2021-11-08: News Headlines

Staff (2021-11-08). China's going to take over Bagram — Trump. rt.com Former US President Donald Trump has warned that China will start using the Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. American troops left the base this year as part of their complete withdrawal from the country. | "We would have kept Bagram because it is next to China," Trump told Fox News. "And it is one hour away from their nuclear facility, and we gave that up too." | And now China's going to take over Bagram, in my opinion. | The former president once again criticized the "embarrassing" withdrawal of US forces, which he said was "really a surrender." | Trump has argued in the past that it was a mistake to remove US…

TASS (2021-11-08). Russia knew in advance that Ghani regime would not be supported by Afghan army — diplomat. tass.com According to Russian Ambassador to Afghanistan Dmitry Zhirnov, the embassies of those countries, which were guided by the wrong forecasts of further developments in Afghanistan, fled the country…

TASS (2021-11-08). US special envoy for Afghanistan to visit Moscow on November 15 — Russian diplomat. tass.com Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in October that during a telephone conversation with his Russian counterpart, Zamir Kabulov, West said he wanted to come to Russia to establish contact with the Russian side…

TASS (2021-11-08). Russia satisfied with security level of its embassy in Kabul — ambassador. tass.com Russian Ambassador to Afghanistan Dmitry Zhirnov said he met with a Taliban representative on August 16 and received "all necessary assurances"

TASS (2021-11-08). Another extended Troika meeting on Afghanistan to be held in Islamabad on November 11. tass.com The previous meeting took place in Moscow on October 19 ahead of the consultations on Afghanistan in the Moscow format…

TASS (2021-11-08). Strong opposition to Taliban unlikely to appear just yet in Afghanistan — expert. tass.com According to Grigory Lukyanov, the Taliban remain the dominant military and political force that the opposition is unable to counter with a massive number of opponents at the current stage…

_____ (2021-11-07). Inter-confessional Relations in India and Bangladesh Aggravate amid Taliban's Victory in Afghanistan. journal-neo.org It is no exaggeration to say that the rise of the Taliban (banned in Russia) to power in Afghanistan is one of those events whose significance goes far beyond the borders of this particular country. In particular, it played, perhaps against the wishes of the Taliban themselves, the role of leaven thrown into the dough …

Anonymous669 (2021-11-07). Alleged ISIS Commander Killed In US Drone Strike On Turkish-Occupied Town In Northern Syria (Photos). southfront.org A MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle prepares to land after a mission in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson) | On November 7 afternoon, a suspected US drone strike killed a man allegedly affiliated with ISIS in the Turkish-occupied Syrian town of Jarabulus in northern Aleppo. | The man was killed on the spot. His body was shredded into pieces as a result of the strike. The remains of a US-made AGM-114 Hellfire were found at the scene of the strike. The mis…

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