Monthly Archives: September 2022

2022-09-09: News Headlines

Anonymous103 (2022-09-08). Daesh Attacks Embassy In Kabul Amid Wave Of Violence Against Russians. southfront.org Click to see full-size imageDaesh would be involved with Western intelligence and Ukrainian neo-Nazis in many other issues, raising suspicions about the Embassy case. | Written by The recent

Oneworld.press (2022-09-08). Reading Between The Lines Of SVR's Official Response To ISIS-K's Kabul Embassy Attack. oneworld.press In quick succession, a spree of three events occurred in the past six weeks that very likely contributed to Russia re-evaluating its prior assessment of Pakistan's geostrategic role in the region.

Oneworld.press (2022-09-08). The Importance Of Russia's Investigation Into ISIS-K's Kabul Embassy Attack. oneworld.press One can only speculate what this investigation will ultimately reveal upon its completion, but observers can be certain that it'll shape Russian policy for years to come.

The Global Research Team (2022-09-08). Twenty-one Years Ago, Global Research Embarked on Its Mission to Spread the Truth. globalresearch.ca Just two days before the 9/11 attack, Prof. Michel Chossudovsky singlehandedly launched the Global Research website. | Among the first articles was a coverage of the events surrounding the "terrorist attack" and the subsequent US invasion of Afghanistan on October 7, …

Oneworld.press (2022-09-07). Was Western Intel Behind ISIS-K's Terrorist Attack Against The Russian Embassy In Kabul. oneworld.press The Anglo-American Axis' strategic interests are to punish Russia for its leading role in the Taliban's geo-economic balancing act; prompt Moscow to either double down with Wagner mercenary deployments in order to militarily overextend itself in Eurasia or quickly abandon its growing influence in Afghanistan; and attempt to revive the formerly heated rivalry between it and Pakistan over that country.

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2022-09-08: News Headlines

Anonymous103 (2022-09-08). Daesh Attacks Embassy In Kabul Amid Wave Of Violence Against Russians. southfront.org Click to see full-size imageDaesh would be involved with Western intelligence and Ukrainian neo-Nazis in many other issues, raising suspicions about the Embassy case. | Written by The recent

Oneworld.press (2022-09-07). Was Western Intel Behind ISIS-K's Terrorist Attack Against The Russian Embassy In Kabul. oneworld.press The Anglo-American Axis' strategic interests are to punish Russia for its leading role in the Taliban's geo-economic balancing act; prompt Moscow to either double down with Wagner mercenary deployments in order to militarily overextend itself in Eurasia or quickly abandon its growing influence in Afghanistan; and attempt to revive the formerly heated rivalry between it and Pakistan over that country.

Lucas Leiroz de Almeida (2022-09-07). Daesh Terrorists Attack Russian Embassy in Kabul Amid Wave of Violence Against Russians. globalresearch.ca

Edu Montesanti (2022-09-07). Yemen Truce, No Hope: Horrible Catastrophe, Just Maybe UN-Led Efforts Will Alleviate It, Says Chomsky (Interview). orinocotribune.com From the US "War on Terror" to the national "Spring" and the Saudi-US "humanitarian intervention," the Yemeni people are being totally disregarded and indiscriminately attacked as well as in every single "peace process," as the country is a stage of international and local elites disputes, just feeding and practicing terror | As Biden approved to sell more weapons to the Saudis allegedly for "defense" purposes, Chomsky is concerned. "The line between offensive and defensive weapons is very blurred," exclusively says the legendary American analyst | Sure not by accident as some say, US-Saud…

Sanam Naraghi Anderlini (2022-09-07). What Happened in Afghanistan Isn't Staying in Afghanistan. commondreams.org To prevent the forever war turning into war forever, instead of an arms race and trillion-dollar defense spending, now more than ever we need to stand for and practice the principles of universal human rights, justice, and pluralism.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-09-07). Two explosions, shootings reported in east Kabul. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 07 (MNA) — Media have reported two explosions and sound of gunfire in the east of Afghan capital of Kabul on Wednesday.

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2022-09-07: News Headlines

Edu Montesanti (2022-09-07). Yemen Truce, No Hope: Horrible Catastrophe, Just Maybe UN-Led Efforts Will Alleviate It, Says Chomsky (Interview). orinocotribune.com From the US "War on Terror" to the national "Spring" and the Saudi-US "humanitarian intervention," the Yemeni people are being totally disregarded and indiscriminately attacked as well as in every single "peace process," as the country is a stage of international and local elites disputes, just feeding and practicing terror | As Biden approved to sell more weapons to the Saudis allegedly for "defense" purposes, Chomsky is concerned. "The line between offensive and defensive weapons is very blurred," exclusively says the legendary American analyst | Sure not by accident as some say, US-Saud…

Lucas Leiroz de Almeida (2022-09-07). Daesh Terrorists Attack Russian Embassy in Kabul Amid Wave of Violence Against Russians. globalresearch.ca

Bryce Greene (2022-09-07). NPR Devotes Almost Two Hours to Afghanistan Over Two Weeks—and 30 Seconds to US Starving Afghans. zcomm.org NPR is directing attention to the flaws in the Taliban rather than a violent US policy of deliberately starving the Afghan people…

____ (2022-09-06). UN chief condemns deadly suicide attack at Russian embassy in Kabul. ecns.cn United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday strongly condemned the deadly suicide attack at Russian embassy in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, which killed two embassy employees.

