Monthly Archives: November 2022

2022-11-30: News Headlines

_____ (2022-11-29). Afghanistan and regional security in Central Asia. journal-neo.org Having an important geostrategic position and being an essential link in the development of cooperation between Central and South Asia as well as in regional security issues, Afghanistan has attracted a lot of attention from its regional neighbors. The Central Asian countries, objectively interested in multifaceted cooperation with all their neighbors, see Afghanistan not only …

David Ray Griffin (2022-11-29). 21 Years Ago, The Invasion of Afghanistan on October 7, 2001: Did the 9/11 Attacks Justify the War in Afghanistan? globalresearch.ca Will the war in Afghanistan turn out to be "Obama's Vietnam"?

Ed Rampell (2022-11-29). New Documentary Offers Grunt's View of War in Afghanistan During Its Last Nine Months. covertactionmagazine.com U.S. imperialism's star-crossed 2001 invasion of Afghanistan and the ensuing 20-year occupation was doomed from the very start. Oscar-nominated and Emmy Award-winning director Matthew Heineman's new 96-minute non-fiction film Retrograde documents the denouement of a deceitful debacle. His film, shot on the ground often amidst intense combat, zooms in on the final nine months of …

____ (2022-11-28). Zelensky Trapped by Moscow and Washington. transcend.org 22 Nov 2022 – The balance of power on the Ukrainian battlefield and the tragic episode of the G20 in Bali mark the first time the West has failed to impose its worldview on the rest of the planet. The USA has already begun secret negotiations with Russia to let go of Ukraine and blame solely Volodymyr Zelensky. As in Afghanistan, the awakening will be brutal.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-28). Taliban calls on Iranian investors to invest in Afghanistan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 28 (MNA) — Taliban Minister of Commerce and Industry in Afghanistan Haji Nooruddin Azizi called on Iranian investors to invest in this country.

2022-11-30 11:53:06 | 11:53 EST | tr | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 

2022-11-29: News Headlines

_____ (2022-11-29). Afghanistan and regional security in Central Asia. journal-neo.org Having an important geostrategic position and being an essential link in the development of cooperation between Central and South Asia as well as in regional security issues, Afghanistan has attracted a lot of attention from its regional neighbors. The Central Asian countries, objectively interested in multifaceted cooperation with all their neighbors, see Afghanistan not only …

David Ray Griffin (2022-11-29). 21 Years Ago, The Invasion of Afghanistan on October 7, 2001: Did the 9/11 Attacks Justify the War in Afghanistan? globalresearch.ca Will the war in Afghanistan turn out to be "Obama's Vietnam"?

Ed Rampell (2022-11-29). New Documentary Offers Grunt's View of War in Afghanistan During Its Last Nine Months. covertactionmagazine.com U.S. imperialism's star-crossed 2001 invasion of Afghanistan and the ensuing 20-year occupation was doomed from the very start. Oscar-nominated and Emmy Award-winning director Matthew Heineman's new 96-minute non-fiction film Retrograde documents the denouement of a deceitful debacle. His film, shot on the ground often amidst intense combat, zooms in on the final nine months of …

_____ (2022-11-28). The Crux of the Putin-Xi Revolution for a New World Order — Arresting the Slide to Nihilism. strategic-culture.org It becomes questionable whether the West can compete as a civilisational state and maintain a presence. | The world 'Map' is accelerating its shift away from the paralysed Washington 'hub' — but to what? The myth that China, Russia, or the non-western world can be fully assimilated to a Western model of political society (any more than Afghanistan was) is over. So to where are we headed? | The myth of the pull of acculturation into western post-modernity

____ (2022-11-28). Zelensky Trapped by Moscow and Washington. transcend.org 22 Nov 2022 – The balance of power on the Ukrainian battlefield and the tragic episode of the G20 in Bali mark the first time the West has failed to impose its worldview on the rest of the planet. The USA has already begun secret negotiations with Russia to let go of Ukraine and blame solely Volodymyr Zelensky. As in Afghanistan, the awakening will be brutal.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-28). Taliban calls on Iranian investors to invest in Afghanistan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 28 (MNA) — Taliban Minister of Commerce and Industry in Afghanistan Haji Nooruddin Azizi called on Iranian investors to invest in this country.

