Unheard Voices

‘A mistake’: US admits Kabul drone strike killed 10 civilians, incl. 7 children, and NO ISIS-K terrorists; no one will be punished
After weeks of insisting the August 29 drone strike in Kabul killed an ISIS-K terrorist, US Central Command has admitted that the victims were all civilians, including children, but reportedly won’t discipline anyone involved.
Sep 17, 2021 19:01
‘Journey between hope & fear, resulting in epic failure’: Kabul journalist speaks to RT about 20-year war in Afghanistan
As part of RT’s Unheard Voices special project, an Afghan journalist and a young refugee detail their experiences in the country they were forced to flee, as there was no hope and no future left for them in Afghanistan.
Sep 14, 2021 17:58
Going from ‘video game sniper’ to remote killer withers away who you are, drone operator turned whistleblower tells RT
Targeted killings by US drones are notoriously prone to claiming civilian lives. It takes a toll on drone pilots too, as the job slowly eats away their souls, an ex-operator told RT in an interview for the Unheard Voices project.
Sep 12, 2021 15:21
‘US misled me into joining Mujahideen, then tortured me for Al-Qaeda past’: Gitmo survivor says US ‘acted like fascists’ post-9/11
A former Islamist fighter who went to Afghanistan to fight the Soviets and later got caught up in the US War on Terror – spending 14 years in the Guantanamo prison as a result – spoke to RT as part of the Unheard Voices project.
Sep 10, 2021 22:07
‘Trauma on top of trauma’: UK veteran says war in Afghanistan was ‘pointless exercise’ that brought him nothing but fear (VIDEO)
As part of RT’s special project Unheard Voices, a decorated UK war hero tells how a close friend’s death and other harrowing scenes of combat in Afghanistan and Iraq have left a mental scar on him and many other veterans.
Sep 9, 2021 14:45
‘They attacked us & killed our children’: Grieving Afghan fathers demand fair investigation of US drone strike in Kabul (VIDEO)
While it won’t bring back their children, a fair probe would at least restore their honor, two Afghan fathers from a family of which 10 of members were killed in a US drone strike have told RT’s special project Unheard Voices.
Sep 8, 2021 20:48

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