(2021-10-01). Kabul Diaries Part 15: Afghanistan is on an undeclared general strike since Taliban occupation. greenleft.org.au Civil disobedience and stay-at-home strikes continue in Kabul against the Taliban regime, reports Yasmeen Afghan.
(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.
(2021-09-30). The Military Industrial Media Complex: How the Pentagon Leaned on Hollywood to Sell the War in Afghanistan. globalresearch.ca
(2021-09-30). The Names You'll Never Know. popularresistance.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 Aug. 29 airstrike averted an Islamic State car-bomb attack on the last American troops at Kabul's airport. At least, that's what the Pentagon told the world. | Within two weeks, a New York Times investigation would dismantle that official narrative. Seven days later, even the Pentagon admitted it. Instead of killing an ISIS suicide bomber, the United States had slaughtered 10 civilians: Zemari Ahmadi, a longt…
(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 …
(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…
(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…
(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.
(2021-09-30). Exclusive interview: Solidarity Party of Afghanistan's Selay Ghaffar speaks about the struggle against the Taliban. greenleft.org.au In this exclusive interview, Marcel Cartier speaks with Selay Ghaffar, spokesperson for the leftist Solidarity Party of Afghanistan.
(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 …
(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.
(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
(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…