2022-11-29 23:57:21 | 23:57 EST | jz | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 

2022-11-28: News Headlines

____ (2022-11-28). Zelensky Trapped by Moscow and Washington. transcend.org 22 Nov 2022 – The balance of power on the Ukrainian battlefield and the tragic episode of the G20 in Bali mark the first time the West has failed to impose its worldview on the rest of the planet. The USA has already begun secret negotiations with Russia to let go of Ukraine and blame solely Volodymyr Zelensky. As in Afghanistan, the awakening will be brutal.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-27). Weapons Handed Over to Ukraine Returned to Western Terrorists and Criminal Gangs. libya360.wordpress.com Vladimir Platov A year ago, the whole world was actively debating the fate of United States weapons supplied to Afghanistan, which ended up in the hands of terrorists and criminal gangs. It should be recalled that according to Joe Biden, the total US military spending in 2001-2021 on military operations in Afghanistan exceeded $2 trillion,…

Staff (2022-11-27). Turkish-Pakistani military integration strengthens Three Brothers (nuclear) bloc against several targets. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The targeted nations are Afghanistan, Armenia, Cyprus, Greece, India, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Nagorno-Karabakh, Syria and Tajikistan, with Crimea and the Russian North Caucasus in the emerging bloc's large-range gunsights. RR === Also see: Three Brothers unveil world's newest military bloc Iran moves military to border in response to Azerbaijan-Turkey-Pakistan war games Nagorno-Karabakh model: Azerbaijan, …

En.mehrnews (2022-11-26). 11 people killed in Taliban attack on Afghanistan's Daikundi. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 26 (MNA) — Taliban forces attacked a village in the vicinity of Nili city, Daikundi province, killing at least 11 residents and injuring three others.

TeleSUR, hvh, JDO (2022-11-26). Presidente Lukashenko insta a Ucrania a dialogar con Rusia. telesurtv.net Apreció que Kiev ha de actuar con independencia de Washington y empeñar todos sus esfuerzos en la búsqueda de la paz.

2022-11-28 15:49:56 | 15:49 EST | jz | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 

2022-11-27: News Headlines

En.mehrnews (2022-11-26). 11 people killed in Taliban attack on Afghanistan's Daikundi. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 26 (MNA) — Taliban forces attacked a village in the vicinity of Nili city, Daikundi province, killing at least 11 residents and injuring three others.

TeleSUR, hvh, JDO (2022-11-26). Presidente Lukashenko insta a Ucrania a dialogar con Rusia. telesurtv.net Apreció que Kiev ha de actuar con independencia de Washington y empeñar todos sus esfuerzos en la búsqueda de la paz.

Staff (2022-11-25). "You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train": Remembering the People's Historian Howard Zinn at 100. democracynow.org In a special broadcast, we remember the legendary historian, author, professor, playwright and activist Howard Zinn, who was born 100 years ago this August. Zinn was a regular guest on Democracy Now!, from the start of the program in 1996 up until his death in 2010 at age 87. After witnessing the horrors of World War II as a bombardier, Zinn became a peace and justice activist who picketed with his students at Spelman College during the civil rights movement and joined in actions such as opposing the Vietnam War. He later spoke out against the U.S. wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. "I believe neutrality is impo…

Amy Goodman (2022-11-25). "You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train": Remembering Howard Zinn at 100. truthout.org In a special broadcast, we remember the legendary historian, author, professor, playwright and activist Howard Zinn, who was born 100 years ago this August. Zinn was a regular guest on Democracy Now!, from the start of the program in 1996 up until his death in 2010 at age 87. After witnessing the horrors of World War II as a bombardier, Zinn became a peace and justice activist who picketed with his students at Spelman College during the civil rights movement and joined in actions such as opposing the Vietnam War. He later spoke out against the U.S. wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. "I believe neutrality is impossible…

2022-11-27 04:52:38 | 04:52 EST | jz | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 

2022-11-26: News Headlines

En.mehrnews (2022-11-26). 11 people killed in Taliban attack on Afghanistan's Daikundi. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 26 (MNA) — Taliban forces attacked a village in the vicinity of Nili city, Daikundi province, killing at least 11 residents and injuring three others.

TeleSUR, hvh, JDO (2022-11-26). Presidente Lukashenko insta a Ucrania a dialogar con Rusia. telesurtv.net Apreció que Kiev ha de actuar con independencia de Washington y empeñar todos sus esfuerzos en la búsqueda de la paz.

