The fall of Afghanistan: Civilians pay the price for America’s ‘for profit’ invasion
As the Taliban take over power in Afghanistan, experts and former residents say the US’s first priority was never to support a local struggle against oppression and poverty, but to line its own pockets
In a March 2007 video that was made to show off a new canteen at Bagram airbase, formerly the largest US military base in Afghanistan, a narrator described how the dining facility saved troops up to an hour of travel time, due to its location close to the flight line side of the base.
As baby-faced US Air Force pilots heaped portions of meat into Styrofoam containers and described their increased productivity, the voiceover detailed ...