2022-12-13: News Headlines

____ (2022-12-12). 3 attackers on Kabul hotel killed, clean-up operation over. ecns.cn Three attackers on a hotel in Afghan capital Kabul have been killed and the clean-up operation was over, chief spokesman of the Taliban-run caretaker government Zabihullah Mujahid said.

En.mehrnews (2022-12-12). Massive explosion, gunfire reported in Afghanistan's Kabul. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 12 (MNA) — A loud explosion and gunfire were heard in Kabul near a guest house reportedly popular with Chinese business visitors, media reported on Monday.

UnitedEditor (2022-12-12). Iraq, Afghanistan and now Syria? US Congress debates evacuating its allies — this time the PKK. uwidata.com During last 30 years, for Kurdish nationalists, the United States was not the "promised land" but the "state of promises". But today, the US Congress itself sends messages it might provide last refuge for a failing national project. Since the 1990s, the cause for a Kurdish state advanced well on Washington's shoulders: Two Gulf War's …

En.mehrnews (2022-12-11). Taliban delegation visit Tehran for immigrants issues. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 11 (MNA) — A delegation of Taliban officials arrived in Tehran to attend a quadrilateral meeting that is slated to be held jointly by Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

En.mehrnews (2022-12-11). Taliban determined to develop trade relations with Iran: spox. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 11 (MNA) — Stating that $350 million worth of trade was exchanged between Iran and Afghanistan, the Spokesman for the Taliban Ministry of Commerce and Industry said that the Taliban is determined to expand trade ties with Iran.

En.mehrnews (2022-12-11). Skirmishes reported on Afghanistan-Pakistan border. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 11 (MNA) — Taliban sources reported fresh clashes between the military forces of Afghanistan and Pakistan in the border areas.

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2022-12-12: News Headlines

En.mehrnews (2022-12-11). Taliban delegation visit Tehran for immigrants issues. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 11 (MNA) — A delegation of Taliban officials arrived in Tehran to attend a quadrilateral meeting that is slated to be held jointly by Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

En.mehrnews (2022-12-11). Taliban determined to develop trade relations with Iran: spox. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 11 (MNA) — Stating that $350 million worth of trade was exchanged between Iran and Afghanistan, the Spokesman for the Taliban Ministry of Commerce and Industry said that the Taliban is determined to expand trade ties with Iran.

En.mehrnews (2022-12-11). Skirmishes reported on Afghanistan-Pakistan border. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 11 (MNA) — Taliban sources reported fresh clashes between the military forces of Afghanistan and Pakistan in the border areas.

_____ (2022-12-10). Iran against the West's hybrid warfare. journal-neo.org Western countries, above all the United States, are seeking to replicate Afghanistan and Iraq scenario in Iran, creating chaos to destroy the country and loot its resources, Scott Bennett, a former US Army Special Operations Officer, said honestly and truthfully. "The West is fully committed to an absolute chaotic breakdown of Iranian government, religious, and …

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2022-12-11: News Headlines

_____ (2022-12-10). Iran against the West's hybrid warfare. journal-neo.org Western countries, above all the United States, are seeking to replicate Afghanistan and Iraq scenario in Iran, creating chaos to destroy the country and loot its resources, Scott Bennett, a former US Army Special Operations Officer, said honestly and truthfully. "The West is fully committed to an absolute chaotic breakdown of Iranian government, religious, and …

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2022-12-09: News Headlines

Dave DeCamp (2022-12-07). Report: Ukraine Asks NATO For Leftover Afghanistan Funds. news.antiwar.com NATO is considering using a $3.4 billion fund that was meant to support the now-defunct US-backed Afghan government to provide more aid for Ukraine, POLITICO reported on Wednesday. Known as the Afghan National Army Trust Fund, the money was donated by individual NATO countries. The report said that Kyiv has asked NATO to consider using …

Manager (2022-12-07). CEPR Sanctions Watch, November 2022. cepr.net In this edition of CEPR Sanctions Watch: the Afghan Fund meets, but relief for Afghanistan remains far as winter draws near; the UN General Assembly condemns the US embargo against Cuba by a vote of 185 to 2; Biden appears to revert to Trump's "maximum pressure" strategy in Iran; sanctions against North Korea have "abjectly …

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2022-12-07: News Headlines

____ (2022-12-06). 7 killed, 6 injured as roadside bomb strikes bus in northern Afghanistan. ecns.cn Seven commuters have been confirmed dead and six others injured as a blast struck a bus of government employees in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of northern Balkh province on Tuesday, provincial police spokesman Mohammad Asif Waziri said.

