Daily Archives: October 11, 2021

2021-10-11: News Headlines

Foreign Policy in Focus (2021-10-10). Collective Punishment as War Crime: 90% of Afghan Families Lack enough Food because the West is Punishing the Taliban. juancole.com By John Sifton | — ( Foreign Policy in Focus ) — Afghanistan's humanitarian situation is spiraling into catastrophe. Millions of Afghans are now facing severe economic stress and food insecurity in the wake of the Taliban's August takeover, set off by widespread lost income, cash shortages, and rising food costs. Officials with the UN …

Andrew Quilty (2021-10-10). The CIA's Afghan Proxies, Accused of War Crimes, Will Get a Fresh Start in the US. globalresearch.ca

Anonymous103 (2021-10-10). U.S.-NATO Offensive Unravels in Afghanistan: The Longest Foreign War in U.S. History. southfront.org An 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron airman observes a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook at an undisclosed location in Afghanistan. IMAGE: US Air Force | Written by This article from 2010 is of greater relevance in view of the recent withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan. | The Pentagon offensive against the Afghan city of Marjah was public-relations media hype from the very first day. The sole purpose of the offensive in Marjah was to convince the U.S. population…

Anonymous669 (2021-10-10). Taliban: ISIS Is A Headache, We Don't Need US Support. southfront.org File image. | The Taliban can fight ISIS-Khorasan Province (ISIS-K) on its own without support from the US, Zabiullah Mujahid, a spokesman for the group and Deputy Minister of Information and Culture in its Interim Government, told TOLO News on October 10. | Mujahid said that the Taliban is already conducting operations against ISIS-K cells in Afghanistan. According to the spokesman's claims, 19 ISIS terrorists have been killed and 16 others have been wounded, so far. | "Daesh [ISIS] is a headache, not a serious t…

Marzieh Rahmani (2021-10-10). Lebanese Hezbollah condemns terrorist attack in Kunduz mosque. en.mehrnews.com Condemning the recent terrorist attack in Afghanistan's Kunduz, Lebanon's Hezbollah called on all religious authorities in the Islamic world to take a firm stand against these criminal terrorist groups.

Anonymous103 (2021-10-10). Twenty Years Ago: US Invasion Of Afghanistan. southfront.org Illustrative Image | Written by Two decades ago on 7 October 2001 the United States, backed by its close allies Britain, Canada and Australia, began a military invasion of Afghanistan in south-central Asia. The US offensive started with aerial bombing raids over Afghanistan's capital and largest city, Kabul, while American air attacks were simultaneously launched against targets in the country's second biggest city Kandahar, 300 miles south-west of Kabul, and Jalalabad…

M. K. Bhadrakumar (2021-10-10). Taliban Back in the American Swing Chair. globalresearch.ca

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