ecns.cn (2021-11-03). IS claims attack on Afghan military hospital in Kabul. ecns.cn Militants of Islamic State (IS) has claimed responsibility for a deadly attack against a military hospital in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, according to a statement from the group cited in multiple reports on Wednesday.

Melissa Sanchez (2021-11-03). Afghan kids struggle in an ill-equipped US shelter. asiatimes.com This story was originally published by ProPublica, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Some children who were evacuated from Afghanistan and are being cared for at a Chicago shelter for immigrant minors have hurt themselves, harmed other children or threatened …

MK Bhadrakumar (2021-11-02). Blinken's Indo-Abraham Accords quickly come undone. asiatimes.com US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken is a man in a hurry. His president expects him to produce foreign policy success stories. Success stories are desperately needed as post-Afghanistan, the superpower has become a laughing stock universally. The trans-Atlantic alliance is seriously disoriented and Russia is on the prowl in the heart of Europe with …

Sean Mathews (2021-11-02). Afghanistan: Former US envoy says Gulf states should play bigger role. middleeasteye.net Afghanistan: Former US envoy says Gulf states should play bigger role | Zalmay Khalilzad, who served under Trump and Biden, says Gulf states should use 'Islamic and other credentials to encourage moderation' within Taliban | Tue, 11/02/2021 – 21: 15 | Former US special envoy for Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad (C), walks in a hotel in Qatar's capital Doha during an international meeting, on 12 August 20…

Anonymous007 (2021-11-02). Two Explosions, Gunshots Rock Area Around Military Hospital In Kabul. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On November 2nd, at least two explosions followed by the sound of gunfire were heard close to the Sardar Mohammad Daud Khan military hospital in the Afghan capital Kabul. | Photographs shared by residents showed a plume of smoke over the area of the blasts. | No comment was initially available from Taliban officials and there was no immediate claim of responsibility. | According to local TV channels, citing eyewitnesses, another explosion followed. A group of suicide bombers…

Zahra Mirzafarjouyan (2021-11-02). 19 killed, 43 injured in Kabul blasts (+VIDEOS). en.mehrnews.com At least 19 people were killed and 43 wounded when two explosions followed by gunfire hit Afghanistan's biggest military hospital in Kabul, an interior ministry source said on Tuesday.

Peoples Dispatch (2021-11-02). Activists warn against greenwashing "nature-based solutions" at COP26 and other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode of the Daily Round-up we take a look at the latest developments in the UN COP26 climate conference including a pledge by countries to end deforestation; rising casualties following twin explosions outside a military hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan; a hunger strike launched by affected families to demand clemency for protestors jailed during Chile's 2019 Social Outburst; and strike actions organized by metro train workers in Lisbon, Portugal to demand better working conditions.

Anonymous007 (2021-11-02). Russia Accelerates Weapon Deliveries To Kazakhstan And Uzbekistan, Eyeing Improved Security. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Russia has accelerated military supplies to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan amid the conflict in Afghanistan. | The contracts planned for 2022 have already been executed, the head of the Federal Service of Military-Technical Cooperation said. Warplanes, helicopters and air defense systems left ahead of schedule for these countries. | In 2021, Russia delivered to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan Su-30SM aircraft, Mi-35M helicopters, Buk-M2E anti-aircraft missile systems, BTR-80 and BTR-82A armored…

Zahra Mirzafarjouyan (2021-11-02). 19 killed, 43 injured in Kabul blasts (+VIDEOS). en.mehrnews.com At least 19 people were killed and 43 wounded when two explosions followed by gunfire hit Afghanistan's biggest military hospital in Kabul, an interior ministry source said on Tuesday.

MK Bhadrakumar (2021-11-02). Blinken's Indo-Abraham Accords quickly come undone. asiatimes.com US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken is a man in a hurry. His president expects him to produce foreign policy success stories. Success stories are desperately needed as post-Afghanistan, the superpower has become a laughing stock universally. The trans-Atlantic alliance is seriously disoriented and Russia is on the prowl in the heart of Europe with …

Anonymous007 (2021-11-02). Two Explosions, Gunshots Rock Area Around Military Hospital In Kabul. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On November 2nd, at least two explosions followed by the sound of gunfire were heard close to the Sardar Mohammad Daud Khan military hospital in the Afghan capital Kabul. | Photographs shared by residents showed a plume of smoke over the area of the blasts. | No comment was initially available from Taliban officials and there was no immediate claim of responsibility. | According to local TV channels, citing eyewitnesses, another explosion followed. A group of suicide bombers…

Anonymous103 (2021-11-01). In Video: First Public Appearance Of Taliban Leader Haibatullah Akhundzada. southfront.org

Ann Jones (2021-11-01). 'Now is the time to be angry'. nationofchange.org War is never over when it's over. And it would be wrong to simply leave Afghanistan and its people in the dust of our disastrous departure.

