US Demands Afghan Migrants Report on Holy Days, Recovers from 20-Year War
Lost in the mainstream analysis is the inconvenient truth: these aren't just 'migrants' but often refugees, many of whom served as interpreters or supported US operations for years, only to be left behind in the chaotic 2021 withdrawal. The US spent $2.3 trillion on the Afghan war, according to Brown University's Costs of War Project, and now can't seem to find a less punitive time slot for its
supposed allies. It's a cruel punchline to a costly, unwinnable war: First, we invade, then we abandon, then we inconvenience them on their new home's holidays. One might wonder if this scheduling is simply bureaucratic oversight or a calculated act of dehumanization. Given the US government's track record of memory-holing its foreign policy consequences, it 'appears to' be just another Tuesday
for those 'cracking down' on people whose lives were upended by American choices. How many more holiday indignities must those who fled US-fueled chaos endure before their presence is considered anything but a problem?