(2021-09-21). Iran stresses need for more active UNHCR role in Afghanistan. en.mehrnews.com Referring to Iran's hosting of millions of refugees, the Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian emphasized the need for a more active UNHCR role to address the critical humanitarian situation in Afghanistan.
(2021-09-21). Several dead as blasts rock Jalalabad, Kabul. en.mehrnews.com According to the latest reports, at least seven people have been killed and some 30 wounded in a series of blasts in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad and the country's capital, Kabul.
(2021-09-21). Kabul Diaries Part 13: Not without my sister. greenleft.org.au Yasmeen Afghan reports that after the Taliban announced only boys and male teachers should resume their studies and work, children began posting pictures holding placards with slogans against the unofficial ban on girls' education.
(2021-09-20). Drawdown: Improving U.S. and Global Security Through Military Base Closures Abroad. fpif.org Despite the withdrawal of U.S. military bases and troops from Afghanistan, the United States continues to maintain approximately 750 military bases abroad in 80 foreign countries and colonies (territories). These bases are costly in a number of ways: financially, politically, socially, and environmentally. U.S. bases in foreign lands often raise geopolitical tensions, support undemocratic regimes, and serve as a recruiting tool or militant groups opposed to foreign military occupation and governments bolstered by U.S. installations. In other cases, foreign bases are being used and have made it easier for the Unit…
(2021-09-20). US, India prepare to play spoiler in Afghanistan. asiatimes.com 
As expected, the situation in Afghanistan was the focal point of the discussions at the 20th summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Dushanbe on Friday. Yet the SCO's Dushanbe Declaration is scanty on the topic. The 8,300-word document devoted hardly 170 words to the Afghan situation. It made just three inane points, namely, …
(2021-09-20). As Afghanistan Refugees Are Welcomed, Biden Administration To Send Thousands Of Haitians Back Home. moguldom.com Some find it odd that while the U.S. government is welcoming Afghan refugees, it is deporting Haitians. The U.S. is seeing a flood of refugees making their way to its borders. During the U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan after a 20-year occupation, the U.S. decided to evacuate Afghans who had worked with the U.S. in …
(2021-09-20). Somewhere Over the Afghan Horizon, U.S. Drones Still Fly. globalresearch.ca
(2021-09-20). Can We Finally Give Peace A Chance? The U.S. Military, Post-Afghanistan. juancole.com 
( Tomdispatch.com) — Yoda, the Jedi Master in the Star Wars films, once pointed out that the future is all too difficult to see and it's hard to deny his insight. Yet I'd argue that, when it comes to the U.S. military and its wars, Yoda was just plain wrong. That part of the future …
(2021-09-20). ISIS Attacks Taliban Targets in Afghanistan. news.antiwar.com The US pullout from Afghanistan led to a lot of concern about the ongoing presence of ISIS-K in…
(2021-09-20). Terrorism Advancing In Central Asia. southfront.org 
Illustrative ImageThe Afghan situation has created a domino effect, generating a security crisis throughout the Central Asian region. | Written by Lucas Leiroz, research fellow in international law at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. | In the contemporary world, acts taken by National States and international organizations very often have a domino effect on the geopolitical scenario. The consequences of a single maneuver are witnessed in many countries at the same time, in a constant flow of effects and reflexes. In the Afghan case, it was no different. The withdrawal of US troops was succeeded by the ex…
(2021-09-20). India Wants Quad To Get More Involved In Afghanistan. southfront.org 
Illustrative ImageThe issue of the Taliban will be discussed in the first-ever Quad summit, and it is once again all about containing China. | Written by Uriel Araujo, researcher with a focus on international and ethnic conflicts. | The US has announced the Quad's first-ever Leaders' Summit to take place at Washington D.C. on September 24. Last Friday, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) and the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) held summit meetings at Dushanbe, Tajikistan. India was represented in the latter occasion and shall be in the former also. Currently Taliban-controlled Afghanistan a…
