2024-12-26: News Headlines

presstv.ir (2024-12-26). Pakistani military conducts airstrikes on militant hideouts in eastern Afghanistan. presstv.ir The Pakistani military has conducted a series of airstrikes in eastern Afghanistan, targeting hideouts of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militant group.

Arshad Mehmood (2024-12-26). Afghan Diaspora Celebrates Yalda in Defiance of Taliban Repression. themedialine.org

Kia Hamadanchy (2024-12-26). Who is Pete Hegseth? aclu.org President-elect Donald Trump has nominated the Fox News Channel host Pete Hegseth to lead the Department of Defense (DOD). If confirmed, the military veteran will lead the nation's armed forces in what will be his first appointment to a political office. | Hegseth was commissioned as an infantry officer in the Army National Guard and he served in Afghanistan and Iraq after 9/11. Prior to his stint as a talk show host on Fox News, he led the nonprofits Vets for Freedom and Concerned Veterans for America. | The ACLU has spent more than 100 years holding power accountable. While as a matter of policy the ACLU doe…

Grant Inskeep (2024-12-26). On Organized Religion and Prophets in History… counterpunch.org "One of the saddest lessons of history is this: If we've been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozle. We're no longer interested in finding out the truth. The bamboozle has captured us. It's simply too painful to acknowledge, even to ourselves, that we've been taken. Once you give a

Chandran Nair (2024-12-25). The West, Gaza, and the Global Majority: A Relationship Reshaped by Genocide and the End of His-Story. counterpunch.org Since the beginning of this century, triggered by the US's illegal invasion of Iraq, its occupation of Afghanistan, and aided by the arrival of the turbo-charged digital age, there has been a significant growth in interest within those in the non-Western world around issues related to their colonial past. This quest has been shaped by seeking answers to fundamental questions linked to events in

tn.ai (2024-12-25). Iran Pushing for Afghanistan's Stability: Araqchi. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi voiced Tehran's support for the Afghan people in their bid to enjoy stability, sustainable security and development.

aljazeera (2024-12-25). Pakistan air strikes in Afghanistan spark Taliban warning of retaliation. aljazeera.com The first cross-border strike inside Afghanistan since March came after a spate of attacks by the Pakistani Taliban.

presstv.ir (2024-12-25). Pakistani military conducts airstrikes on militant hideouts in eastern Afghanistan. presstv.ir The Pakistani military has conducted a series of airstrikes in eastern Afghanistan, targeting hideouts of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militant group.

Arshad Mehmood (2024-12-25). Pakistan Launches Air Raids on TTP Sites in Eastern Afghanistan. themedialine.org

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