Bleeding Afghanistan: Washington, Warlords, and the Propaganda of SilenceThrough in-depth research and detailed historical context, Sonali Kolhatkar and James Ingalls report on the injustice of U.S. policies in Afghanistan historically and in the post-9/11 era. Drawing from declassified government documents and on-the-ground interviews with Afghan activists, journalists, lawyers, refugees, and students, Bleeding Afghanistan examines the connections between the U.S. training and arming of Mujahideen commanders and the subversion of Afghan democracy today. Bleeding Afghanistan boldly critiques the exploitation of Afghan women to justify war by both conservatives and liberals, analyzes uncritical media coverage of U.S. policies, and examines the ways in which the U.S. benefits from being in Afghanistan. |
Contents
| 1965 | |
| 1979 | |
PART TWO REGIME CHANGE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES | |
DETENTION | |
CHAPTER THREE REPLACING ONE BRUTAL REGIME WITH ANOTHER | |
CHAPTER FOUR A CLIENT DEMOCRACY | |
AT THE MERCY OF WARLORDS | |
CHAPTER FIVE LIBERATION RHETORIC AND BURQA OBSESSIONS | |
CHAPTER SIX THE PROPAGANDA OF SILENCE | |
CHAPTER SEVEN POWER PRESTIGE AND PIPELINES | |
EPILOGUE | |
ANTIFUNDAMENTALIST PROHUMAN RIGHTS HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATIONS | |
ABOUT THE AUTHORS | |
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