(2021-09-20). US Seeks NATO Cooperation for Surveillance and Potential Airstrikes in Afghanistan. news.antiwar.com Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley "We are going to talk about over the horizon capabilities and where allies think appropriate that they can make a contribution, we're certainly open to that," Milley told reporters ahead of the meeting. "There are opportunities where allian…
(2021-09-20). Turkish, U.S. military chiefs celebrate NATO partnership, discuss "multiple items of mutual security interest" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Turkish, US army chiefs discuss Afghanistan at NATO meeting The army chiefs of Turkey and the United States Sunday met in the Greek capital Athens as part of the NATO Military Committee Conference to discuss the Afghanistan withdrawal, regional security and counterterrorism operations. Turkey's Chief of General Staff Ya≈üar Gàºler met U.S. Chairperson of the …
(2021-09-20). 9/11 and Afghanistan Post-Mortems: Lessons in Safe Logic. globalresearch.ca
(2021-09-20). 'Operation Enduring Slavery': Afghan Women Betrayed and Shunned by UN, ICC. libya360.wordpress.com Aninda Dey Besides USA and NATO, the United Nations and the International Criminal Court are equally responsible for leaving Afghan women in the lurch after the Taliban takeover. Fully aware of the crimes committed against them by the Taliban, these global bodies have done nothing but pass resolutions expressing concern about women and reiterating their…
(2021-09-20). Headlines for September 20, 2021. democracynow.org Pentagon Admits Drone Strike Killed Afghan Civilians as Victims' Families Demand Probe, Women and Girls Increasingly Left Out of Education, Public Life in Afghanistan After Taliban Takeover, Biden Admin Starts Deporting Haitian Asylum Seekers Without Due Process as Humanitarian Crisis Mounts, Senate Parliamentarian Says Dems Cannot Use Spending Bill to Create Pathway to Citizenship, FDA Panel Says Booster Shots Should Be Offered to People 65+ and High-Risk Patients, CA Firefighters Protect Trees with Foil Blankets as Wildfire Threatens Sequoia National Park, U.N. Warns Planet Headed Toward Catastrophic 2.7 &infin…
(2021-09-20). After Defeat in Afghanistan, Can US Envision a Future of Peace? commondreams.org "President Biden has the authority and power to permanently close Guant√°namo Bay, turning it from a living symbol of torture and injustice to a historical warning to future generations."
(2021-09-20). That 'Other' Reset Unfolding Across West & Central Asia. strategic-culture.org All of Central Asia is re-setting towards the SCO, EAEU, Russia and China. The former is now 'lost' to the U.S., Alastair Crooke writes. | The shock of Afghanistan imploding — as if blown away in a puff of wind — plus the frantic U.S. scramble to get away, even as loyal local retainers, and billions of dollars' worth of baggage were left abandoned on the tarmac, has triggered a political earthquake that is unfolding across Asia. The 'ground zero' (i.e. the U.S.) to a complex network structure has been pulled out on old and settled structures and relationships. | In a very real sense, Washington was th…
(2021-09-20). The Simple, Effective Wealthy Surtax We Need. commondreams.org "When thousands of Afghans have been forced to flee their home to find safety, and Haitians are seeking safety on the southern border, the very least the United States can do is set a resettlement goal that meets the moment."
(2021-09-20). "It Wasn't IS-K": US Military Admits that Hellfire Missile Strike on Kabul Was a "Mistake" — But US Often Does Not Know Whom It Is Droning. globalresearch.ca
(2021-09-20). Tomgram: William Astore, A Bright Future for Weapons and War. warisacrime.org This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To receive TomDispatch in your inbox three times a week, click here. There are always winners and losers, aren't there? For instance, the seven children who died in that last drone strike the U.S. military launched in Kabul as it was leaving town were certainly losers. Those who ordered that …
(2021-09-20). Pentagon admits Kabul drone strike targeted innocent civilians. wsws.org General Frank McKenzie admitted in a US Department of Defense press conference on Friday that the deadly drone strike in Kabul on August 29 had killed "10 civilians including up to seven children."