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Afghans left to rebuild after decades of war and destruction (Op-ed) Sonali Kolhatkar 16 Jul 2021, 04:59 GMT+10 When a reporter in early July asked Joe Biden a question about the war in Afghanistan, the U.S. president sniped back, saying, "I want to talk about happy things, man." The president shifted focus, saying, "The economy is growing faster than any time in 40 years, we've got a record number of new jobs, COVID deaths are down 90 percent, wages are up ... At the very least, one can give Biden credit for formally ending the U.S. role in the war, even if he had nothing substantive to say ...

20 years of American occupation in Afghanistan was brutal — the exit will be too (Official White House Photo by Cameron Smith) President Joe Biden lays a wreath and observes a moment of silence during a visit to Section 60 Wednesday, April 14, 2021, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. When a reporter in early July asked Joe Biden a question about the war in Afghanistan, the U.S. president sniped back, saying, "I want to talk about happy things, man." Biden revealed, perhaps unintentionally, that the situation in Afghanistan is anything but a happy topic...

20 Years of U.S. Occupation Was Brutal in Afghanistan—And So Will Be the Exit (Image by commons.wikimedia.org) Alongside the relief of ending the longest war in modern American history, we need to acknowledge the horrors of what we are leaving behind in Afghanistan. By Sonali Kolhatkar When a reporter in early July asked Joe Biden a question about the war in Afghanistan, the U.S. president sniped back, saying, “I want to talk about happy things, man.” Biden revealed, perhaps unintentionally, that the situation in Afghanistan is anything but a ...