Posts Tagged ‘afghan’

Taliban seeking vital Chinese investments to rebuild Afghan economy: Video Report

September 13, 2021 [embedded content] Original link: http://middleeastobserver.net/taliban-seeking-vital-chinese-investments-to-rebuild-afghan-economy-video-report/https://www.youtube.com/embed/V_wVtjTaiY0?feature=oembed Description: News report on the Taliban movement’s efforts to secure vital Chinese investments to rebuild Afghanistan’s economy and infrastructure.https://thesaker.is/taliban-seeking-vital-chinese-investments-to-rebuild-afghan-economy-video-report/ Source: Al Jazeera (YouTube) (Please help MEO keep producing independent translations for you by contributing a sustainable monthly amount https://www.patreon.com/MiddleEastObserver?fan_landing=true) Transcript:  Reporter: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s reception of leaders of […]

India and Pakistan in the Afghan Problem

The Afghan problem keeps on bleeding. And it seems that this is not a figure of speech, bearing in mind the conflicting reports of events in the Panjshir Gorge, which could provoke a resurgence of civil strife across the country. This, along with the lack of an effective management mechanism, makes the prospect of a […]

Afghan Fighters are Not Going to Build an ‘Inclusive Regime’

Twenty years after American troops ousted the Taliban (a movement banned in the Russian Federation) from power in Afghanistan, militants of this group announced the formation of an interim government. Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid stressed that the government he announced has a temporary status, de facto, with all acting cabinet members. Other appointments are expected […]

Taliban Response to Afghan Protests Increasingly Violent, UN Says

Taliban fighters try to stop the protesters, as they shout slogans during an anti-Pakistan protest, near the Pakistan embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Sept. 7, 2021. (Stringer/Reuters) GENEVA—The U.N. rights office on Friday said that the Taliban response to peaceful marches in Afghanistan has been increasingly violent, with authorities using live ammunition, batons, and whips […]

Measles cases halt Afghan evacuee flights from two key bases

The U.S. has halted all U.S.-bound flights of Afghan evacuees from two main bases overseas after discovering a limited measles outbreak among Afghans arriving in the United States, a hitch that American officials warned will have a severe impact on an often-troubled U.S.-run evacuation. U.S. Customs and Border Protection made the decision on the recommendation […]

In Italy, the Afghan exodus has sparked a heated and divisive debate

In a country like Italy, which has been a longstanding hotbed of political contestation and polarisation, it comes as no surprise that the latest global crisis — the fall of Afghanistan and the ensuing exodus of refugees — should serve to ignite a heated public debate. Over the past decade, Italy has found itself at […]

Yet More Afghan-related Factors Affecting the Taiwan Problem

The worsening struggle around Taiwan, engaging the leading players in the current stage of the “Great World Game,” provides further confirmation of the well-known thesis that the popular media distort real life, which is replaced by simulacra of varying quality. The consequence of this is that what really matters is not what is actually happening […]

Fauci Silent as Measles Reportedly Breaks Out at Afghan Refugee Camp

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), has been silent as a measles case reportedly broke out at Fort McCoy where thousands of Afghans are living as part of President Joe Biden’s massive resettlement operation. On Wednesday, Fox News’s Jennifer Griffin and Adam Shaw reported that a “senior U.S. […]

Afghan Refugees Exacerbate Western Divisions and Create New Problems

One of the most severe and visible consequences of the crisis in Afghanistan has been the influx of Afghan refugees seeking to flee the country because of the chaos resulting from Western actions in the country. Refugees don’t have many choices. Air communication with the outside world has been severed, so the main wave of […]

Feds Identify Phoenix as Best City for Afghan Refugees

A federal agency has named Phoenix the ideal location for Afghan refugees to resettle. The U.S. government is assisting thousands of Afghans in finding new homes after they fled what’s now a Taliban-controlled country. Governors and mayors from New York to California expressed their desire to help these refugees. Gov. Doug Ducey and House Speaker […]

