According to the Afghan Independent human rights commission, there were more than 1500 reported cases of domestic violence in the first half of 2010. Further, women lack many basic rights – the right to go to school, to participate in government, to choose who they marry, even to leave their…
Thousands of people fly back and forth in the Boeing Company’s commercial airliners everyday. What these thousands may not know is that the Pentagon spends billions of dollars on government contracts with Boeing. The company provides the Department of defense, Homeland Security, U.S. allies and more with products and services…
A 2010 report by the US geological survey and the Pentagon reported that Afghanistan may contain nearly 1 trillion dollars worth of untapped mineral deposits. This mineral wealth has the potential to transform the country, and foreign investors are eager to exploit this investment opportunity. Caroline Batten has more on one specific…
Almost 10 years after the September 11th terrorist attacks, the US government has still not tried the men they say plotted the attack. Trials might start soon, but not in the way many expected. Sam Hirshman has more on the Obama Administration’s change in policy. (download mp3)
More than one fifth of veterans wounded Iraq and Afghanistan have suffered traumatic brain injuries. War News Radio spoke with two families about their experiences dealing with TBI. This piece first aired in 2009. (download mp3)
War News Radio looks at what the war in Iraq has meant for a neighborhood in Damascus. (mp3)
It’s easy to talk about war in terms of numbers – casualties, years of conflict, or money spent. But art expresses what numbers can not. Last Fall, Amandine Lee went to the Windows and Mirrors exhibit in Philadelphia, and spoke to artists and visitors. (mp3)
President Obama declared the end of combat missions in Iraq during an Oval Office address in August, saying the the U.S. had met it’s obligation in that country. But one American soldier remains missing in action, and his family is still waiting for answers. War News Radio’s Jeremy Rapaport-Stein spoke…
An Afghan restaurateur near the Swarthmore campus tells us about his journey. Nick Felt has the story. (mp3)
Sam Hirshman looks into the Obama administration’s plan to hold civilian trials for detainees at Guantanamo Bay. (mp3)