Anonymous103 (2021-11-01). US-Trained Afghan Spies & Special Forces Are Joining ISIS For 'Protection' Against Taliban. southfront.org The Former Afghanistan National Army Special Forces (ANASF) | Originally published on According to WSJ, "Importantly, these new recruits bring to Islamic State critical expertise in intelligence-gathering and warfare techniques, potentially strengthening the extremist organization's ability to contest Taliban supremacy." | As evidence the report cites "An Afghan national…

Rick Rozoff (2021-11-01). Balkans, Bosnia, Afghanistan, Iraq: NATO oversees training of Latvian expeditionary forces. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com ACO CSEL Visits Latvian Senior Leaders Course Allied Command Operations (ACO) Command Senior Enlisted Leader (CSEL) Command Sergeant Major (CSM) Siim Saliste visited the Latvian Senior Leaders Course from October 28 to 29, 2021. During the visit, CSM Saliste was welcomed by CSM of the Latvian Armed Forces Edgars Joksts-Bogdanovs before speaking at the course …

Tom Engelhardt (2021-11-01). Tomgram: Ann Jones, Afghanistan (Again). warisacrime.org This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To receive TomDispatch in your inbox three times a week, click here. Ann Jones began her remarkable book Kabul in Winter: Life Without Peace in Afghanistan this way: "I went to Afghanistan after the bombing stopped. Somehow, I felt obliged to help pick up the pieces. I was a New …

Ann Jones (2021-11-01). 'Now is the time to be angry'. nationofchange.org War is never over when it's over. And it would be wrong to simply leave Afghanistan and its people in the dust of our disastrous departure.

Tom Engelhardt (2021-11-01). Tomgram: Ann Jones, Afghanistan (Again). warisacrime.org This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To receive TomDispatch in your inbox three times a week, click here. Ann Jones began her remarkable book Kabul in Winter: Life Without Peace in Afghanistan this way: "I went to Afghanistan after the bombing stopped. Somehow, I felt obliged to help pick up the pieces. I was a New …

Richard D Wolff (2021-10-31). Why the troubled US empire could quickly fall apart. asiatimes.com The US wars lost in Iraq and Afghanistan exposed imperial overreach beyond what even 20 years of war could manage. That the defeats were drawn out for so many years shows that domestic politics and the funding of the domestic military-industrial complex were, more than geopolitics, the key drivers of these wars. Empires can die …

Andy Kroll (2021-10-31). "Now Is the Time to Be Angry" tomdispatch.com I know, I know. It's the last thing you want to hear about. Twenty years of American carnage in Afghanistan was plenty for you, I'm sure, and there are so many other things to worry about in an America at the edge of… well, who knows what? But for me, it's different. I went to Afghanistan in 2002, already angry about this country's misbegotten war on that poor land, to offer what help I could to Afghan women. And little as I may have been able to do in those years, Afghanistan left a deep and lasting impression on me. So, while this country has fled its shameful Afghan War, I, in some sense, am still there. Tha…

_____ (2021-10-31). UK Covers Up War Crimes for Political Reasons. journal-neo.org It is common knowledge that the British armed forces have been heavily involved in the conflicts of the last decades incited by the United States as they used their troops on a large scale in Iraq and Afghanistan, to name a few. Due to the US and UK military actions in those countries a lot …

Richard D Wolff (2021-10-31). Why the troubled US empire could quickly fall apart. asiatimes.com The US wars lost in Iraq and Afghanistan exposed imperial overreach beyond what even 20 years of war could manage. That the defeats were drawn out for so many years shows that domestic politics and the funding of the domestic military-industrial complex were, more than geopolitics, the key drivers of these wars. Empires can die …

_____ (2021-10-31). UK Covers Up War Crimes for Political Reasons. journal-neo.org It is common knowledge that the British armed forces have been heavily involved in the conflicts of the last decades incited by the United States as they used their troops on a large scale in Iraq and Afghanistan, to name a few. Due to the US and UK military actions in those countries a lot …

Tariq Ali (2021-10-30). Assange Must Not Be Extradited for Exposing War Crimes in Afghanistan. zcomm.org Ali calls the case "a political trial" and a "punitive attempt by the British government … to try and punish Julian on behalf of the United States."