Staff (2022-11-25). "You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train": Remembering the People's Historian Howard Zinn at 100. democracynow.org In a special broadcast, we remember the legendary historian, author, professor, playwright and activist Howard Zinn, who was born 100 years ago this August. Zinn was a regular guest on Democracy Now!, from the start of the program in 1996 up until his death in 2010 at age 87. After witnessing the horrors of World War II as a bombardier, Zinn became a peace and justice activist who picketed with his students at Spelman College during the civil rights movement and joined in actions such as opposing the Vietnam War. He later spoke out against the U.S. wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. "I believe neutrality is impo…

Staff (2022-11-24). Future war: NATO holds 75-nation planning session in Berlin. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATO has 30, soon to be 32, full members and 40 partners in the Partnership for Peace, Mediterranean Dialogue, Istanbul Cooperation Initiative, Partners Across the Globe and Enhanced Opportunities Partners formats. In addition, there are contributing countries (see below) not yet in any of the above categories. In Afghanistan troop contributing countries to NATO's war …

Staff (2022-11-24). Objective achieved: Finns ready for NATO, bases, war. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The nation that scrupulously maintained strict neutrality during the entirety of the Cold War. In conjunction with its neighbor and fellow former neutral Sweden, Finland provided NATO with troops for the war in Afghanistan, years before Crimea became part of Russia and the current war in Ukraine commenced. Please note. Tactical and other nuclear weapons …

2022-11-26 17:31:29 | 17:31 EST | jz | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 

2022-11-25: News Headlines

Staff (2022-11-25). "You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train": Remembering the People's Historian Howard Zinn at 100. democracynow.org In a special broadcast, we remember the legendary historian, author, professor, playwright and activist Howard Zinn, who was born 100 years ago this August. Zinn was a regular guest on Democracy Now!, from the start of the program in 1996 up until his death in 2010 at age 87. After witnessing the horrors of World War II as a bombardier, Zinn became a peace and justice activist who picketed with his students at Spelman College during the civil rights movement and joined in actions such as opposing the Vietnam War. He later spoke out against the U.S. wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. "I believe neutrality is impo…

Staff (2022-11-24). Future war: NATO holds 75-nation planning session in Berlin. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATO has 30, soon to be 32, full members and 40 partners in the Partnership for Peace, Mediterranean Dialogue, Istanbul Cooperation Initiative, Partners Across the Globe and Enhanced Opportunities Partners formats. In addition, there are contributing countries (see below) not yet in any of the above categories. In Afghanistan troop contributing countries to NATO's war …

Staff (2022-11-24). Objective achieved: Finns ready for NATO, bases, war. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The nation that scrupulously maintained strict neutrality during the entirety of the Cold War. In conjunction with its neighbor and fellow former neutral Sweden, Finland provided NATO with troops for the war in Afghanistan, years before Crimea became part of Russia and the current war in Ukraine commenced. Please note. Tactical and other nuclear weapons …

2022-11-25 21:31:43 | 21:31 EST | jz | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 

2022-11-24: News Headlines

____ (2022-11-23). U.S. military uses fake accounts to promote itself: Meta. ecns.cn The U.S. military may have used fake accounts on social media platforms to help publicize U.S. interests in Afghanistan and Central Asia, CNN reported Tuesday, citing Facebook parent firm Meta.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-23). Russia to contribute to stabilization of Afghanistan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 22 (MNA) — President Putin said Wednesday that Russia will contribute to the stabilization of the situation in Afghanistan, adding that a current priority task is the formation of an inclusive government in the country.

Staff (2022-11-22). Azerbaijan: NATO's gateway to the Caspian, Central and South Asia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Azeri Press AgencyNovember 22, 2022 Azerbaijan established a strong partnership with NATO: Delegation head "Azerbaijan established a strong partnership with NATO, jointly contributed to international security, and supported NATO's peacekeeping activities in Kosovo and Afghanistan," said Jafar Huseynzade, head of Azerbaijan's Delegation to NATO, at the high-level conference on "Women for Sustainable Tomorrow" held at …

Thierry Meyssan (2022-11-22). Zelensky trapped by Moscow and Washington. thealtworld.com The evolution of the balance of power on the Ukrainian battlefield and the tragic episode of the G20 in Bali mark a reversal of the situation. If the West still believes that it will soon defeat Moscow, the United States has already begun secret negotiations with Russia. They are preparing to let go of Ukraine and to put the blame solely on Volodymyr Zelensky. As in Afghanistan, the awakening will be brutal. | Iwas talking to an open-minded leader of the European Parliament in Brussels ten days ago, and I listened to him tell me that the Ukrainian conflict was certainly complex, but that the most obvious thing wa…

2022-11-24 19:01:24 | 19:01 EST | sr | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 

