_____ (2022-07-19). Imran Khan Rewrites Pakistan's Political History. popularresistance.org It is an unsavory proposition always, be it in India or Pakistan, when political power is usurped by fly-by-night operators who engineer defections from a ruling party, and an established government gets overthrown despite its mandate to govern. | In India — so far, at least — such shenanigans leading to regime change at the federal or state level have not been manipulated by foreign powers — except, perhaps, in the ouster of the first communist government in the southern state of Kerala, way back in 1959. | In South Asian politics, Nepal, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka and Maldives have been chronic ca…

Anonymous103 (2022-07-19). Julian: Let's Take a Stand. southfront.org On July 1, Julian Assange has appealed his extradition from the U.K., prolonging legal wrangling over whether the WikiLeaks founder should be sent to the U.S. At the end of April, a British court decided to extradite Assange to the United States, where he faces life imprisonment. In mid-June, the Interior Minister approved the expulsion of the founder of WikiLeaks. | In the United States, Assange risk to be tried for publishing classified information related to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The accusation against him was made after hundreds of thousands of government documents were published on the WikiLea…

Binoy Kampmark (2022-07-18). Customary Barbarity: Britain's SAS in Afghanistan. dissidentvoice.org The insistence that there is a noble way of fighting war, one less bloody and brutal, has always been the hallmark of forces self-described as civilised. Restraint characterises their behaviour; codes of laws follow in their wake, rather than genocidal impulses. Killing, in short, is a highly regulated, disciplined affair. The failed wars and efforts …

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-07-17). Afghanistan's security, stability benefits entire region. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 17 (MNA) —In the meeting held with the Taliban acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Iranian envoy to Kabul said that security and stability in Afghanistan will benefit the entire region.

Staff (2022-07-17). Taliban says to continue fighting US if not recongnized. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 17 (MNA) — The Taliban's acting interior minister warned the United States that they fought for 20 years and if they are not recognized by the world they will continue to fight.

Editor (2022-07-17). Investigation finds evidence of war crimes by UK special forces in Afghanistan. mronline.org A years-long investigation by BBC Panorama has revealed evidence of the repeated killings of unarmed Afghan civilians and detainees by the UK's elite Special Air Service, and the attempted cover-up.

Editor (2022-07-17). Investigation finds evidence of war crimes by UK special forces in Afghanistan. mronline.org A years-long investigation by BBC Panorama has revealed evidence of the repeated killings of unarmed Afghan civilians and detainees by the UK's elite Special Air Service, and the attempted cover-up.

____ (2022-07-16). Taliban says to pay Iran for electricity imports. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 16 (MNA) — Taliban Acting Minister of Energy and Water Mulla Abdul Latif Mansur said Afghanistan will pay for the energy unpaid bills to Iran soon.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-07-16). Strong quake shakes east of Afghanistan capital. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 16 (MNA) — Local sources in Afghanistan say a strong earthquake shook Kabul city on Saturday afternoon.

Jason Ditz (2022-07-15). US 'Does Not Support Organized Violent Opposition to the Taliban'. news.antiwar.com Having lost the Afghanistan War outright, the US State Department is now saying that their goal is to see the Taliban give rise to a stable and sustainable Afghanistan, and It's not just not supporting violence against the Taliban, but "discourage other powers from doing so as well." The Taliban isn't facing huge opposition, but the most likely would be the groups that were US-backed up to their outright defeat. | This is an awkward position, with the US spending decades positioning the Ta…

Anonymous669 (2022-07-15). CENTCOM Announces Death Of Second ISIS Official In Recent Syria Drone Strike. southfront.org A fully armed MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle taxis down the runway at an air base in Afghanistan on its way to another wartime mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson). | A official of ISIS who was wounded in the

Anonymous103 (2022-07-14). 10 Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan Fighters In Security Operations In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province (Photos 18+, Map Update). southfront.org Former Prime Minister Imran Khan addressed a huge Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf rally in the Darya Khan area of Bhakkar. The Pakistan…

WSWS (2022-07-13). BBC's Panorama exposes British war crimes in Afghanistan. wsws.org The airing of SAS Death Squads Exposed: A British War Crime? comes at a sensitive time amid furious claims by Britain that Russia's armed forces have committed multiple war crimes in Ukraine.

Peoples Dispatch (2022-07-13). Daily Round-up | Extrajudicial killings by British troops in Afghanistan & other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode, we bring you stories of atrocities by British troops in Afghanistan, the location of the US embassy of Jerusalem, the bid by the Sri Lankan president to flee, and another mass massacre in Colombia…

Staff (2022-07-13). Iran calls on Taliban to ensure borders security. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 12 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman stated that Iran can understand the situation in Afghanistan but Iran expects the authorities of Afghanistan's governing body to ensure the security of borders.

Peoples Dispatch (2022-07-13). Daily Round-up | Extrajudicial killings by British troops in Afghanistan & other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode, we bring you stories of atrocities by British troops in Afghanistan, the location of the US embassy of Jerusalem, the bid by the Sri Lankan president to flee, and another mass massacre in Colombia…

Staff (2022-07-13). Iran calls on Taliban to ensure borders security. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 12 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman stated that Iran can understand the situation in Afghanistan but Iran expects the authorities of Afghanistan's governing body to ensure the security of borders.

