2022-01-10: News Headlines

_____ (2022-01-10). Kazakhstan's Security was Undermined by Outside Forces. journal-neo.org Numerous publications that discuss the situation in Kazakhstan in recent days testify with increasing clarity that those events were sparked by outside forces. Doesn't the terrorist assault with two law enforcement officers getting decapitated on January 6 in Almaty resemble the recent attacks of DAESH (banned in the Russian Federation) terrorists in Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan? And …

Tom Engelhardt (2022-01-10). Tomgram: Rebecca Gordon, A World of Killer Robots? warisacrime.org This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To receive TomDispatch in your inbox three times a week, click here. Yes, it's true. After 20 years of war — actually, more like 30 years if you count American involvement in the Russian version of that conflict in the 1980s — the U.S. has finally waved goodbye to Afghanistan …

ecns.cn (2022-01-10). China urges U.S. to lift unilateral sanctions on Afghanistan. ecns.cn The Chinese foreign ministry Monday urged the United States to unfreeze Afghanistan's assets and lift unilateral sanctions on the country as soon as possible.

Calla Randall (2022-01-10). The Weekly Round-Up: Colston Four acquitted, the new offence of breastfeeding voyeurism, and the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme. ukhumanrightsblog.com In the news: The Colston Four have been acquitted of criminal damage by a jury for their role in pulling down the statue of Edward Colston in Bristol and pushing it into Bristol Harbour during a Black Lives Matter protest in June 2020. Under the Criminal Damage Act 1971, a defendant will have a defence …

sputniknews (2022-01-10). Nine Killed, Four Injured in Explosion Near School in Afghan Province of Nangarhar, Reports Say. sputniknews.com Earlier, at least two people were killed and five injured in a clash between two Taliban* groups in northeast Afghanistan.

Staff (2022-01-10). Taliban hails talks with Iranian officials as 'constructive'. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 10 (MNA) — Taliban Deputy Spokesman Ahmadullah Wasiq said that the Taliban delegation's talks with Iranian officials in Tehran were "constructive".

Rick Rozoff (2022-01-09). West's bid to replicate 1980s Afghan model: U.S., NATO preparing to deliver Stinger missiles to Ukraine — NBC report. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com From Interfax-Ukraine USA working on organization of delivery of Stinger missiles to Ukraine The United States is working with NATO alliance members to arrange for the delivery of Stinger shoulder-launched anti-aircraft missiles to Ukraine, the mil.in.ua (Militarnyi) publication has reported, citing statements by an unnamed U.S. administration official in an interview with NBC News. Work …

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-01-09). Terrible explosion hits Afghan capital of Kabul. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 09 (MNA) — Afghan media reported that a massive explosion took place at a Police Academy in the Fifth security district of Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, on Sunday evening.

Staff (2022-01-09). Iran attaches importance to economic coop. with Afghanistan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 09 (MNA) — In a statement issued on Sunday, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said that the country has always stressed the need to maintain economic and trade relations with Afghanistan.

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