_____ (2022-09-06). Let's Stop Pretending America Is A Functioning Democracy. popularresistance.org There is a fatal disconnect between a political system that promises democratic equality and freedom while carrying out socioeconomic injustices that result in grotesque income inequality and political stagnation. | Decades in the making, this disconnect has extinguished American democracy. The steady stripping away of economic and political power was ignored by a hyperventilating press that thundered against the barbarians at the gate — Osama bin Laden, Saddam Hussein, the Taliban, ISIS, Vladimir Putin — while ignoring the barbarians in our midst. The slow-motion coup is over. Corporations and the bi…

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-09-06). Karzai stresses expanding Iran, Afghanistan relations. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 06 (MNA) — Hamid Karzai, the former president of Afghanistan held a meeting on Tuesday with Iran's envoy to Afghanistan during which he stressed the need to expand Iran-Afghanistan ties.

TeleSUR (2022-09-05). Suicide Bombing Near Russian Embassy in Kabul Leaves 10 Dead. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Russia's Foreign Affairs Ministry confirmed that a strong explosion occurred in the vicinity of the Russian embassy in the capital of Afghanistan. | RELATED: | "An armed man detonated an explosive device near the entrance to the consular office of the Russian Embassy in Kabul… two employees of the diplomatic mission were killed and Afghan citizens were also injured," the Russian Foreign Affairs Ministry state…

Staff (2022-09-05). Kremlin reacts to killing of Russian diplomats in Kabul blast. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 05 (MNA) — Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov condemned the attack, calling it unacceptable and noting that the Kremlin awaits additional information from the site of the incident.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-09-05). Taliban minister visits Iran to discuss bilateral cooperation. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 05 (MNA) — Qalandar Ibad, the current acting Minister of Public Health of Afghanistan arrived in Tehran on Monday at the head of a health delegation.

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2022-09-04: News Headlines

Staff (2022-09-03). Yet another explosion reported in Afghanistan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 03 (MNA) — Security sources in Afghanistan reported an explosion in a religious school in "Nad Ali" city of Helmand province in the south of the country on Saturday.

Peoples Dispatch (2022-09-03). Daily Round-Up | Argentina's Cristina Fernández survives assassination attempt and more. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode, we take a look at the assassination of Argentine vice-president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, protests by Palestinian prisoners, a new US policy of Afghan refugees, and a verdict against Shell in South Africa…

Brett Wilkins (2022-09-02). 6 Million Afghans Facing Famine as US Refuses to Return $7 Billion in Seized Funds. globalresearch.ca

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2022-09-02). "The War is Worth Waging": Afghanistan's Vast Reserves of Minerals and Natural Gas. globalresearch.ca The war on Afghanistan is a profit driven "resource war".

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2022-09-03: News Headlines

Staff (2022-09-03). Yet another explosion reported in Afghanistan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 03 (MNA) — Security sources in Afghanistan reported an explosion in a religious school in "Nad Ali" city of Helmand province in the south of the country on Saturday.

Peoples Dispatch (2022-09-03). Daily Round-Up | Argentina's Cristina Fernández survives assassination attempt and more. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode, we take a look at the assassination of Argentine vice-president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, protests by Palestinian prisoners, a new US policy of Afghan refugees, and a verdict against Shell in South Africa…

Pepe Escobar (2022-09-02). Ukraine: Somewhere Between Afghanization and Syrianization. globalresearch.ca

Brett Wilkins (2022-09-02). 6 Million Afghans Facing Famine as US Refuses to Return $7 Billion in Seized Funds. globalresearch.ca

Staff (2022-09-02). Iran condemns mosque blast in Herat. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 02 (MNA) — Iran has strongly condemned a terrorist attack at a mosque in Afghanistan's Herat that claimed the lives of 18 civilians.

TeleSUR (2022-09-02). Afghanistan: Bomb Blast Leaves at Least 18 Dead at Mosque. telesurenglish.net According to the spokesman for the governor of Herat province, Hameedullah Motawakel, at least 18 people were killed and 23 others injured. | RELATED: | Among the dead was Imam Mujib Rahman Ansari, Herat police spokesman Mahmoud Rasooli said, noting that some of his guards and civilians were killed on their way to the mosque. | For his part, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said that "the country's strong and courageous…

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2022-09-02). "The War is Worth Waging": Afghanistan's Vast Reserves of Minerals and Natural Gas. globalresearch.ca The war on Afghanistan is a profit driven "resource war".

