The 800-Page Afghanistan War Report You’ll Probably Never Read

The mass graves that were found include sites in the Dasht-e-Leili desert, and at Dehdadi, Khalid Ibn al-Walid and Kefayet Square. New York Times

The 800-Page Afghanistan War Report You’ll Probably Never Read, and Why It Should Be Published -- UN Dispatch

In October of 2010, I wrote about the perils of conflict mapping in Afghanistan. Back then, I was hopeful that the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission’s six-year research and documentation project would initiate a long overdue national discussion about transitional justice. For four years, dozens of Afghan researchers had traversed the country interviewing thousands of witnesses and survivors in isolated villages and big cities, documenting evidence, and identifying 180 mass graves. It was painstaking, emotionally and physically punishing work.

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My Comment: There will never be an accountability for what has happened in Afghanistan in my lifetime. There are too many people who have blood on their hands, and they are in positions of power to make sure that reports like this UN report will never see the light of day .... or if published .... never to be promoted or discussed. The New York Times article on this report is a must read .... the link to it is here.