Dave Lindorff (2024-10-15). The Badly Tarnished Nobel Peace Prize is Finally Awarded to a Group that Truly Deserves It. counterpunch.org Pity the Biden and Harris speechwriters tasked with composing a congratulatory comment for the head of state and the vice-head of state to offer to Toshiyuki Mimaki recipient of the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize along with Nihon Hidankyo, the organization of Hibakusha. (Hibakusha are the victims of the US atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.)

Manlio Dinucci (2024-10-14). "7 October" Plan: Iran in Sights. "False Flag." The 9/11 of the Middle East. globalresearch.ca A year ago, based on a series of facts that proved the existence of a plan similar to the one that served to unleash the "global war on terrorism", and led to the invasion of Afghanistan and Iraq by the …

The Media Line Staff (2024-10-14). Afghan National Charged in France for Alleged Terror Plot on Stadium or Shopping Center. themedialine.org Afghan National Charged in France for Alleged Terror Plot on Stadium or Shopping Center appeared first on

bwitanek (2024-10-07). Israeli Genocidal Actions, Bombing Multiple Nations Regularly, Invading Lebanon . . . Kamala Blames Iran. fightbackbetter.com October 7, 2001 The U.S. invades Afghanistan. October 7, 2023 The Israeli-US alliance begins its latest genocide against the Palestinian…

aljazeera (2024-10-07). Pakistan bans prominent Pashtun rights group citing security concerns. aljazeera.com Government says activities of the Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement were 'prejudicial' to the country's peace and security.

Raúl Rodríguez (2024-10-07). Brasil alcanzó su sexta corona mundial de fútbol sala. radiohc.cu Taskent, Uzbekistán 7 oct (PL).- Brasil alcanzó su sexta corona del orbe de fútbol sala, al vencer en la final de la Copa Mundial de Uzbekistán 2024 a Argentina por 2-1.

____ (2024-10-07). Deadly Attack in Karachi: Chinese Nationals Targeted. devdiscourse.com In a devastating incident on Sunday night, two Chinese nationals were killed in an explosion near Karachi's international airport, confirmed the Chinese embassy in Pakistan, marking it as a 'terrorist attack' attributed to separatist group Baloch Liberation Army (BLA).

aljazeera (2024-10-07). Pakistan bans prominent Pashtun rights group citing security concerns. aljazeera.com Government says activities of the Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement were 'prejudicial' to the country's peace and security.

Mitchell Plitnick, Mondoweiss. (2024-10-06). The United States And Israel Set Out To Remake The Middle East, Again. popularresistance.org Twenty-two years ago, as the winds of war were gathering in Washington, there was a strong sense of not just rage but of over-confidence in the United States. The neoconservative movement was at the height of its influence, both in and outside of government. The world had rallied around the United States and its invasion of Afghanistan, in the wake of the September 11 attacks, and they had not yet realized that the invasion force was already sinking into what would become a twenty-year quagmire. | The neocons argued that it was time to remake the Middle East according to the West's vision. Ignoring the fact that…

aljazeera (2024-10-06). Explosion kills one, injures several, near Pakistan's Karachi airport. aljazeera.com Pakistani secessionist group Balochistan Liberation Army has claimed responsibility for the blast.

newarab (2024-10-06). Kushner discussed Saudi-Israel normalisation with MbS. newarab.com The source did not identify when the talks took place and whether they occurred before or after the start of the brutal war in Gaza, which has kill…

Arshad Mehmood (2024-10-05). Pakistan Foils Baloch Separatists' Plot To Use Female WHO Worker as Suicide Bomber. themedialine.org

