2022-07-16: News Headlines

Jason Ditz (2022-07-15). US 'Does Not Support Organized Violent Opposition to the Taliban'. news.antiwar.com Having lost the Afghanistan War outright, the US State Department is now saying that their goal is to see the Taliban give rise to a stable and sustainable Afghanistan, and It's not just not supporting violence against the Taliban, but "discourage other powers from doing so as well." The Taliban isn't facing huge opposition, but the most likely would be the groups that were US-backed up to their outright defeat. | This is an awkward position, with the US spending decades positioning the Ta…

Anonymous669 (2022-07-15). CENTCOM Announces Death Of Second ISIS Official In Recent Syria Drone Strike. southfront.org A fully armed MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle taxis down the runway at an air base in Afghanistan on its way to another wartime mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson). | A official of ISIS who was wounded in the

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2022-07-14: News Headlines

WSWS (2022-07-13). BBC's Panorama exposes British war crimes in Afghanistan. wsws.org The airing of SAS Death Squads Exposed: A British War Crime? comes at a sensitive time amid furious claims by Britain that Russia's armed forces have committed multiple war crimes in Ukraine.

Peoples Dispatch (2022-07-13). Daily Round-up | Extrajudicial killings by British troops in Afghanistan & other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode, we bring you stories of atrocities by British troops in Afghanistan, the location of the US embassy of Jerusalem, the bid by the Sri Lankan president to flee, and another mass massacre in Colombia…

Staff (2022-07-13). Iran calls on Taliban to ensure borders security. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 12 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman stated that Iran can understand the situation in Afghanistan but Iran expects the authorities of Afghanistan's governing body to ensure the security of borders.

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2022-07-13: News Headlines

Peoples Dispatch (2022-07-13). Daily Round-up | Extrajudicial killings by British troops in Afghanistan & other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode, we bring you stories of atrocities by British troops in Afghanistan, the location of the US embassy of Jerusalem, the bid by the Sri Lankan president to flee, and another mass massacre in Colombia…

Staff (2022-07-13). Iran calls on Taliban to ensure borders security. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 12 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman stated that Iran can understand the situation in Afghanistan but Iran expects the authorities of Afghanistan's governing body to ensure the security of borders.

____ (2022-07-12). Four killed, wounded in Afghanistan mosque shooting. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 12 (MNA) — Shooting in a mosque in Lashkar Gah city, capital of Helmand province, in Afghanistan on Tuesday left one person dead and three wounded.

Umer Beigh (2022-07-12). Taliban's religious fanaticism combines with U.S. sanctions to crush Afghanistan's women and girls. peoplesworld.org As Afghanistan undergoes a deep economic crisis with rising hunger and poverty, women in the country are facing the brunt. Economic sanctions imposed by the U.S. and the systematic restrictions imposed by the Taliban regime have only increased the suffering of women and girls in Afghanistan. Fawzia Koofi, former deputy speaker of the Afghan parliament, …

Tanupriya Singh (2022-07-12). Investigation finds evidence of war crimes by UK special forces in Afghanistan. peoplesdispatch.org A years-long investigation by BBC Panorama has revealed evidence of the repeated killings of unarmed Afghan civilians and detainees by the UK's elite Special Air Service, and the attempted cover-up.

____ (2022-07-12). OK, Let Me Explain Some Things. smoothiex12.blogspot.com It is getting to it, but, as I already stated, all of US military and government (Political class) do not understand–the US has zero historical experience with it–is the fact that you bring war to people, they bring it back to you. Unlike Iraq or Afghanistan Russia can fly a cruise missile into a specific window at the specific address in the US. It is really funny that many in the US "elite" don't get it. And that is what I wanted to point out. A wonderful comedy called RED (Retired Extremely Dangerous) which gets us into the Hollywood make-believe world which gets one thing very accurately. It is one thing wh…

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-07-12). Taliban rejects reports on skirmishes at borders with Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 12 (MNA) — The Taliban officials in Nimruz Province rejected as false the earlier reports on armed clashes between Iranian and Taliban forces on Monday on Afghanistan's shared borders with Iran.

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2022-07-12: News Headlines

____ (2022-07-12). OK, Let Me Explain Some Things. smoothiex12.blogspot.com It is getting to it, but, as I already stated, all of US military and government (Political class) do not understand–the US has zero historical experience with it–is the fact that you bring war to people, they bring it back to you. Unlike Iraq or Afghanistan Russia can fly a cruise missile into a specific window at the specific address in the US. It is really funny that many in the US "elite" don't get it. And that is what I wanted to point out. A wonderful comedy called RED (Retired Extremely Dangerous) which gets us into the Hollywood make-believe world which gets one thing very accurately. It is one thing wh…

_____ (2022-07-10). Is The US Now Trying To Destabilize Uzbekistan? popularresistance.org Unfortunately, the failure of the recent attempt to create an armed conflict in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAR) has not dampened Washington's ardor in searching for ways to destabilize the situation in Central Asia and in creating an additional inconvenience for Russia, which at present is conducting a special military operation to de-Nazify Ukraine, by creating a "second front." The United States, to this end, continues to use its sponsored NGOs, media and US intelligence capabilities to foment old conflicts in the region to put pressure on regional security, with a subsequent threat to Russia, as…