Dave DeCamp (2021-10-30). Taliban Calls for US to Release Billions in Frozen Afghan Funds. news.antiwar.com The Taliban on Friday repeated a call "The money belongs to the Afghan nation. Just give us our own money," Taliban Finance Ministry spokesman Ahmad Wali Haqmal told Reuters. "Freezing this money is unethical and is against all international laws and values." | The US has frozen about $9 billion in Afghan funds, including about $7 billion that is held by the US federal reserve. Wa…

sputniknews (2021-10-30). US Watchdog Says State, Pentagon Withholding Information From Public About Afghan Collapse. sputniknews.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The Biden administration is withholding information from the public that could have predicted the fall of the Afghan government to the Taliban,* US Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction John Sopko said on Friday.

Anonymous103 (2021-10-30). Religious Ultra-Conservatism Has A Field Day In Pakistan. It Puts Saudi Arabia on The Spot. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Written by Sunni Muslim ultra-conservatism is having a field day. | Barely three months after the Taliban claimed victory in Afghanistan, Pakistan, the second most populous Muslim-majority state, is moving to join Kabul in becoming an outpost of religious intolerance and Muslim supremacy. | In doing so, Pakistan, alongside Afghanistan, has come down on the side of countries like Turkey and Iran that advocate various forms of political Islam and public adherence to the faith as opposed to Gulf state…

sputniknews (2021-10-30). US Watchdog Says State Dept., DoD Pressured it to Redact Afghan Reports, 'Impeded' Honest Reporting. sputniknews.com In August, amid the chaos unleashed in Afghanistan as US troops withdrew from the country and Taliban swiftly gained ground, a Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) agency report questioned whether gains from America's intervention in Afghanistan were "commensurate with US investment or sustainable after a drawdown".

Brittani Banks (2021-10-29). Why the Troubled U.S. Empire Could Quickly Fall Apart. independentmediainstitute.org The U.S. wars lost in Iraq and Afghanistan showed imperial overreach beyond what even 20 years of war could manage. That the defeats were drawn out for so many years shows that domestic politics and the funding of the domestic military-industrial complex were, more than geopolitics, the key drivers of these wars. Empires can die …

TASS (2021-10-29). Taliban pressing G20 to hurry in providing its promised $1.2 bln in aid to Afghanistan. tass.com Spokesman Muhammad Suhail Shaheen stressed that the government is ready to cooperate through the relevant agencies and other NGOs…

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2021-10-29). 1979 Assassination of U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Adolph Dubs Set Groundwork for America's Longest War. covertactionmagazine.com New evidence links Zbigniew Brzezinski, the CIA and European fascists who formed the Safari Club to the crime. Dubs had …

_____ (2021-10-29). Peace in Afghanistan is No Longer 'Made in the US'. journal-neo.org Even though the US fought the war in Afghanistan for twenty years and it decided to withdraw after signing a deal with the Taliban (banned in Russia), the end of the war and the US withdrawal has not automatically transitioned into 'peace.' The US' utterly chaotic and irresponsible withdrawal from Afghanistan and the consequent resurgence …

TASS (2021-10-29). Taliban pressing G20 to hurry in providing its promised $1.2 bln in aid to Afghanistan. tass.com Spokesman Muhammad Suhail Shaheen stressed that the government is ready to cooperate through the relevant agencies and other NGOs…

Brittani Banks (2021-10-29). Why the Troubled U.S. Empire Could Quickly Fall Apart. independentmediainstitute.org The U.S. wars lost in Iraq and Afghanistan showed imperial overreach beyond what even 20 years of war could manage. That the defeats were drawn out for so many years shows that domestic politics and the funding of the domestic military-industrial complex were, more than geopolitics, the key drivers of these wars. Empires can die …

Staff (2021-10-28). Tariq Ali: WikiLeaks' Julian Assange Must Not Be Extradited for Exposing War Crimes in Afghanistan. democracynow.org As an appeals court in London is deciding whether WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should be extradited to the United States for publishing classified documents exposing U.S. war crimes, we go to London to speak with British writer and activist Tariq Ali. Assange faces up to 175 years in prison in the U.S. under the Espionage Act for publishing classified documents exposing U.S. war crimes, including in Iraq and Afghanistan. Ali calls the case "a political trial" and a "punitive attempt by the British government … to try and punish Julian on behalf of the United States." We also discuss the significance of Wiki…