____ (2022-07-12). Four killed, wounded in Afghanistan mosque shooting. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 12 (MNA) — Shooting in a mosque in Lashkar Gah city, capital of Helmand province, in Afghanistan on Tuesday left one person dead and three wounded.

Umer Beigh (2022-07-12). Taliban's religious fanaticism combines with U.S. sanctions to crush Afghanistan's women and girls. peoplesworld.org As Afghanistan undergoes a deep economic crisis with rising hunger and poverty, women in the country are facing the brunt. Economic sanctions imposed by the U.S. and the systematic restrictions imposed by the Taliban regime have only increased the suffering of women and girls in Afghanistan. Fawzia Koofi, former deputy speaker of the Afghan parliament, …

Tanupriya Singh (2022-07-12). Investigation finds evidence of war crimes by UK special forces in Afghanistan. peoplesdispatch.org A years-long investigation by BBC Panorama has revealed evidence of the repeated killings of unarmed Afghan civilians and detainees by the UK's elite Special Air Service, and the attempted cover-up.

____ (2022-07-12). OK, Let Me Explain Some Things. smoothiex12.blogspot.com It is getting to it, but, as I already stated, all of US military and government (Political class) do not understand–the US has zero historical experience with it–is the fact that you bring war to people, they bring it back to you. Unlike Iraq or Afghanistan Russia can fly a cruise missile into a specific window at the specific address in the US. It is really funny that many in the US "elite" don't get it. And that is what I wanted to point out. A wonderful comedy called RED (Retired Extremely Dangerous) which gets us into the Hollywood make-believe world which gets one thing very accurately. It is one thing wh…

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-07-12). Taliban rejects reports on skirmishes at borders with Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 12 (MNA) — The Taliban officials in Nimruz Province rejected as false the earlier reports on armed clashes between Iranian and Taliban forces on Monday on Afghanistan's shared borders with Iran.

____ (2022-07-12). OK, Let Me Explain Some Things. smoothiex12.blogspot.com It is getting to it, but, as I already stated, all of US military and government (Political class) do not understand–the US has zero historical experience with it–is the fact that you bring war to people, they bring it back to you. Unlike Iraq or Afghanistan Russia can fly a cruise missile into a specific window at the specific address in the US. It is really funny that many in the US "elite" don't get it. And that is what I wanted to point out. A wonderful comedy called RED (Retired Extremely Dangerous) which gets us into the Hollywood make-believe world which gets one thing very accurately. It is one thing wh…

_____ (2022-07-10). Is The US Now Trying To Destabilize Uzbekistan? popularresistance.org Unfortunately, the failure of the recent attempt to create an armed conflict in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAR) has not dampened Washington's ardor in searching for ways to destabilize the situation in Central Asia and in creating an additional inconvenience for Russia, which at present is conducting a special military operation to de-Nazify Ukraine, by creating a "second front." The United States, to this end, continues to use its sponsored NGOs, media and US intelligence capabilities to foment old conflicts in the region to put pressure on regional security, with a subsequent threat to Russia, as…

Anonymous103 (2022-07-10). Military Situation In Afghanistan On July 10, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org On July 6, unknown gunmen assassinated Shir Agha, the former governor of Deh Rawood district in Leblan village in Uruzgan province; | On July 6, forces loyal to to Ahmad Masoud attacked Taliban positions in Khost and Farang district in Baghlan province. Five Taliban members including Mullah Bahauddin, the deputy governor of the Taliban were killed; | On July 7, more than 10 Taliban members were killed and wounded as a result of the internal conflict in the presidentia…

_____ (2022-07-10). Is The US Now Trying To Destabilize Uzbekistan? popularresistance.org Unfortunately, the failure of the recent attempt to create an armed conflict in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAR) has not dampened Washington's ardor in searching for ways to destabilize the situation in Central Asia and in creating an additional inconvenience for Russia, which at present is conducting a special military operation to de-Nazify Ukraine, by creating a "second front." The United States, to this end, continues to use its sponsored NGOs, media and US intelligence capabilities to foment old conflicts in the region to put pressure on regional security, with a subsequent threat to Russia, as…

Anonymous103 (2022-07-10). Military Situation In Afghanistan On July 10, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org On July 6, unknown gunmen assassinated Shir Agha, the former governor of Deh Rawood district in Leblan village in Uruzgan province; | On July 6, forces loyal to to Ahmad Masoud attacked Taliban positions in Khost and Farang district in Baghlan province. Five Taliban members including Mullah Bahauddin, the deputy governor of the Taliban were killed; | On July 7, more than 10 Taliban members were killed and wounded as a result of the internal conflict in the presidentia…

Editor (2022-07-08). America's $1.4 Trillion 'National Security' Budget Makes Us Ever Less Safe. scheerpost.com By William D. Hartung / TomDispatch William Hartung, Call It the National (In)security Budget Yes, Afghanistan went down the drain and Washington's global war on terror ended (more or less) in disaster 20 years after it began. But the urge to militarize the planet? Not a chance in an American world where, as TomDispatch regular William Hartung lays …