at protests and strikes, for building communist cells in our neighborhoods, workplaces, and campuses.
The RCA is on a mission to carry Bolshevism into the political arena of a country that’s ripe for it. Yes, we’re Bolsheviks living in the digital age, and we also use social media and our podcast to spread the communist program. But we’re not the kind of internet leftists who stay inside and “do politics” online. That’s why we need something we can carry with us into the streets and put into people’s hands. The physical paper is an instrument for building a real-life organization—a genuine Communist Party of fighters.