Filmmaker Dan Krauss explains how U.S. leaders misled the public about Afghanistan, why the media failed to push back, and how money and power kept America’s longest war alive long after it was lost.
Plus: Fallout from the Tom Homan bribery probe, U.S. forces strike Venezuelan drug boats, and Trump considers sending troops back to Afghanistan
Mike Waltz is no longer national security adviser, but his plans for Bagram Air Base seem to have stuck in the president's head.
Reason is sharing an exclusive clip from Bodyguard of Lies, an upcoming documentary about the failed war in Afghanistan.
A bizarre criminal conspiracy in the ranks of the U.S. Joint Special Operations Command at Fort Bragg
A federal court clears the way for a broader legal challenge to Trump’s refugee policies, even as Afghans in the U.S. face detention, expired protections, and rising fears of deportation.
"We have no criticism of the U.S. government—on the contrary, we are truly thankful. However, we are deeply afraid of the possibility of being returned to Afghanistan."
Afghan prosecutors, interpreters, and other U.S. partners are being evicted, abandoned, or forced back into Taliban hands.
The conflict with Iran is the latest in a decadeslong series of regime change operations, long-term entanglements, and all-out wars that always seem to invite more problems.
Sayed Naser worked with U.S. forces in Afghanistan, fled after the Taliban killed his brother, and was awaiting asylum. ICE agents still took him in handcuffs—and the government won’t explain why.
The State Department is eliminating the CARE office and ending the Enduring Welcome program, stranding U.S. allies who risked their lives and were told America would protect them.
Since retaking power, the Taliban has banned certain music, barred women from parks, and now outlawed chess. Authoritarians don’t just crush dissent—they criminalize joy.
Lifting TPS status would make them eligible for deportation to Afghanistan, where the Taliban is likely to persecute and punish them.
Nominees include stories on inflation breaking brains, America's first drug war, Afghans the U.S. left behind, Javier Milei, and much more.
Afghans who fled Taliban rule with hopes of U.S. resettlement now face detention, extortion, and forced return.
Trump has hired a notorious hawk as his national security adviser—and fired that adviser after getting in the way of delicate diplomatic talks—in each of his two terms.
But volunteers are stepping up even as Congress fails to act.
Afghan legal professionals face deadly threats, but a federal injunction and a last-minute boarding letter helped one family escape. Thousands more remain in limbo.
A former Afghan intelligence officer who worked alongside U.S. forces sought safety in America. Now, under the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, his parole has been revoked, and he’s been detained without explanation.
The agency's low points, from working with child sex abusers to enabling drug trafficking
It’s hard to tell how serious his threats are—and maybe that’s by design.
The Trump administration made an extreme claim about wasteful foreign aid that just wasn't true.
Matthew Livelsberger’s alleged manifesto highlights an infamous U.S. drug raid.
From Afghanistan to Ukraine to Israel, Biden's was a presidency defined by contradictions on peace and interventionism.
Mike Waltz has called for a “credible military option” against Iran, wants to “take the handcuffs off” Ukraine, and regrets ending the "multi-generational war" in Afghanistan.
Kamala Harris couldn’t realistically say how she would end the war in Gaza, and Donald Trump couldn’t realistically say how he would end the war in Ukraine.
Thousands of people who helped the U.S. in Afghanistan are still looking for an escape.
Thousands of people who helped the U.S. in Afghanistan are still looking for an escape.
The wars aren’t over. America is still fighting—directly and indirectly—in the Middle East, Africa, and Eastern Europe.
Voters should not dismiss the former president's utter disregard for the truth as a personal quirk or standard political practice.
The president who helped end America’s longest war now regrets leaving behind U.S. bases.
Hosts Noah Kulwin and Brendan James explain how proxy war fighters can become America's enemies.
The same tactics used to justify drone strikes are now being used to demonize immigrant men.
Reason immigration writer Fiona Harrigan surveys the growth of private migrant sponsorship programs. They have had impressive successes, but still suffer from unfortunte limitations.
In his State of the Union address, Biden promised indefinite U.S. involvement in Ukraine, Gaza, Yemen, and beyond.
The psychologist and poker champion says too many of us don't understand the power of knowing when to walk away.
Good intentions, bad results
Jake Gyllenhaal stars in a film that criticizes the U.S. immigration system.
Geoffrey Swenson’s book Contending Orders tackles Afghanistan and Timor-Leste.
Congress should grant permanent residency to Afghans who came to the US fleeing the fall of their country to the brutal Taliban regime.
From Russiagate to COVID discourse, elites in government and the media are trying to control and centralize free speech and open inquiry.
The policy will protect thousands of Afghan refugees against imminent prospect of deportation. Same should be done for Ukrainians and others admitted to US using the parole power. But a permanent solution to this problem requires Congress to pass an adjustment act.
This can easily be accomplished by Congess enacting an adjustment act.
His State of the Union address sketched a foreign policy that is reckless on some points, relatively restrained on others, and utterly uninterested in any real resolution to America’s lingering military entanglements.
Kevin McCarthy's pick to lead the House Foreign Affairs Committee evades any post-Trump humbleness in foreign policy.