Staff (2021-10-28). Tariq Ali: WikiLeaks' Julian Assange Must Not Be Extradited for Exposing War Crimes in Afghanistan. democracynow.org As an appeals court in London is deciding whether WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should be extradited to the United States for publishing classified documents exposing U.S. war crimes, we go to London to speak with British writer and activist Tariq Ali. Assange faces up to 175 years in prison in the U.S. under the Espionage Act for publishing classified documents exposing U.S. war crimes, including in Iraq and Afghanistan. Ali calls the case "a political trial" and a "punitive attempt by the British government … to try and punish Julian on behalf of the United States." We also discuss the significance of Wiki…

ecns.cn (2021-10-27). Chinese FM elaborates on China's policy towards Afghanistan. ecns.cn Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday briefed the media on his contact with the delegation of the Afghan Taliban's interim government before he left the Qatari capital of Doha.

sputniknews (2021-10-27). Lavrov: Terrorists Disguised as Afghan Refugees Trying to Get Into Neighbouring Countries. sputniknews.com According to the top Russian diplomat, tackling the migration crisis is the priority now, since Afghanistan's neighbours are now being targeted by "destructive forces".

Anonymous103 (2021-10-27). The Pendulum Gradually Swings Towards International Engagement With The Taliban. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Written by The Taliban and Pakistan, both viewed warily by the West and others in the international community, appear to be benefitting from mounting concerns about the humanitarian and security situation in Afghanistan. | The European Union, in a move that could put the United States in an awkward position, is close to

Anonymous669 (2021-10-27). Fully Armed US MQ-9 Reaper Drones Spotted Over Syria's Greater Idlib (Photos, Video). southfront.org A fully armed MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle taxis down the runway at an air base in Afghanistan on its way to another wartime mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson) | US combat drone continue to operate over the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib where several terrorist group are present and active. | At least two General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper drones were spotted flying over the region, fully-armed on several occasions between October 25 and 27. | The drones, all of the MQ-9 Extended Range (…

Staff (2021-10-27). Headlines for October 27, 2021. democracynow.org U.N.'s Guterres Warns World on Track for Climate Catastrophe, Even with Gov't Pledges Ahead of COP26, Brazilian Senators Back Report Accusing Bolsonaro of Crimes Against Humanity for Pandemic Response, Deborah Birx Says 130,000 Lives Could Have Been Saved, But Trump Admin "Distracted" by Election, FDA Panel Recommends Pfizer Vaccine for Children Aged 5-11; Moderna to Sell 110M Vaccines to African Countries, Afghanistan Heading Toward Collapse as Half the Country Faces Acute Food Insecurity, Four People, Including 3 Children, Drown Off Greek Coast, Dozens Arrested as Protesters in Ecuador Condemn Fuel Price Hike,…

MK Bhadrakumar (2021-10-27). China on verge of recognizing the Taliban. asiatimes.com All indications are that the states neighboring Afghanistan are preparing to accord recognition to the Taliban government. The meeting of regional states and Taliban officials in the so-called Moscow Format on October 20 signaled that the Taliban government is a compelling reality and constructive engagement is needed. A week is a long time in politics. …

Rick Rozoff (2021-10-27). Turkish parliament extends authorization for wars in Iraq and Syria. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Turkish parliament extends troop deployment in Iraq, Syria Since 1950, the Turkish parliament has granted permission 76 times to deploy troops abroad. The Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) has served in several countries including Korea, Cyprus, Palestine, Somalia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Libya and Azerbaijan. Turkish parliament on Tuesday passed a bill to extend …

ecns.cn (2021-10-27). Chinese FM elaborates on China's policy towards Afghanistan. ecns.cn Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday briefed the media on his contact with the delegation of the Afghan Taliban's interim government before he left the Qatari capital of Doha.

Rick Rozoff (2021-10-27). Turkish parliament extends authorization for wars in Iraq and Syria. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Turkish parliament extends troop deployment in Iraq, Syria Since 1950, the Turkish parliament has granted permission 76 times to deploy troops abroad. The Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) has served in several countries including Korea, Cyprus, Palestine, Somalia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Libya and Azerbaijan. Turkish parliament on Tuesday passed a bill to extend …