Anonymous103 (2022-07-10). Military Situation In Afghanistan On July 10, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org On July 6, unknown gunmen assassinated Shir Agha, the former governor of Deh Rawood district in Leblan village in Uruzgan province; | On July 6, forces loyal to to Ahmad Masoud attacked Taliban positions in Khost and Farang district in Baghlan province. Five Taliban members including Mullah Bahauddin, the deputy governor of the Taliban were killed; | On July 7, more than 10 Taliban members were killed and wounded as a result of the internal conflict in the presidentia…

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2022-07-11: News Headlines

_____ (2022-07-10). Is The US Now Trying To Destabilize Uzbekistan? popularresistance.org Unfortunately, the failure of the recent attempt to create an armed conflict in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAR) has not dampened Washington's ardor in searching for ways to destabilize the situation in Central Asia and in creating an additional inconvenience for Russia, which at present is conducting a special military operation to de-Nazify Ukraine, by creating a "second front." The United States, to this end, continues to use its sponsored NGOs, media and US intelligence capabilities to foment old conflicts in the region to put pressure on regional security, with a subsequent threat to Russia, as…

Anonymous103 (2022-07-10). Military Situation In Afghanistan On July 10, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org On July 6, unknown gunmen assassinated Shir Agha, the former governor of Deh Rawood district in Leblan village in Uruzgan province; | On July 6, forces loyal to to Ahmad Masoud attacked Taliban positions in Khost and Farang district in Baghlan province. Five Taliban members including Mullah Bahauddin, the deputy governor of the Taliban were killed; | On July 7, more than 10 Taliban members were killed and wounded as a result of the internal conflict in the presidentia…

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2022-07-09: News Headlines

Editor (2022-07-08). America's $1.4 Trillion 'National Security' Budget Makes Us Ever Less Safe. scheerpost.com By William D. Hartung / TomDispatch William Hartung, Call It the National (In)security Budget Yes, Afghanistan went down the drain and Washington's global war on terror ended (more or less) in disaster 20 years after it began. But the urge to militarize the planet? Not a chance in an American world where, as TomDispatch regular William Hartung lays …

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2022-07-05: News Headlines

Staff (2022-07-05). Iranian diplomat, Taliban discuss political, economic ties. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 05 (MNA) — Iranian Deputy Ambassador to Kabul Seyyed Hassan Mortazavi on Tuesday held talks with the political deputy of the foreign ministry of the interim government of the Taliban Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai.

Staff (2022-07-05). Strong storm hits Afghanistan's Zabul, Kandahar. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 05 (MNA) — News sources reported strong storms in Zabul and some areas of Kandahar province in Afghanistan which caused damages to people's properties.

Staff (2022-07-04). Regional states seek to save Afghans from American crisis. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 04 (MNA) — Special envoy of the Iranian President for Afghanistan says the countries of the region are trying to save the people of Afghanistan from the American-made nightmare of sedition and crises.

____ (2022-07-04). Red Cross Society of China provides earthquake relief to Afghanistan. ecns.cn A delivery ceremony of earthquake relief materials donated by the Red Cross Society of China (RCSC) to Afghanistan was held in the country's capital Kabul on Sunday.

Staff (2022-07-04). 20 civilians killed, injured in Afghanistan's Herat attack. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 04 (MNA) — Local sources in Herat reported that 20 people were killed and injured after 2 Taliban vehicles came under attack.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-07-03). Afghanistan: Massive Earthquake Magnifies Existing Crisis. libya360.wordpress.com Abayomi Azikiwe During the early morning hours of June 22, a 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck the southeastern region of Afghanistan reportedly killing in excess of 1,000 people. This natural disaster will only compound the existing problems inside the Central Asian nation in the aftermath of a 20-year occupation by the United States and the North…

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2022-07-04: News Headlines

____ (2022-07-04). Red Cross Society of China provides earthquake relief to Afghanistan. ecns.cn A handover ceremony of earthquake relief materials donated by the Red Cross Society of China (RCSC) to Afghanistan was held in the country's capital Kabul on Sunday.

Staff (2022-07-04). Regional states seek to save Afghans from American crisis. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 04 (MNA) — Special envoy of the Iranian President for Afghanistan says the countries of the region are trying to save the people of Afghanistan from the American-made nightmare of sedition and crises.

Staff (2022-07-04). 20 civilians killed, injured in Afghanistan's Herat attack. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 04 (MNA) — Local sources in Herat reported that 20 people were killed and injured after 2 Taliban vehicles came under attack.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-07-03). Afghanistan: Massive Earthquake Magnifies Existing Crisis. libya360.wordpress.com Abayomi Azikiwe During the early morning hours of June 22, a 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck the southeastern region of Afghanistan reportedly killing in excess of 1,000 people. This natural disaster will only compound the existing problems inside the Central Asian nation in the aftermath of a 20-year occupation by the United States and the North…

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-07-03). Over 4,500 immigrants returned to Afghanistan in 2 days. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 03 (MNA) — The Taliban's Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation announced the return of more than 4,500 immigrants from Iran to Afghanistan in the last two days.

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