2021-09-30: News Headlines

ecns.cn (2021-09-30). China donates emergency supplies to Afghanistan. ecns.cn A batch of emergency supplies donated by China arrived at Afghanistan's Kabul International Airport on Wednesday night and was handed over to the Afghan side.

Alan MacLeod (2021-09-30). The Military Industrial Media Complex: How the Pentagon Leaned on Hollywood to Sell the War in Afghanistan. globalresearch.ca

Ted Rall (2021-09-30). Who Lost Afghanistan? H.R. counterpunch.org Congress, the media and many voters are asking military officials this week: how did we lose the Afghan war? I've been reading a book, "The Afghanistan Papers," by Washington Post reporter Craig Whitlock, that shows how America messed up its longest war. (Every now and then, corporate media hypes something that's actually worth reading.) What

Rick Rozoff (2021-09-30). Tajikistan: Russia throws another CSTO ally to the wolves. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com What the Russian Foreign Ministry neglects to mention is that Tajikistan is a member of the Collective Security Treaty Organization that Russia is compelled to defend; Afghanistan is not. Neither does Tajikistan threaten the national security of Afghanistan. And standing behind any advance on Tajikistan is Pakistan. There is no room for neutrality or false …

Marcel Cartier (2021-09-30). Exclusive interview: Solidarity Party of Afghanistan's Selay Ghaffar speaks about why she stayed to fight Taliban. greenleft.org.au In this exclusive interview, Marcel Cartier spoke with Selay Ghaffar, spokesperson for the leftist Solidarity Party of Afghanistan.

Yifat Susskind (2021-09-30). Three Lessons to Chart a Path Forward in Solidarity With Afghan Women. zcomm.org This time we can stand with Afghan women on their own terms, by asking them what they want and working hand-in-hand with them to support their leadership and meet their communities' needs…

sputniknews (2021-09-30). Pentagon Leaders Told Senators US in Talks to Use Russian Bases for Afghan Ops – Reports. sputniknews.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mark Milley told lawmakers in a classified briefing that the Biden administration is in talks about using Russian bases in Central Asia to conduct counterterrorism missions against targets in Afghanistan, Politico reported on Wednesday.

Anonymous103 (2021-09-30). Biden Admin Denies Entry To Chartered Rescue Flight Carrying American Citizens & Afghans. southfront.org Illustrative Image | Originally published on A nonprofit organized by a loose network of veterans and current service members to help evacuate vulnerable Americans and Afghans from Kabul is seeing a chartered flight with more than 100 Americans and green-card holders being denied entry to the US by the Department of Homeland Security, according to a Reuters report. | Bryan Stern, a founder of non-profit group Project Dynamo, which organized the flight, told Reuters d…

Vijay Prashad (2021-09-30). Impoverished Afghans live amid enormous riches. asiatimes.com On September 25, Afghan Economy Minister Qari Din Mohammad Hanif said his government does not want "help and cooperation from the world like the previous government. The old system was supported by the international community for 20 years but still failed." It is fair to say that Hanif has no experience in running a complex economy, since …

Staff (2021-09-30). Headlines for September 30, 2021. democracynow.org As Government Shutdown Looms, Biden's Legislative Agenda Hangs in the Balance, Second Alaska Hospital to Ration Care Amid Surge in Unvaccinated COVID Patients, YouTube to Ban Anti-Vaccine Misinformation, CDC Urges Pregnant People to Get Vaccinated, Protesters Target Moderna CEO and Top Biden Aide, Demanding Vaccine Equity , U.N. Warns Tigray Blockade Leading to Famine, Dire Medical Shortages for Millions, Pentagon Knew U.S. Drone Strike in Kabul Missed Target, Hit Civilians Weeks Before Public Admission, Ecuador Prison Riot Claims 116 Lives , North Korea Says It Tested New Hypersonic Missile, La Palma Residents L…

Staff (2021-09-29). 'A war that could never be won': An autopsy of the US war in AfghanistanÔªø. therealnews.com PART I: | PART II: | For many around the world who consider the United States to be all powerful, the ignominious end to the war in Afghanistan, the harried withdrawal of US troops, and the swift takeover by the Taliban were shocking sights to behold. While horrifying images of Afghans desperately trying to flee the capital city of Kabul have gradually faded from the news cycle, many crucial questions still need to be answered. What was the 20-year war really about? How credible is the US claim that its withdrawal from Afghanistan is part of a larger foreign policy shift to focusing on th…

Brittani Banks (2021-09-29). Why the Taliban's Promise to Stop the Opium Trade Rings Hollow. independentmediainstitute.org One of the first announcements the Taliban made after seizing power in Afghanistan in August was that they were going to "ban the production and sale of drugs." But, as with other promises of change made by the Taliban, from women's rights to press freedoms, there are plenty of reasons to be skeptical about its …

_____ (2021-09-29). War Is A Racket: Ex-State Department Official Matthew Hoh Speaks Out. popularresistance.org What was the Afghanistan War all about? That is the question on many people's lips after a devastating 20-year campaign that has killed an estimated 176,000 people and displaced nearly 6 million more. | Today, Watchdog host Lowkey is joined by a man who knows the war from both inside and out. Matthew Hoh was at the forefront of the American empire's campaign in the Middle East, first serving as a captain in the U.S. Marines, then moving to the Department of Defense and the State Department. In 2009, he publicly resigned from his position in the State Department in Zabul Province, Afghanistan, over U.S. policy in…

