Afghanistan
U.S. forces, together with NATO allies, invaded Afghanistan in 2001, following the 9/11 attacks on the United States. Over two decades international forces waged war, through military campaigns and special forces operations.
Airwars has conducted a number of investigations into broader US military actions during the ‘war on terror,’ including in Afghanistan, as well as into the actions of NATO allies.
7 Mar, 2024
Investigations, Policy
Afghanistan
The bombing of Quala 4131
Visual retelling of 2007 Dutch bombing in Afghanistan that killed at least 11 civilians, later ruled unlawful by Dutch court
31 Jul, 2023
Policy, Research
Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria
Impossible standards: An analysis of the US military’s Baghdadi raid review
Unrealistic US standards for confirming civilian harm make it nearly impossible to acknowledge civilian casualties
23 Jun, 2023
Policy, Research
Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria
“This is not a small mistake”
Declassified Pentagon files reveal systemic failures in target identification that led to civilian deaths, from mistaking children for weapons to faulty surveillance
1 Feb, 2023
Policy, Research
Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Pakistan, Somalia, Syria, Yemen
US airstrikes fell to historic low in 2022, despite fresh operations
The overall number of declared US airstrikes across all monitored military theatres fell from 441 in 2021 to a minimum of 36 in 2022
29 Sept, 2022
Policy, Research
Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia, Syria
Pentagon annual report admits 12 deaths resulting from US actions in 2021
All deaths reported were in Afghanistan
7 Apr, 2022
Policy
Afghanistan, Iraq, Israel, Libya, Palestinian territories, Somalia, Syria, Ukraine, Yemen
Five takeaways from the first day of EWIPA negotiations
The shadow of the Ukraine conflict loomed large over the first day of the informal UN-backed consultations on a political declaration on restricting the use of wide area effect explosive weapons in populated areas (EWIPA), currently underway in Geneva. Delegates from more than 65 nations have gathered to fine tune the language of the political …