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Emran Feroz is an Afghan-Austrian journalist currently based in Stuttgart, Germany. He is regularly writing from Afghanistan, often focusing on the Middle East, Central Asia, drone warfare, refugee policies and human rights. Emran is writing in both German and English. His work has already appeared in international media outlets such as Al Jazeera, The Intercept, Alternet, The Atlantic or the New York Times and in various German and Austrian news papers and magazines.
The Escalation Of 2017's US Airstrikes In Numbers
An important piece of work by The Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ), this article describes how, since Donald Trump took over the presidency, American airstrikes all over the world doubled.
In Yemen and Somalia, the US shadow war increased heavily as the Bureau's numbers make clear. In both countries, officially, Washington is not involved in any war.
Just in March 2017, at least 32 strikes hit Yemen – almost as many as throughout the whole of 2016. Numbers in Afghanistan are similar.
The number of weapons dropped is now approaching levels last seen during the 2009-2012 surge. Since 2014, the US officially declared its war in Afghanistan as a "non-combat mission".
Also in Pakistan, US drones are returning since President Trump took over.
"Strikes resumed in Pakistan in March 2017, nearly two months after President Trump came into office, following a nine-month hiatus. Strikes since then have been sporadic, and none of them have been acknowledged officially by the US."
This reality shows how the American "War on Terror" is escalating heavily since Donald Trump became president, and it will continue to do so.
