2022-08-22: News Headlines

Staff (2022-08-22). Flash floods kill at least 14 in eastern Afghan province. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 22 (MNA) — Heavy rains triggered flash floods in the eastern Afghan province of Paktia, killing at least 14 people and damaging 1,000 residential houses, and destroying 20 acres of agricultural land.

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2022-08-21). White House Finalizes Theft of Afghanistan's Foreign Reserves. orinocotribune.com On the first anniversary of the Taliban's victory against the US-trained army, Washington unilaterally decided to keep $7bln of Afghanistan's foreign reserves | The government of US President Joe Biden has decided not to return Afghanistan's foreign reserves and suspended "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…

Orinoco Tribune2 (2022-08-21). White House Finalizes Theft of Afghanistan's Foreign Reserves. orinocotribune.com On the first anniversary of the Taliban's victory against the US-trained army, Washington unilaterally decided to keep $7bln of Afghanistan's foreign reserves | The government of US President Joe Biden has decided not to return Afghanistan's foreign reserves and suspended "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…

JANET (2022-08-21). Where it does not dominate, U.S. imperialism sows chaos. iacenter.org By Manuel Raposo August 17, 2022 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 necessary," U.S. imperialism is dedicating itself to creating new hotbeds of tension in various parts of the world, in a bid to threaten and show strength. Three events reveal this: the visit to Taiwan of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, second in succession to the presid…

Staff (2022-08-21). Deadly flood in Afghanistan leaves 20 killed (+VIDEO). en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 21 (MNA) — Taliban officials reported that 20 people were killed due to the heavy flooding in Logar.

Staff (2022-08-21). Kabuli palaw; Traditional food of Afghanistan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 21 (MNA) — Qabeli palaw [Kabuli palaw] or uzbek palaw is a variety of pilaf made in Afghanistan. It consists of steamed rice mixed with raisins, carrots, and beef or lamb.

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