2022-02-11: News Headlines

Kathy Kelly (2022-02-11). "Thank You for Hearing Our Afghan Pain" dissidentvoice.org During visits to Kabul, Afghanistan, over the past decade, I particularly relished lingering over breakfasts on chilly winter mornings with my young hosts who were on their winter break from school. Seated on the floor, wearing coats and hats and draped with blankets, we'd sip piping hot green tea as we shared fresh, warm wheels …

_____ (2022-02-10). Central Asian Countries Keep Maneuvering amid Regional Powers. journal-neo.org The NEO has already raised the issue of the optimal positioning of the Central Asian countries in the field of power that is being shaped by the world's leading players, who have in varying degrees been involved in the processes that have developed in recent years in the sub-region. The change of power in Afghanistan, as …

_____ (2022-02-10). National Day Of Action: Love To Afghanistan. popularresistance.org After 20 years of war in Afghanistan, Peace Action welcomed the withdrawal of troops from the country and an end to the war. | Yet when the United States military pulled out of Afghanistan, the Biden administration also responded by choking off assets to Afghan banks and the economy by freezing the reserves of the Afghan Central Bank held in the U.S. They also imposed sanctions on those doing business with Afghanistan and cut aid. Jobs and income disappeared, people cannot afford to buy food and mass starvation is now occurring. | The Afghan people are suffering now more than ever. Hunger could kill more now than…

Rick Rozoff (2022-02-10). Guardian: Bernie Sanders against war, but…. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com It has to be recalled that he stated he was against war in general when he grudgingly backed NATO's wars in Yugoslavia, Afghanistan and Libya. It is supremely difficult to effectively argue against war while granting the advocates of it all their premises. From his campaign website: "NATO has been the most successful military alliance …

Staff (2022-02-10). Afghans Demand Truth About Kabul Airport Massacre as U.S. Continues to Deny Soldiers Shot Civilians. democracynow.org A major investigation by CNN raises questions about whether U.S. soldiers opened fire on Afghan civilians last August after a massive suicide bomb exploded outside the Kabul International Airport. Compiling hospital records of gunshot wounds, video evidence and eyewitness accounts, CNN's report appears to directly contradict the Pentagon's narrative, which said over 180 people were killed in the single blast that ISIS-K claimed responsibility for. We speak to one of the co-authors of the CNN report, Nick Paton Walsh, who says reporters found 19 people "who quite specifically said they saw people…

_____ (2022-02-10). ACLU Statement On Bill To Expand Police Violence. popularresistance.org Olympia, Washington – Today, the Washington State Senate passed Senate Bill 5919, a bill that expands law enforcement's ability to use physical force. Enoka Herat, police practices and immigration counsel at the ACLU of Washington, had the following statement: | "It's disappointing to see the Senate rush through a bill that will harm communities, particularly the communities of color and people with disabilities this Legislature made a commitment to protect when it passed more than a dozen bills last year aimed at reform and accountability in policing. The effectiveness of those bills is indicated by data showing…

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