____ (2022-09-02). Blast in Afghanistan's Herat led to killing of Friday prayers. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 02 (MNA) — Afghan sources reported an explosion in Herat which led to the death of Friday prayers leader of Gazergah Mosque.

_____ (2022-09-01). US Criminal Activities against Iran. journal-neo.org The United States, true to its tactic of exacerbating the situation in any region of the world, has also left a rude "mark" in the Middle East. This is a region that the Biden administration, after its disgraceful flight from Afghanistan, is losing day after day. The day before giving its long-awaited response to the …

2022-09-04 03:14 | 23:14 EST | jz | 11 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 

2022-09-02: News Headlines

WSWS (2022-09-01). One year since the US military's withdrawal from Afghanistan. wsws.org The Afghan withdrawal represented a debacle for US imperialism, which based its policy throughout thirty years of uninterrupted wars, beginning with the first Gulf War in 1990-91, on the conviction that military force could overcome Washington's precipitous economic decline.

United Nations (2022-09-01). Video: Afghanistan: Extreme Poverty and Despair: Child Malnutrition, Six Million "at Risk of Famine." U.N. Security Council Meeting. globalresearch.ca

TeleSUR, JDO (2022-09-01). Talibanes celebran retirada de tropas de EE.UU. de Afganistán. telesurtv.net Se realizó un desfile militar en la antigua base estadounidense de Bagram.

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2022-08-31). Where is Ayman al-Zawahiri or His Body? covertactionmagazine.com Taliban Said They Have Not Found Body of al-Qaeda Leader Allegedly Assassinated in a CIA Drone Strike On August 1st, Joe Biden emerged from COVID-induced isolation to give a dramatic press conference in which he announced the killing of Ayman al-Zawahiri, Osama bin Laden's top deputy who was believed to be a mastermind of the …

2022-09-02 08:34 | 10:34 EST | jz | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 

2022-09-01: News Headlines

WSWS (2022-09-01). One year since the US military's withdrawal from Afghanistan. wsws.org The Afghan withdrawal represented a debacle for US imperialism, which based its policy throughout thirty years of uninterrupted wars, beginning with the first Gulf War in 1990-91, on the conviction that military force could overcome Washington's precipitous economic decline.

TeleSUR, JDO (2022-09-01). Talibanes celebran retirada de tropas de EE.UU. de Afganistán. telesurtv.net Se realizó un desfile militar en la antigua base estadounidense de Bagram.

Staff (2022-08-31). Doing business with the Taliban govt. peoplesdispatch.org The best part of the UN Security Council discussion last Thursday regarding the situation in Afghanistan was the candid remarks by the Russian and Chinese ambassadors on the accountability of the Taliban government in Kabul for the crisis gripping that country today, just a year after the vacation of the NATO occupation. (here and here) There is …

Contributing Writers (2022-08-31). 9/11, Osamagate and The "Blowback". America's "Just War" against Afghanistan/ By Prof Michel Chossudovsky. marktaliano.net By Prof Michel Chossudovsky Global Research, August 31, 2022 9 October 2001 Author's Note The article below entitled "Osamagate" was first published on October 9, 2001, two days after the onslaught of the bombing campaign directed against Afghanistan on October 7, 2001. Within hours of the 9/11 attacks, Osama bin Laden was identified as the architect …

Staff (2022-08-31). Iran, Russia review latest developments of Afghanistan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) — The special representatives of Iran and Russia on Afghanistan held meetings in Moscow and discussed the latest developments in this country.

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2022-08-31). Where is Ayman al-Zawahiri or His Body? covertactionmagazine.com Taliban Said They Have Not Found Body of al-Qaeda Leader Allegedly Assassinated in a CIA Drone Strike On August 1st, Joe Biden emerged from COVID-induced isolation to give a dramatic press conference in which he announced the killing of Ayman al-Zawahiri, Osama bin Laden's top deputy who was believed to be a mastermind of the …

Anand Naidoo (2022-08-31). The Heat: Afghanistan: A Year Later. america.cgtn.com What is the current state of Afghanistan, one year after the U.S. military withdrawal?>

____ (2022-08-31). China urges the U.S. to unfreeze Afghan assets. ecns.cn The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Tuesday urged the United States to return Afghan assets frozen in U.S.According to a CGTN poll, nearly four in five people in Afghanistan believe the U.S.

Staff (2022-08-31). Explosion rocks Afghan capital. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) — News sources reported that an explosion occurred in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-08-30). Ukraine: Somewhere Between Afghanization and Syrianization. libya360.wordpress.com Pepe Escobar Ukraine is finished as a nation — neither side will rest in this war. The only question is whether it will be an Afghan or Syrian style finale. One year after the astounding US humiliation in Kabul — and on the verge of another serious comeuppance in Donbass — there is reason to believe…

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