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During Operation Cyclone, USAID sent food while the CIA armed warlords. The “aid” helped crush an Afghan govt with women’s rights & universal education. Empire disguised as help isn’t help—it’s domination. Food shouldn’t come at the cost of freedom.

upress.umn.eduThe Quiet Violence of EmpireHow the U.S. empire-state transformed post-1945 Afghanistan into a key site for reimagining development  Established in 1961 by President Kennedy, the Unite...