Daily Archives: August 15, 2022

2022-08-15: News Headlines

____ (2022-08-15). One year on, Afghanistan still a mess after U.S. military withdrawal. ecns.cn The U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan on Aug. 15 last year put an end to the 20-year-long war in Afghanistan, but the destruction caused by U.S.-style "freedom and democracy" still prevails one year later. Almost every Afghan is now living below the poverty line, Foreign Policy cited United Nations data as saying.

Staff (2022-08-15). US spy services in Afghanistan continuing destructive actions. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) — Stating that a year has passed since the planned escape of the US forces from Afghanistan, a senior Iranian diplomat said that the US spy services are still continuing their destructive actions in Afghanistan.

Staff (2022-08-15). Flood kill 31, leave 100 missing in Afghanistan (+VIDEO). en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) — Heavy rains set off flash floods that killed at least 31 people and left dozens missing in northern Afghanistan, the Taliban's officials reported Monday.

Staff (2022-08-15). 4 injured in car bomb blast in Kabul. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) — Four were injured in an explosion of a bomb planted in a car in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan on Monday.

Mirko C. Trudeau (2022-08-15). Un año sin tropas invasoras y con los talibanes en el poder en Afganistán. globalizacion.ca Los talibanes volvieron al poder hace un año cuando las fuerzas encabezadas por Estados Unidos se retiraron de Afganistán, dos décadas después de deponer al régimen islámico, acusado de cobijar a la organización Al Qaeda, acusado de ser autor de…

Staff (2022-08-15). Border conflict with Taliban has to be resolved via diplomacy. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) — Iran's Army Commander Major General Seyyed Abdolrahim Mousavi says that sporadic border skirmishes with Afghanistan's Taliban should be resolved diplomatically, adding there is no need for involvement of armed forces.

Staff (2022-08-14). Tehran, Kabul mull cooperation against 'common enemy'. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 14 (MNA) — Two civilians were killed Saturday in a blast that rocked the Dasht-e-Barchi neighborhood of Kabul a day after Daesh killed a prominent Afghan cleric in the Afghan capital.

_____ (2022-08-14). Is the Taliban Winning the Fight against Drug Trafficking? journal-neo.org The Taliban (an organization banned in Russia), which seized power in Afghanistan a year ago, have pledged a tough fight against drugs, saying the cultivation, transportation and distribution of opium poppies are punishable by death. However, many experts had already raised doubts as to whether the Islamists would succeed in tackling the international drug business, …

M. K. Bhadrakumar (2022-08-14). US Commits a Perfect Murder in Kabul. "The Reliability of Biden's Version" globalresearch.ca

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-08-14). Talibanes dispersan manifestación de mujeres en Kabul. telesurtv.net Unas 40 mujeres, que cantaban "Pan, trabajo y libertad", se manifestaron frente al Ministerio de Educación en la capital afgana.

____ (2022-08-14). Five killed in ISIL attack in Afghanistan's Kandahar prov. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 14 (MNA) — Three ISIL terrorists and two Taliban forces were killed in attack of ISIL elements to Kandahar province in Afghanistan on Sunday.

Staff (2022-08-14). Taliban calls for expansion of Iran-Afghanistan economic ties. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 14 (MNA) — The Taliban's acting Minister of Foreign Affair called for the expansion of economic relations between Iran and Afghanistan through expanision of transit between two countries.

Bryce Greene (2022-08-14). No Excuse for NPR's Distorted History of US Invasion of Afghanistan. commondreams.org NPR should present a clearer picture of historical events to provide proper context for their listeners, and to avoid legitimizing the ongoing, massively destructive policies of the United States by promoting official state mythology.

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