(2021-11-10). Waiting for peace in the Khyber Pass: Why Pakistan fears instability in Afghanistan. middleeasteye.net Waiting for peace in the Khyber Pass: Why Pakistan fears instability in Afghanistan | The US-led invasion to topple the Taliban unleashed a brutal parallel war in the bordering tribal areas which Pakistan is still trying to end | Wed, 11/10/2021 – 16: 29 | A boy waits on the Pakistani side of the border with Afghanistan at Torkham in October 2021 (MEE) | A silent crowd 200 strong presses up against th…
(2021-11-09). A New Memoir Reveals How Brzezinski's Chessboard Led to US Being Checkmated in Afghanistan. dissidentvoice.org Nearly as suspenseful as the Taliban's meteoric return to power after the final withdrawal of American armed forces from Afghanistan is the uncertainty over what will come next amid the fallout. Many have predicted that Russia and China will step in to fill the power vacuum and convince the facelift Taliban to negotiate a power-sharing …
(2021-11-09). Students Are Pushing Colleges To Sever Ties With Military-Industrial Complex. popularresistance.org The violence wreaked by U.S. wars since 9/11 has been immense — more than 929,000 total deaths, including an estimated 380,000 civilian deaths. And the U.S. has spent a staggering $14 trillion in Pentagon expenditures since the Afghanistan War in 2001, up to one-half of which went directly to defense contractors like Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, General Dynamics and Raytheon. | While these facts are outrageous, they aren't surprising in a country built on colonial violence — a country whose power and expansion are derived from war-making, with such militarism being grounded in every inst…
(2021-11-09). A New Memoir Reveals How Brzezinski's Chessboard Led to U.S. Checkmate in Afghanistan. globalresearch.ca To receive Global Research's Daily Newsletter (selected articles), Visit …
(2021-11-09). Kabul Diaries Part 19: Afghan cricketers subtly defy Taliban. greenleft.org.au Afghanistan, a country gripped by misery, tyranny and an uncertain future, is having moments of joy and pride, thanks to the men's national cricket team, reports Yasmeen Afghan.
(2021-11-09). World faces hunger dilemma in Afghanistan. asiatimes.com The fall of the Afghan government to the Taliban has presented the world with some stark choices. In recent weeks, the international community has raised alarm about the rapidly escalating humanitarian emergency in the country, calling for an influx of aid to reach millions of Afghans ahead of the winter. In the meantime, the new …