Ariel Gold is the national co-director and senior Middle East policy analyst with CODEPINK for Peace.
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"Support Afghan Women" Must Be More Than a Platitude
When the United States pulled out of Afghanistan, it froze billions of dollars in Afghan assets, grinding many of the country’s most essential operations to a halt and spreading misery. The U.S. government must release those funds.
Medea Benjamin and Ariel Gold