Brittani Banks (2021-09-29). Afghanistan's Impoverished People Live Amid Enormous Riches. independentmediainstitute.org On September 25, 2021, Afghanistan's Economy Minister Qari Din Mohammad Hanif said that his government does not want "help and cooperation from the world like the previous government. The old system was supported by the international community for 20 years but still failed." It is fair to say that Hanif has no experience in running …

Heather Barr (2021-09-29). For Afghan Women, the Frightening Return of 'Vice and Virtue'. fpif.org There is no better symbol for the disappearance of women's rights in Afghanistan than the end of the Ministry of Women's Affairs and the return of the Ministry for Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice. When the Taliban on September 7 announced their new interim government, the vice and virtue The situation has a fe…

Anonymous007 (2021-09-29). Fired And Jailed For Speaking Out After Fighting For "Democracy" In Afghanistan. southfront.org Click to see full-size imageDEAR FRIENDS. IF YOU LIKE THIS TYPE OF CONTENT, SUPPORT SOUTHFRONT WORK : | BITCOIN: bc1qv7k70u2zynvem59u88ctdlaw7hc735d8xep9rq : | BITCOIN CASH: qzjv8hrdvz6edu4gkzpnd4w6jc7zf296g5e9kkq4lx: | PAYPAL, WESTERN UNION etc: write to , : | A US Marine lieutenant colonel was sent to military jail after criticizing Washington's fiasco of a wit…

Staff (2021-09-29). Headlines for September 29, 2021. democracynow.org Progressives Hold Firm on Opposing Infrastructure Bill Without Vow to Pass Build Back Better Act, Vanessa Nakate, Greta Thunberg Condemn Climate Inaction, U.S. Military Leaders Acknowledge "Strategic Failure" in Afghanistan During Senate Questioning, Gen. Milley Denies Going Around Chain of Command During Trump Term, Pfizer-BioNTech Submits Vaccine Data on 5-to-11-Year-Olds to FDA; Mask Mandate Bans Halted in SC and AZ, Cuba Starts Shipping Abdala Vaccine; COVID Surges in Russia and Syria; Japan Lifts State of Emergency, Fumio Kishida, from Ruling Party Establishment, Set to Become Next Japanese Prime Minister, R…

Dave DeCamp (2021-09-29). US Won't be Asking Taliban Permission to Launch Future Airstrikes in Afghanistan. globalresearch.ca

Nick Turse (2021-09-29). The Names You'll Never Know. counterpunch.org As a parting shot, on its way out of Afghanistan, the United States military launched a drone attack that the Pentagon called a "righteous strike." The final missile fired during 20 years of occupation, that August 29th airstrike averted an Islamic State car-bomb attack on the last American troops at Kabul's airport. At least, that's

_____ (2021-09-29). Liverpool Mobilises Against The Europe Arms Fair. popularresistance.org A national protest against an upcoming arms fair took place in Liverpool on 11 September with over 3,000 people in attendance. Jeremy Corbyn and Maxine Peake were among those who showed support. In his speech to the gathered crowd of protestors Corbyn urged, 'let's turn the page and learn the lessons from the past. Let humanity prevail.' | AOC Europe, the Association of Old Crows' electronic warfare conference, is set to be hosted by the city's ACC Exhibition Centre between 11 and 13 October. For an event of this nature to occur in the wake of US withdrawal from Afghanistan, feels particularly offensive. The ongo…

Anonymous669 (2021-09-29). Taliban Accuses US Of Violating Afghanistan's Airspace With Drones. southfront.org Photo: U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson | On September 29, Zabihullah Mujahid, a spokesman for the Taliban and Deputy Minister of Information and Culture in the group's Interim Government, said that US drones continue to violate the airspace of Afghanistan. | "It has recently acted in violation of all international law and the US commitments to the Islamic Emirate in Doha, Qatar, and Afghanistan's sacred airspace is being occupied by US drones." Mujahid wrote on Twitter. "These violations must be correc…

Cesar Chelala (2021-09-29). The Failure of Intervention. counterpunch.org President Joe Biden's remarks to the United Nations struck a positive tone in international relations, a tone that has not been heard for several years from an American president. This is happening as United States allies criticize the president for not having consulted them when the U.S. withdrew from Afghanistan. This dismal experience shows the

Rick Rozoff (2021-09-29). Battle for Caspian Sea, Central Asia: Turkmenistan to join Turkic Council as observer. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com As foretold here several months ago. Turkmenistan to join Turkic Council as observer ==== Turkic Council: Turkic world hails Karabakh war, is invested in "millions of Turkish kin" in Afghanistan Pan-Turkic bloc sets its sights on Afghanistan ==== Turkmenistan will join the Turkic Council as an observer, Trend reports on Sept. 29 referring to Business …

Kaya Purchase (2021-09-29). Liverpool mobilizes against the AOC Europe arms fair. zcomm.org After two decades of war in Afghanistan, there is no option but to protest a conference for companies complicit in human rights violations…

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