Staff (2021-10-27). Headlines for October 27, 2021. democracynow.org U.N.'s Guterres Warns World on Track for Climate Catastrophe, Even with Gov't Pledges Ahead of COP26, Brazilian Senators Back Report Accusing Bolsonaro of Crimes Against Humanity for Pandemic Response, Deborah Birx Says 130,000 Lives Could Have Been Saved, But Trump Admin "Distracted" by Election, FDA Panel Recommends Pfizer Vaccine for Children Aged 5-11; Moderna to Sell 110M Vaccines to African Countries, Afghanistan Heading Toward Collapse as Half the Country Faces Acute Food Insecurity, Four People, Including 3 Children, Drown Off Greek Coast, Dozens Arrested as Protesters in Ecuador Condemn Fuel Price Hike,…

Anonymous103 (2021-10-27). The Pendulum Gradually Swings Towards International Engagement With The Taliban. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Written by The Taliban and Pakistan, both viewed warily by the West and others in the international community, appear to be benefitting from mounting concerns about the humanitarian and security situation in Afghanistan. | The European Union, in a move that could put the United States in an awkward position, is close to

sputniknews (2021-10-27). Lavrov: Terrorists Disguised as Afghan Refugees Trying to Get Into Neighbouring Countries. sputniknews.com According to the top Russian diplomat, tackling the migration crisis is the priority now, since Afghanistan's neighbours are now being targeted by "destructive forces".

Anonymous669 (2021-10-27). Fully Armed US MQ-9 Reaper Drones Spotted Over Syria's Greater Idlib (Photos, Video). southfront.org A fully armed MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle taxis down the runway at an air base in Afghanistan on its way to another wartime mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson) | US combat drone continue to operate over the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib where several terrorist group are present and active. | At least two General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper drones were spotted flying over the region, fully-armed on several occasions between October 25 and 27. | The drones, all of the MQ-9 Extended Range (…

MK Bhadrakumar (2021-10-27). China on verge of recognizing the Taliban. asiatimes.com All indications are that the states neighboring Afghanistan are preparing to accord recognition to the Taliban government. The meeting of regional states and Taliban officials in the so-called Moscow Format on October 20 signaled that the Taliban government is a compelling reality and constructive engagement is needed. A week is a long time in politics. …

Yasmeen Afghan (2021-10-26). Kabul Diaries Part 18: Parents of suicide bombers gather to celebrate. greenleft.org.au In an Orwellian twist, Kabul's famous Intercontinental Hotel was the venue for an awards ceremony on October 18 for the families of suicide bombers who managed to successfully explode their vests, reports Yasmeen Afghan.

Jason Ditz (2021-10-26). 16 Killed As Taliban Attacks ISIS Homes in Herat. news.antiwar.com Expectation of a fight between the Taliban and ISIS are coming to pass, as Monday saw fighting in the western city of Herat, where Taliban forces raided homes which ISIS was accused of using for kidnapping. | A tribal elder said that "almost eight houses" were damaged din the fighting. It's not clear how many homes were raided in the course of th…

Yasmeen Afghan (2021-10-26). Kabul Diaries Part 18: Parents of suicide bombers gather to celebrate. greenleft.org.au In an Orwellian twist, Kabul's famous Intercontinental Hotel was the venue for an awards ceremony on October 18 for the families of suicide bombers who managed to successfully explode their vests, reports Yasmeen Afghan.

Jason Ditz (2021-10-26). 16 Killed As Taliban Attacks ISIS Homes in Herat. news.antiwar.com Expectation of a fight between the Taliban and ISIS are coming to pass, as Monday saw fighting in the western city of Herat, where Taliban forces raided homes which ISIS was accused of using for kidnapping. | A tribal elder said that "almost eight houses" were damaged din the fighting. It's not clear how many homes were raided in the course of th…

Fra Hughes (2021-10-25). Divide and Conquer — It's the Imperialist Way. orinocotribune.com By Fra Hughes — Oct 18, 2021 | How is the US deliberately attempting to provoke civil wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Lebanon? | Iraq | When America, Britain, and the coalition of the greedy decided to crush Iraq under a barrage of bombs, cruise missiles, and multiple munitions, in its campaign of Shock and Awe to destroy Iraq, it was only the beginning. | With claims that Iraqi Generals had been corrupted in advance and the much-celebrated Republican guard would collapse, the western imperialist destruction of another sovereign state was only in its embryonic stage. | Crushing the Iraqi military was not a co…

Marzieh Rahmani (2021-10-25). 41 countries seeking to import Iran's Nano-tech products. en.mehrnews.com According to Iran Nanotechnology Initiative Council (INIC), 41 countries seek to import Iran's nano products, and Iraq, Turkey, and Afghanistan, respectively, are the main destinations of Iran's nanotechnology products.