M. K. Bhadrakumar (2022-12-06). Reflections on Events in Afghanistan: US Brings Culture Wars to Afghanistan. globalresearch.ca

Manlio Dinucci (2022-12-05). Ukraine: An "Afghanistan" in the Heart of Europe. globalresearch.ca

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2022-12-06: News Headlines

____ (2022-12-06). 7 killed, 6 injured as roadside bomb strikes bus in northern Afghanistan. ecns.cn Seven commuters have been confirmed dead and six others injured as a blast struck a bus of government employees in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of northern Balkh province on Tuesday, provincial police spokesman Mohammad Asif Waziri said.

M. K. Bhadrakumar (2022-12-06). Reflections on Events in Afghanistan: US Brings Culture Wars to Afghanistan. globalresearch.ca

Manlio Dinucci (2022-12-05). Ukraine: An "Afghanistan" in the Heart of Europe. globalresearch.ca

WSWS (2022-12-04). Britain uses "aid" to Afghanistan as a cover for imperialist domination. wsws.org Far from providing humanitarian aid and relief in the aftermath of the NATO-led war and occupation, these financial flows served the imperialist powers' geostrategic and military agenda. International institutions such as the World Bank and United Nations were mobilized in this endeavour.

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2022-12-05: News Headlines

Manlio Dinucci (2022-12-05). Ukraine: An "Afghanistan" in the Heart of Europe. globalresearch.ca

WSWS (2022-12-04). Britain uses "aid" to Afghanistan as a cover for imperialist domination. wsws.org Far from providing humanitarian aid and relief in the aftermath of the NATO-led war and occupation, these financial flows served the imperialist powers' geostrategic and military agenda. International institutions such as the World Bank and United Nations were mobilized in this endeavour.

En.mehrnews (2022-12-03). Iran spared no effort in offering services to Afghan refugees. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 03 (MNA) — Iran's ambassador and permanent representative to the Geneva-based UN says that Iran has during the years of the past four decades spared no effort in offering services to the Afghan refugees despite the sanctions.

En.mehrnews (2022-12-03). Blast in Afghanistan's Jalalabad leaves 6 injured. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 03 (MNA) — Local media in Afghanistan reported Saturday that 6 people were injured in an explosion in Jalalabad city in Nangarhar province.

Manlio Dinucci (2022-12-03). Un Afghanistan nel Cuore dell'Europa. globalresearch.ca "Gli Alleati stanno fornendo un sostegno senza precedenti all'Ucraina e continueranno a farlo", annuncia il segretario generale della NATO Stoltenberg. Con centinaia di obici forniti dalla NATO, le forze di Kiev sparano in un solo giorno migliaia di proiettili, più …

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2022-12-04: News Headlines

En.mehrnews (2022-12-03). Iran spared no effort in offering services to Afghan refugees. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 03 (MNA) — Iran's ambassador and permanent representative to the Geneva-based UN says that Iran has during the years of the past four decades spared no effort in offering services to the Afghan refugees despite the sanctions.

En.mehrnews (2022-12-03). Blast in Afghanistan's Jalalabad leaves 6 injured. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 03 (MNA) — Local media in Afghanistan reported Saturday that 6 people were injured in an explosion in Jalalabad city in Nangarhar province.

Manlio Dinucci (2022-12-03). Un Afghanistan nel Cuore dell'Europa. globalresearch.ca "Gli Alleati stanno fornendo un sostegno senza precedenti all'Ucraina e continueranno a farlo", annuncia il segretario generale della NATO Stoltenberg. Con centinaia di obici forniti dalla NATO, le forze di Kiev sparano in un solo giorno migliaia di proiettili, più …

Eric Horowitz (2022-12-02). NYT Has Found New Neo-Nazi Troops to Lionize in Ukraine. "The Bratstvo Battalion", "The Christian Taliban" globalresearch.ca

En.mehrnews (2022-12-02). Iran envoy condemns Afghanistan religious school attack. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 02 (MNA) — Special envoy of the Iranian President for Afghanistan Hassan Kazemi Qomi in a tweet on Friday condemned the recent terrorist attack on a religious school in Afghanistan's Samangan province.

En.mehrnews (2022-12-02). Explosion hits mosque in Afghan capital. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 02 (MNA) — News sources on Friday afternoon reported an explosion that hit a mosque in the Afghan capital of Kabul.

En.mehrnews (2022-12-02). Iran condemns armed attack on Pakistan embassy in Kabul. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 02 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kan'ani on Friday strongly condemned the armed attack on Pakistan embassy in Afghanistan's capital.

