(2021-10-09). Tuesday 10/12: Rapid Response Call: Helping Afghan and Haitian Families Seeking Asylum. indybay.org Call to action on Zoom…
(2021-10-09). October 7, 2001, US-NATO Invades Afghanistan: It Was An Act Of Self Defense. "America Was Attacked By An 'Unnamed Foreign Power' On 9/11" southfront.org 
October 7, 2001. Afghanistan is invaded under the doctrine of "self-defense" Written by Prof Michel Chossudovsky. Originally published on Global…
(2021-10-09). Global Research: Defeat Or Victory? The War On Afghanistan (2001-2021). southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | Originally published on — U.S. Vice President…
(2021-10-08). The Corruption of the Afghan Presidency. globalresearch.ca
(2021-10-08). Defeat or Victory? The War on Afghanistan (2001-2021). globalresearch.ca
(2021-10-08). Legislation In Limbo. Dem Caucus In Disarray. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | Written by William Stroock, observer, author of military fiction | With inflation rising, the border crisis worsening, and Americans still trapped in Afghanistan, President Biden's approval numbers are bad and getting worse. In a Quinnipiac poll released this week only 38% of those surveyed approved of the president's job performance. On the Economy Biden's approval rating is 39%, taxes 37%, immigration 25%, and foreign policy 34%. Of those polled only 42% believed the Biden Administration was competent. On the congressional front the Quinnipiac poll found that Americans favor Republicans ove…
(2021-10-08). Taliban Lacks Necessary Finances To Deliver Functioning Government. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size imageAfghanistan has little economic prospects after 20 years of war. | Written by Paul Antonopoulos, independent geopolitical analyst | The U.S. could not vanquish the Taliban, failed to defeat Al-Qaeda, and were unsuccessful in leaving behind a pluralistic, tolerant and economically-sustainable Afghan state. Washington failed to induce good governance in Afghanistan and to stop Pakistan's multifaceted support for the Taliban. After twenty years of war with the U.S., the Taliban now confronts the hard challenge of governing and managing the economy. | Formal legal incomes make up a small p…
(2021-10-08). Europa Scorned and Forsaken. strategic-culture.org Does Europe possess the energy and the humility to look itself in the mirror, and re-position itself diplomatically? | Two events have combined to make a major inflection point for Europe: The first was America's abandonment of the Great Game ploy of attempting to keep the two Central Asian great land powers — Russia and China — divided and at odds with each other. This was the inexorable consequence to the US' defeat in Afghanistan — and the loss of its last strategic foothold in Asia. | Washington's response was a reversion to that old nineteenth century geo-political tactic of maritime contai…
(2021-10-08). Selected Articles: Twenty Years Ago: US Invasion of Afghanistan. globalresearch.ca 
By CIA responded by preparing to foil Assange's possible Russian-assisted departure to include potential gun battles with Moscow's spies on …
(2021-10-08). At Least 50 Killed In Suicide Attack That Targeted Shiite Mosque In Northern Afghanistan (Videos). southfront.org 
Illustrative image. | On October 8, a large blast rocked a crowded Shiite mosque in the northern Afghan city of Kunduz during Friday prayers. | The blast was reportedly caused by a suicide bomber who detonated his explosive belt among worshippers inside the mosque. | "Today in the afternoon, in the Khanabad Bandar area in the capital city of Kunduz, a blast targeted a mosque belonging to our Shia citizens and martyred and wounded a number of our compatriots," Zabiullah Mujahid, a spokesman for the T…
(2021-10-08). CrossTalk | Military accountability? warisacrime.org "The Biden administration's decision to leave Afghanistan was correct and long overdue. However, the way America's longest war ended is a different question. It was a botched affair. The generals will most likely never be held to account. But a lone Marine lieutenant colonel does face a court martial. Is this justice? CrossTalking with Medea …
(2021-10-08). How to Avert Afghanistan's Food and Economic Crises. counterpunch.org Afghanistan's humanitarian situation is spiraling into catastrophe. Millions of Afghans are now facing severe economic stress and food insecurity in the wake of the Taliban's August takeover, set off by widespread lost income, cash shortages, and rising food costs. Officials with the UNand several foreign governments are warning of an economic collapse and risks of worsening acute malnutrition and outright
(2021-10-08). The Heat: Afghanistan 20 years after U.S.-led invasion. america.cgtn.com 
Twenty years ago, the United States launched an intense bombing campaign in Afghanistan known as Operation Enduring Freedom. The U.S. and allied forces invaded the country in response to the September 11th attacks.
(2021-10-08). Pepe Escobar — Forever Wars, Recaptured in Real Time. strategic-culture.org The majority of the articles, essays and interviews selected for this two-part e-book were written in Afghanistan and in Iraq and/or before and after multiple visits to both countries. | The 21st century, geopolitically, so far has been shaped by the U.S.- engineered Forever Wars. | The archives track a period of 20 years — starting with the columns and sto…