17 Aug, 2021
The Afghanistan debacle
Over a nearly 20-year period, the war in Afghanistan is estimated to have cost about $2.2 trillion and resulted in more than 240,000 deaths, military and civilian, on all sides...
17 Aug, 2021
16 Aug, 2021
“There is no military solution.” Time to get real about it.
“There is no military solution to the conflict.” That was the conclusion reached by the Biden administration earlier this year, which set into motion the plans for the withdrawal of all U.S. troops from Afghanistan by the end of August...
1 Jul, 2021
Transcending war: everyone wins
When will we as a nation admit it? Barbara Lee was right. She was the only member of Congress to vote against the Authorization for the Use of Military Force back in 2001, following the 9/11 disaster, which allowed George W. Bush to invade Afghanistan.
19 Nov, 2020
Beyond simplistic ‘peace’
Beyond simplistic ‘peace’ by Robert C. Koehler 968 words Published in: City Watch LA, Pagosa Daily Post, The News International,...
29 Jan, 2020
Maneuvering hell for our advantage
“When the mainstream media writes about war, even critically, the image that often comes to mind for me is an...
10 Dec, 2019
The Afghanistan Pentagon Papers
“The war in Afghanistan, America’s longest, has cost about 2,300 US lives, over 20,000 wounded, and about $1 trillion. Now,...
8 Dec, 2019
Envisioning a united world
“Let’s bomb Iowa! Or maybe Texas or Michigan or Nebraska . . . Oh wait, I got confused for a...
12 Jul, 2019
Remnants of War
“Intense fighting and hideous attacks battered Afghans throughout their country last week as negotiators in Qatar weighed the benefits and...
25 Jun, 2019
Trump’s Ministry of No Information
“The Trump administration has halted, without explanation, the routine practice of reporting the current number of nuclear weapons in the...
13 Feb, 2019
What it Really Takes to Secure Peace in Afghanistan
“Constant military surveillance of Afghans yields almost no real intelligence about the problems they face each day. An unusual group...
18 Oct, 2017
A country, and a future, worth serving
“America’s endless war quietly moves across the broken nations of the world. Every so often, U.S. soldiers die, as four...
10 Dec, 2016
Human Rights Day, A Call to Care?
“December 10th marks the U.N. Human Rights Day, celebrating and upholding the indispensable and crucial declaration of universal human rights…”...
1 Jun, 2016
Building Trust in Afghanistan
“Here in Kabul, I read a recent BBC op-ed by Ahmed Rashid, urging a “diplomatic offensive” to build or repair...
9 Mar, 2016
How many global crises can a 15-year-old Afghan take on, including the water crisis?
“On Jan. 31 I followed Zekerullah, an Afghan Peace Volunteer who coordinates the Borderfree Street Kids School in Kabul, to...
19 Feb, 2016
A Swollen River of Refugees
“Last month, as U.S. border patrol agents began rounding up Central American women and children denied asylum, a small group...