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US Sanctions on Afghanistan Could Be Deadlier Than 20 Years of War

Mark Weisbrot Sacramento Bee
Washington and its allies have argued that sanctions are a necessary response to Taliban human rights abuses. But it’s the people, especially the poorest, who pay the price. How many women and girls should be sacrificed to punish the Taliban?

Thanks to US Sanctions, Afghans Are Starving

Luke Savage Jacobin
The plight of the Afghan people was crucial for pundits and journalists — as long as they had a war to defend. Now that US troops are gone, Joe Biden's sanctions are causing starvation and suffering — and the media has been astonishingly silent.

Afghanistan and Beyond: End U.S. War-Making Everywhere

Azadeh Shahshahani In These Times
We need a reinvigorated anti-war movement. It is time to end all U.S. wars, shut down all U.S. military bases, and put an end to U.S. militarization and sanctions impacting countless people in the Global South.

The Capitol Raid and Pandemic Can Help Us Empathize with Venezuelans

Leonardo Flores Venezuelanalysis.com
It would be hard for people in the United States to understand the emotional toll caused by having the economy upended if we weren’t living through a pandemic that upended everything. Venezuelan sanctions are like a pandemic going for years.

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