2022-11-22: News Headlines

Staff (2022-11-22). Azerbaijan: NATO's gateway to the Caspian, Central and South Asia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Azeri Press AgencyNovember 22, 2022 Azerbaijan established a strong partnership with NATO: Delegation head "Azerbaijan established a strong partnership with NATO, jointly contributed to international security, and supported NATO's peacekeeping activities in Kosovo and Afghanistan," said Jafar Huseynzade, head of Azerbaijan's Delegation to NATO, at the high-level conference on "Women for Sustainable Tomorrow" held at …

Rudolf Bradner, Minqi Li (2022-11-20). In the Trap of NATO and The Collapse of US Hegemony. indybay.org Even before the outbreak of the global Covid pandemic, it was widely recognized that U.S. hegemony was in irreversible decline. Since then, the pace of hegemony loss has accelerated. In August 2021, the Taliban captured Kabul as U.S. forces withdrew in a chaotic and hasty manner…. Only about six months later, war broke out between Russia and Ukraine.

2022-11-22 16:47:45 | 16:47 EST | jz | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 

2022-11-19: News Headlines

Ben Radford (2022-11-19). Iran and Turkey deport more than 240,000 Afghan refugees. greenleft.org.au The Iranian and Turkish governments have deported more than 240,000 Afghan refugees this year, in violation of international law, reports Ben Radford.

Andrew Korybko (2022-11-18). The "Informal Russia India Iran Troika" on Afghanistan. globalresearch.ca

TeleSUR, gao, SH (2022-11-18). Presidente Petro pide a líder ganadero a dialogar con el ELN. telesurtv.net El presidente de Fedegan aceptó la propuesta del mandatario colombiano por su compromiso con uno de los sectores más atropellados por la violencia armada.

2022-11-19 20:56:25 | 20:56 EST | sr | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 

2022-11-18: News Headlines

Andrew Korybko (2022-11-18). The "Informal Russia India Iran Troika" on Afghanistan. globalresearch.ca

TeleSUR, gao, SH (2022-11-18). Presidente Petro pide a líder ganadero a dialogar con el ELN. telesurtv.net El presidente de Fedegan aceptó la propuesta del mandatario colombiano por su compromiso con uno de los sectores más atropellados por la violencia armada.

Rudolf Bradner, Minqi Li (2022-11-17). In the Trap of NATO and The Collapse of US Hegemony. indybay.org Even before the outbreak of the global Covid pandemic, it was widely recognized that U.S. hegemony was in irreversible decline. Since then, the pace of hegemony loss has accelerated. In August 2021, the Taliban captured Kabul as U.S. forces withdrew in a chaotic and hasty manner…. Only about six months later, war broke out between Russia and Ukraine.

TeleSUR, odr, YSM (2022-11-17). Presidente de Siria sostiene encuentro con canciller de Omán. telesurtv.net Las autoridades dialogaron sobre el escenario regional e internacional y las relaciones de fraternidad entre ambas naciones.

Staff (2022-11-16). Azerbaijan pledges undying loyalty to NATO. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Azeri Press AgencyNovember 15, 2022 Azerbaijan has a platform of close cooperation with NATO: President Ilham Aliyev "Azerbaijan has a platform of close cooperation with NATO," said President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev in a press statement with the President of Albania Bajram Begaj…. "We have actively participated in NATO operations in Afghanistan for many years. We were among the …

En.mehrnews (2022-11-16). Iran, India, Russia to hold meeting on Afghanistan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) — Iran, India, and Russia will hold a trilateral meeting focusing on Afghanistan on the sidelines of the Moscow format meeting.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-16). Regional security depends on stability on Afghanistan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) — Special envoy of the Iranian President for Afghanistan says that regional security depends on the security and stability of Afghanistan and the countries of the region are trying to help create a stable and safe Afghanistan.

Peoples Dispatch (2022-11-16). Rights bodies condemn detention of women activists in Afghanistan. peoplesdispatch.org On November 3, Taliban authorities detained rights defender Zarifa Yaqoobi along with four of her male colleagues during a press conference in Kabul announcing the formation of the "Afghan Women Movement for Equality"

WSWS (2022-11-16). Causeway: Hardly a hint left of antiwar sentiment. wsws.org The film follows a wounded Afghanistan war veteran who returns home to her native New Orleans in order to recuperate.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-16). 5 ISIL terrorists killed in Taliban operation in Herat. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) — The Taliban announced that in an operation in the 12th district of Herat, 5 ISIL terrorists were killed and a hideout of this terrorist group was dismantled.

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