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  The truth about the War in Afghanistan is devastating and only some will ever be revealed. Americans are rather clueless about the truth behind the scenes in the War in Afghanistan. Over 20,000 U.S. related deaths are reported: Over 20,000 U.S. related deaths are reported: More contractors, over 3800 have died in Iraq as of 2019, than have troops, that number 2352. As of the end of 2019, nearly 5000 Security contractors remained in Afghanistan U.S. COST OF WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION IN AFGHANISTAN SIGAR Reconstruction costs for Afghanistan equal approximately 16% of all funds obli- gated by t...

After the unremitting awfulness of 2020, even hope feels dangerous The early months of the pandemic seem almost quaint compared to the horrors that were to come.   A Covid-19 sign in London on 23 December. The absurdity of the past year edged past the acceptable limits of reality last weekend. From Saturday afternoon through to Sunday night, the steady drops of doom kept falling. First there was the cancellation of Christmas, after leaders who were more interested in playing politics than managing a pandemic overpromised on relaxations. As the Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, explained,...