Paul Craig Roberts (2022-12-02). The Loss of Human Control: Dystopia Is Upon Us. thealtworld.com RoboCop Unleashed | That the government of San Francisco, America's most liberal city, on November 29, 2022 by a vote of 8 to 3, authorized robots to have life or death authority over citizens indicates the extent to which Americans have been dehumanized. Perhaps this dehumanization is the consequence of many decades of Washington slaughtering people from Vietnam through Serbia, Afghanistan, the Middle East, North A…

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2022-12-03: News Headlines

Manlio Dinucci (2022-12-03). Un Afghanistan nel Cuore dell'Europa. globalresearch.ca "Gli Alleati stanno fornendo un sostegno senza precedenti all'Ucraina e continueranno a farlo", annuncia il segretario generale della NATO Stoltenberg. Con centinaia di obici forniti dalla NATO, le forze di Kiev sparano in un solo giorno migliaia di proiettili, più …

En.mehrnews (2022-12-02). Iran envoy condemns Afghanistan religious school attack. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 02 (MNA) — Special envoy of the Iranian President for Afghanistan Hassan Kazemi Qomi in a tweet on Friday condemned the recent terrorist attack on a religious school in Afghanistan's Samangan province.

En.mehrnews (2022-12-02). Explosion hits mosque in Afghan capital. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 02 (MNA) — News sources on Friday afternoon reported an explosion that hit a mosque in the Afghan capital of Kabul.

En.mehrnews (2022-12-02). Iran condemns armed attack on Pakistan embassy in Kabul. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 02 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kan'ani on Friday strongly condemned the armed attack on Pakistan embassy in Afghanistan's capital.

Paul Craig Roberts (2022-12-02). The Loss of Human Control: Dystopia Is Upon Us. thealtworld.com RoboCop Unleashed | That the government of San Francisco, America's most liberal city, on November 29, 2022 by a vote of 8 to 3, authorized robots to have life or death authority over citizens indicates the extent to which Americans have been dehumanized. Perhaps this dehumanization is the consequence of many decades of Washington slaughtering people from Vietnam through Serbia, Afghanistan, the Middle East, North A…

Eric Horowitz (2022-12-02). NYT Has Found New Neo-Nazi Troops to Lionize in Ukraine. "The Bratstvo Battalion", "The Christian Taliban" globalresearch.ca

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-12-01). Reflections on Events in Afghanistan. libya360.wordpress.com M. K. BHADRAKUMAR At least 100 children were killed in a terrorist attack at a school in Kabul, Afghanistan, September 30, 2022 41. US brings culture wars to Afghanistan The time has come to pick up threads from my blog of January 27 titled The West co-opts the Taliban. Indeed, the wheel has come full circle…

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2022-12-02: News Headlines

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-12-01). Reflections on Events in Afghanistan. libya360.wordpress.com M. K. BHADRAKUMAR At least 100 children were killed in a terrorist attack at a school in Kabul, Afghanistan, September 30, 2022 41. US brings culture wars to Afghanistan The time has come to pick up threads from my blog of January 27 titled The West co-opts the Taliban. Indeed, the wheel has come full circle…

En.mehrnews (2022-11-30). At least 35 killed in religious school blast in Afghanistan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 30 (MNA) — At least 35 people were killed and 23 suffered injuries in a blast that hit a religious school in the Samangan province in northern Afghanistan on Wednesday.

Staff (2022-11-30). Headlines for November 30, 2022. democracynow.org Senate Passes Marriage Equality Act in Bipartisan Vote, House to Impose Deal Blocking Rail Strike Despite Objections from Workers, Progressive Dems, U.S. Announces Ukraine Infrastructure Aid as Europe Calls for Tribunal for Russian War Crimes, Oath Keepers Founder Stewart Rhodes Found Guilty of Seditious Conspiracy, Qatari World Cup Official Says 400- 0 Migrant Workers Died While Working on FIFA Tournament, Former Chinese President Jiang Zemin Dies at 96, Blast at Religious School in Northern Afghanistan Kills at Least 15
| , Missouri Executes Kevin Johnson After SCOTUS Denies Stay
| , Democratic Congress…

TeleSUR, hvh, JCM (2022-11-30). Atentado terrorista deja tres muertos y 28 heridos en Pakistán. telesurtv.net El acto terrorista ha sido reivindicado por el movimiento de los talibanes nacionales, Tehreek-e-Talibán Pakistán (TTP).

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