(2021-10-03). Blast Hit Funeral Of Taliban Spokesman's Mother In Kabul. Casualties Reported (Photos). southfront.org 
File image. | On October 3, a large blast rocked the gate of Eid Gha Mosque in the Afghan capital Kabul, according to Zabihullah Mujahid, a spokesman for the Taliban and Deputy Minister of Information and Culture in the group's Interim Government. | The explosion took place as people were flocking into the mosque to attend the funeral of Mujahid's mother. It remains unclear if Mjahid was in the mosque at the time of the blast. | Saeed Khosti, a spokesman for the Taliban's Ministry of Interior, said that two p…
(2021-10-02). Liberal Feminism is an Imperialist Project — Part 1. orinocotribune.com By Sou Mi and Madeleine Freeman — Sep 11, 2021 | U.S. imperialism is responsible for the conditions facing women in Afghanistan today and others like them all across the world. Liberal feminism, with its reliance on the imperialist capitalist state, will never liberate the working class and poor women. | This article is the first in a Left Voice series on the situation of women in Afghanistan and the tasks of the international feminist movement in the fight against gender oppression. The return of Taliban rule in Afghanistan promises, and in many areas has already imposed, a rollback of women's political, ec…
(2021-10-02). Afghanistan's Impoverished People Live Amid Enormous Riches. zcomm.org No amount of bluster from the Western capitals can obscure the plain fact that support from the "international community" resulted in virtually no economic and social development in the country…
(2021-10-02). Who Represents Afghanistan: Genuine Activists vs 'Native Informants'. orinocotribune.com By Ramzy Baroud — Sep 24, 2021 | Scenes of thousands of Afghans flooding the Kabul International Airport to flee the country as Taliban fighters were quickly consolidating their control over the capital, raised many questions, leading amongst them: who are these people and why are they running away? | In the US and other Western media, answers were readily available: they were mostly '
(2021-10-02). Atlantic values: Swedish crown princess trains for next NATO war. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Swedish troops killed and died in Afghanistan under NATO command. Swedish Gripen warplanes participated in NATO's war against Libya. ==== Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden has always shown a great interest for the Swedish Armed Forces. At the Swedish Armed Forces' survival school, the Crown Princess was received by Chief Major Jonas Mà•nsson, who told …
(2021-10-02). Bearing witness in Afghanistan. zcomm.org Drawing on over 30 visits to Afghanistan, antiwar activist Kathy Kelly discusses the need for empathy and reparations…
(2021-10-02). Washington-Led "New Quad" Is Yet Another Anti-Chinese Initiative. southfront.org 
Illustrative ImageThe new grouping, focused on Afghanistan's stability excludes India. | Written by Uriel Araujo, researcher with a focus on international and ethnic conflicts. | A lot has been written on the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, better known as simply the Quad (henceforth referred to as the "Pacific" Quad or the Old Quad). It is a strategic dialogue between the US, Japan, India, and Australia, whose raison d'être seems to be to respond geopolitically to increased Chinese military as well as economic power in the so-called Indo-Pacific region. Very little has been written, though, on the "other Quad"
(2021-10-02). Danish princes to miss out on NATO's next war. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Denmark has contributed to NATO operations and missions in Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya. It's involvement in Bosnia included the largest Danish combat operation since 1864. ==== Prince Felix of Denmark, the second grandchild of Queen Margrethe, has chosen to stop his education at the Army's Lieutenant Training It means that Felix follows in …
(2021-10-02). Corporate Media Myths About the Chaos on Capitol Hill. zcomm.org Even after the Afghan war has finally ended, the establishment's appetite for unbridled military spending seems insatiable…
(2021-10-02). Can War Be Both Reformed AND Abolished? warisacrime.org 
Photo of Kunduz Hospital in Afghanistan via The Intercept. By David Swanson, World BEYOND War, October 2, 2021 A recent article and a recent book have raised this familiar topic anew for me. The article is a super uninformed dud of a hatchet job on Michael Ratner by Samuel Moyn, who accuses Ratner of supporting …
(2021-10-02). Taliban Raids ISIS-K Hideout North of Kabul. news.antiwar.com A Taliban spokesman The raid took place in the city of Charikar. Earlier, the Taliban arrested two ISIS-K members linked to a roadside bombing in the city who told the Taliban where the hideout was, Karimi said. | ISIS-K is mainly based out of the eastern Nangarhar pro…