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Bleeding Afghanistan

How the U.S. Destroyed a Country

James Ingalls Sonali Kolhatkar

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English
Seven Stories Press,U.S.
01 August 2011
Through 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.
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Imprint:   Seven Stories Press,U.S.
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 209mm,  Width: 140mm,  Spine: 22mm
Weight:   466g
ISBN:   9781583227312
ISBN 10:   1583227318
Pages:   304
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Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  ELT Advanced ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Sonali Kolhatkar and James Ingalls are the co-directors of the Afghan Women's Mission, a US-based non-profit organisation that works with the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA). Their writings have appeared in Z Magazine, Foreign Policy in Focus, on Alternet, Common Dreams and in Counter Punch. In February 2005, Kolhatkar and Ingalls travelled to Afghanistan to witness first-hand the results of US policy and to understand how ordinary Afghans felt about the war. Sonali Kolhatkar is the host and producer of Uprising, a popular, daily, drive-time program on KPFK, Pacific Radio in Los Angeles. James Ingalls is a Staff Scientist at the Spitzer Science Center at the California Institute of Technology.

Reviews for Bleeding Afghanistan: How the U.S. Destroyed a Country

“A wake-up call to everyone who thought the war in Afghanistan was a success story.” –Eve Ensler “This is not The Bookseller of Kabul or The Kite Runner. It is not for latte-drinking liberals who want to save exotic Afghan women or men. It's about what America is really doing today in Afghanistan after the Taliban was ousted, and what we did before.” –Pratap Chatterjee, author of Iraq, Inq.: A Profitable Occupation


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