Ida AqDec 17, 2022
Caroline Chen

My #longreads recommendation for the week. This incredible feat of reporting and writing by Lynzy Billing for @ProPublica

The CIA has backed night raids that have killed hundreds of Afghan civilians. Nobody's held accountable for these deaths.

https://www.propublica.org/article/afghanistan-night-raids-zero-units-lynzy-billing

The Night Raids

CIA-backed operations killed countless Afghan civilians, and the U.S. hasn't been held accountable. A reporter returns to investigate her past and unravel the legacy of the secretive Zero Units.

ProPublica
Dec 16, 2022 at 2:12amWeb
Show threadNancy KrempaDec 16, 2022
@carolinechen @ProPublica I just finished reading it... gripping story, so well written and sourced! ❤️
Show threadCaroline ChenDec 16, 2022
@WiccanMethuselah @ProPublica gripping is the right word. I read it in one go.
Show threadWilliam B. TurnerDec 16, 2022
@carolinechen @ProPublica. Nothing new here.
Show threadantipode77Dec 16, 2022

@carolinechen @ProPublica

'Collateral damage' always was an awful euphemism for civilian victims when targeting
terrorists.

Too often 'terrorist' is a label affixed to make us stop considering whether a person has justified grievances.

Show threadcaseyjonesedDec 17, 2022
@carolinechen @ProPublica War crimes committed in our names with our money. America fails again.