(2021-11-04). Denial of Wrongdoing in Deadly Kabul Strike Reveals 'Systemic Problem' at Pentagon: Critics. commondreams.org "The flood of disinformation unleashed by Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook is drowning audiences around the world."
(2021-11-04). China is Building a Military Base in Tajikistan. journal-neo.org After the failed US withdrawal from Afghanistan and the coming to power in Kabul of the Taliban (a terrorist group banned in the Russian Federation), the regional security system in Central Asia began to undergo rapid reformatting. New players, the USA, Turkey, and China are trying to enter the traditional zone of influence and responsibility …
(2021-11-04). U.S. Strike That Killed 10 Civilians In Afghanistan Was Not Against "Law Of War" southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On November 3rd, Lt. Gen. Sami Said, U.S. Air Force inspector general, held a briefing at the Pentagon to discuss the drone strike in Kabul that killed Afghan civilians. | He said an investigation found "no violation of law" but did find "execution errors." | Said said he didn't find "violations of law or the law of war" and the officials behind the strike "truly believed at the time that they were targeting an imminent threat." | The full report on the strike, which includes…
(2021-11-04). Mass Media Hasten To Help Pentagon Exonerate Itself In Afghan Airstrike. thealtworld.com Listen to a reading of this article: | ‚ùñ | The mass media are full of headlines announcing that a "watchdog" has concluded in an "independent" investigation that US military personnel did nothing wrong in an August airstrike in Kabul which killed ten civilians and zero combatants. | "An independent Pentagon review has concluded that the U.S. drone strike that killed innocent Kabul civilians and children in the final days of the Afghanistan war was not caused by misconduct or negligence, and it doesn't recommend any disciplinary action," the Associated Press reports in an article titled "
(2021-11-04). The U.S. Moral Superiority Complex Is Accelerating Its Decline. strategic-culture.org Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. Someone should tell the Biden team. | Soon after the chaotic withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, David Ignatius, Washington Post columnist and Deep State insider, remarked "The reversals in Afghanistan are confounding for a Biden national security team that has rarely known personal failure (…) These are America's best and brightest, who came to the messy endgame of the Afghanistan war with spotless résumés." | Though his criticism of the national security team is understandably guarded, anyone taking a dispassionate…
(2021-11-04). In Praise of People (Even Me) Who Were Right About the Failed Afghan War From the Beginning. commondreams.org "With every passing day, more people in this country are being blocked from accessing abortion care and our leaders in the Senate must act."
(2021-11-03). IS claims attack on Afghan military hospital in Kabul. ecns.cn Militants of Islamic State (IS) has claimed responsibility for a deadly attack against a military hospital in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, according to a statement from the group cited in multiple reports on Wednesday.
(2021-11-03). Shanghai Bloc Expected To Fight Terrorism In Central Asia. southfront.org Illustrative Image | Shanghai Bloc takes first steps towards the creation of a joint strategy to combat terrorism in Asia. | Written by Lucas Leiroz, research fellow in international law at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. | International security and the fight against terrorism are undoubtedly the most discussed topics currently in the Asian political scenario, especially in the Central Asian region. With the increasing presence of terrorist groups in Afghanistan, there is a fear amon…
(2021-11-03). "Now Is the Time to Be Angry" zcomm.org Remembering Forgotten Afghanistan…
(2021-11-03). Afghan kids struggle in an ill-equipped US shelter. asiatimes.com This story was originally published by ProPublica, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Some children who were evacuated from Afghanistan and are being cared for at a Chicago shelter for immigrant minors have hurt themselves, harmed other children or threatened …