Andrew Korybko (2024-10-03). China, Iran, Pakistan and Russia Statement Sharply Critical of the Taliban Regime. The Hosting of ISIS Terrorist Groups in Afghanistan. globalresearch.ca All four agree that it isn't doing enough to fight international terrorist groups inside Afghanistan. | The Chinese, Iranian, Pakistani, and Russian Foreign Ministers gathered for their third quadrilateral meeting on Afghanistan on the sidelines of the UNGA last week. The …

newarab (2024-09-30). Jared Kushner says Israel must 'finish the job' in Lebanon. newarab.com A top adviser to former US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that Israel must be allowed to finish defeating Hezbollah after Jared Kushner, who is also former US president Donald Trump's son-in-law praised the Friday killing of Nasrallah in a massive Israeli airstrike on a southern Beirut suburb. | Kushner was seen as the architect of Trump's "Deal of the Century" peace plan which would have allowed Israel to annex huge tracts of the West Bank and was unanim…

newarab (2024-09-29). Jared Kushner says Israel must 'finish the job' in Lebanon. newarab.com A top adviser to former US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that Israel must be allowed to finish defeating Hezbollah after Jared Kushner, who is also former US president Donald Trump's son-in-law praised the Friday killing of Nasrallah in a massive Israeli airstrike on a southern Beirut suburb. | Kushner was seen as the architect of Trump's "Deal of the Century" peace plan which would have allowed Israel to annex huge tracts of the West Bank and was unanim…

tn.ai (2024-09-28). Iran Attends Quadrilateral Talks on Afghanistan. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi attended a meeting with senior officials from Russia, China and Pakistan in New York to discuss the situation in Afghanistan.

ecns.cn (2024-09-28). New AIIB member brings total to 110. ecns.cn The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) welcomed its 110th member after its Board of Governors approved the application of Nauru in Uzbekistan on Thursday.

tn.ai (2024-09-27). Iran, Uzbekistan to Increase Annual Trade to $1 Billion. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The Iranian and Uzbek officials are considering to increase the value of bilateral trade to $1 billion.

newarab (2024-09-24). How visa 'confusion' kept Afghan athletes out of Paris Olympics. newarab.com

Andrea Mazzarino (2024-09-24). War Forever, Everywhere. counterpunch.org Count on one thing: armed conflict lasts for decades after battles end and its effects ripple thousands of miles beyond actual battlefields. This has been true of America's post-9/11 forever wars that, in some minimalist fashion, continue in all too many countries around the world. Yet those wars, which we ignited in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Pakistan in the wake of the

noemail (2024-09-24). Micro Dramas, Cameron's AI Role, Coppola's 'Megalopolis', and Streep Advocates for Afghan Women. devdiscourse.com In the world of entertainment, Zhu Jian is making waves in China's film industry with micro dramas that challenge traditional norms. On the set of a medieval-themed film, Zhu plays a wealthy patriarch unaware his servant is his biological granddaughter.

noemail (2024-09-24). House Committee Pushes Contempt Charges Against Blinken Over Afghan Exit. devdiscourse.com The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee voted on Tuesday to hold Secretary of State Antony Blinken in contempt of Congress. The decision comes after Blinken failed to comply with a congressional subpoena demanding information about the chaotic 2021 U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.

_____ (2024-09-24). Taliban jams Afghanistan International broadcasts in Kabul. CPJ Staff

Juliette Rousselot (2024-09-24). Afghanistan: Oral statement at the United Nations Human Rights Council. fidh.org On 10 September 2024, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) delivered an oral statement during the Enhanced Interactive Dialogue on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan. The statement, prepared with FIDH's member organisation Armanshahr/OPEN ASIA, calls on the UN Human Rights Council to escalate its response to the situation in the country and to establish a new independent international accountability mechanism. Read the oral statement below.
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_____ (2024-09-24). Taliban ban live political broadcasts, step up censorship. CPJ Staff

newarab (2024-09-24). Pakistani Taliban deny attacking a convoy of foreign ambassadors. newarab.com

presstv.ir (2024-09-24). Attack on foreign diplomats' convoy kills police officer in northwestern Pakistan. presstv.ir A roadside bomb hit a convoy of foreign diplomats visiting northwest Pakistan on Sunday.