____ (2022-08-18). 5.3-magnitude quake strikes off Japan's Fukushima Prefecture: JMA. ecns.cn An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.3 struck off Japan's Fukushima Prefecture on Thursday, the weather agency here said.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-08-18). Iran condemns terrorist attack in Kabul mosque. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) — The spokesman of the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the Wednesday deadly terrorist attack on a mosque in Kabul.

Dave LIndorff (2022-08-17). Comedian Puts Billboards Defending Assange on Panel Truck Roaming D.C. thiscantbehappening.net Randy Credico, a comic-turned activist, is standing up for Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks who is facing extradition from the UK by a US security state and series of presidents obsessed with punishing him through the hoary police-state Espionage Act for the "crime" of exposing US war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan. Unable … |

Staff (2022-08-17). Blast in Kabul kills at least 20, wounds over 40. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 17 (MNA) — Afghan media reported on Wednesday an explosion in a mosque in the capital Kabul which has reportedly left many worshippers killed or injured.

Manuel Raposo (2022-08-17). Where it does not dominate, U.S. imperialism sows chaos. workers.org U.S. military left Afghanistan in ruins. Above, the results of a 2017 bombing raid that killed 90. Raposo is editor of the Portuguese web magazine, jornalmudardevida.net, where this article was published Aug. 10. Translation: John Catalinotto. While declaring itself ready to prolong the war in Ukraine, "for as long as . . . |

Dave DeCamp (2022-08-17). Family Members of 9/11 Victims Tell Biden to Return Frozen Funds to Afghans. news.antiwar.com A group of family members of 9/11 victims has sent a letter to President Biden urging him to return the $7 billion in frozen Afghan reserves held by the US Federal Reserve to the Afghan people. Earlier this year, President Biden signed an executive order that would make $3.5 billion of the Afghan funds available …

Staff (2022-08-17). Taliban ex-member found dead in Herat. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 17 (MNA) — Afghanistan's ministry of defense on Monday announced that Maulavi Mahdi, one of the senior officials that was separated from the Taliban, was killed in Herat province.

John Wight (2022-08-17). The U.S. empire's undignified exit from Afghanistan—one year later. peoplesworld.org Empires advance and empires retreat, though not in circumstances of their own choosing—to paraphrase Karl Marx—and certainly never smoothly or without upending entire regions, countries, and societies in their wake. With this in mind, what unfolded in Afghanistan a year ago with the panicked withdrawal of U.S. forces to end Washington and its allies' 20-year …

Staff (2022-08-17). Blast in Kabul kills leaves casualties. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 17 (MNA) — Afghan media reported on Wednesday an explosion in a mosque in the capital Kabul which has reportedly left many worshippers killed or injured.

TeleSUR (2022-08-17). Explosion in Kabul Mosque Leaves More Than a Dozen Deaths. telesurenglish.net A huge blast hit Abu Bakr Siddique Mosque in northern Kabul on Wednesday during evening prayers. According to reports, more than a dozen people died, but the exact number remains unknown. | RELATED: | The mosque's imam, Maulvi Amir Mohammad Kabuli, is among the dead. The Afghan Islamic Press indicated that most of those killed and wounded were seminary students. | A hospital relative to the Emergency NGO charity received at…

Staff (2022-08-17). Blast targets mosque in Kabul, casualties reported. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 17 (MNA) — Afghan media reported on Wednesday an explosion in a mosque in the capital Kabul which has reportedly left several worshippers martyred or injured.

Staff (2022-08-17). Iran interaction policy with Taliban based on backing Afghans. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 17 (MNA) — Special envoy of the Iranian President for Afghanistan Hassan Kazemi Qomi said that Iran's interaction policy with the Taliban is based on supporting the Afghan people.

Sean Callebs (2022-08-16). The Heat: 1 year since the Taliban took Kabul. america.cgtn.com One year ago, the Taliban rolled into Kabul and re-took Afghanistan's government. We will take a look on what has changed in the past twelve months.

_____ (2022-08-16). White House Finalizes Theft Of Afghanistan's Foreign Reserves. popularresistance.org The government of US President Joe Biden has decided not to return Afghanistan's foreign reserves and suspended talks with Taliban officials over the issue. | "We do not see recapitalization of the Afghan central bank as a near-term option," US Special Representative for Afghanistan Thomas West told the Wall Street Journal on 15 August, exactly one year after the Taliban took control of Kabul. | "We do not have confidence that that institution has the safeguards and monitoring in place to manage assets responsibly," the US official added. | The decision is allegedly related to the US drone strike that killed Al Q…