DECLASSIFIED UK: Margaret Thatcher’s support for Afghan jihadists covered up by UK censors

Thatcher’s Downing Street dossier on “Aid to the Afghanistan resistance movement” is being retained by Whitehall’s Cabinet Office despite becoming eligible for release to the National Archives under the 30-year rule. Thatcher’s team compiled the file from July 1981 to January 1990 during her time as prime minister when she oversaw a decade of covert British support […]

Four of Obama’s ‘Taliban Five’ Take Top Leadership Posts in Afghan Government

The Taliban announced its “caretaker” government on Tuesday, and the list of top officials included some familiar names: four of the five Taliban leaders released from prison by President Barack Obama in exchange for kidnapped U.S. Army deserter Bowe Bergdahl in 2014. The fifth member of Obama’s “Taliban Five,” Mohammad Nabi Omari, was installed as […]

How the US Trained the Afghan Mujahideen To Produce War Propaganda

By now, everyone knows about the White Helmets – the State Department’s propaganda operation to manufacture consent for the U.S.’s dirty war on Syria. But long before the White Helmets were the Afghan mujahideen. Quick review: The White Helmets were presented as laudable rescue teams who operated in opposition-held territory in Syria. They also embedded […]

Taliban Say They Took Panjshir, Last Holdout Afghan Province

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban said on Monday they have taken control of Panjshir province north of Kabul, the last holdout of anti-Taliban forces in the country and the only province the Taliban had not seized during their blitz across Afghanistan last month. Thousands of Taliban fighters overran eight districts of Panjshir overnight, according […]

Obama’s Fatal Afghan Plot

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Lies that led to the Afghan war

Lies about how the attack on Afghanistan started The mainstream media, including the BBC, do not tell us the true story of how Afghanistan was invaded by the United States and its allies. Here is a link to an article by Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J.S. Davies about the invasion of Afghanistan: As revealed in […]

U.S. Military Officials Defend Airstrike That Killed Afghan Family

Kabul resident Ramal Ahmadi on Friday demanded explanations from the Biden administration for the August 29 drone strike that reportedly killed ten members of his family, six of them children. Senior U.S. military officials insist the strike targeted a vehicle packed with explosives and at least one Islamic State operative was present at the scene. […]

Media: Joe Biden’s Afghan Migration Encouraging Fraud, Sex Abuse

Afghan families paid Afghan men during President Joe Biden’s Kabul airlift to marry their daughters in transactions that would give the Afghan families a chance for chain migration into Americans’ society, according to media reports. A September 2 report by CNN said: U.S. officials processing Afghan refugees abroad recently alerted the State Department to instances […]

What does the Future Hold for the US after the Afghan Debacle?

The chaos we have seen in Afghanistan following the Taliban takeover and the American rush to evacuate its diplomatic staff and other personnel signifies the US failure at multiple levels. On the one hand, the Taliban takeover within days of the US withdrawal was/is an intelligence failure. In May, a US intelligence report had predicted […]

Aftermath of the Afghan Conflict for South Korea

The almost instant defeat of Afghanistan’s ruling regime and the return of the Taliban (banned in Russia) is in itself a landmark event in world politics. However, without venturing into the realm of incompetence, we will talk about how it may affect the affairs of the Korean Peninsula and the context in which it is […]

‘We are prepared to die,’ say Afghan women protesting Taliban in Kabul

Afghanistan seems to be one step closer to a new Taliban government. Gunfire heard in the streets of Kabul this evening was believed to be celebratory, with Taliban supporters heralding a new era in the country. But the official announcement of a new administration, expected earlier on Friday, is yet to come. Euronews’ International Correspondent […]

Play portraying Afghan immigrants’ pain on stage at Tehran theater

Play portraying Afghan immigrants’ pain on stage at Tehran theater – Tehran%20Times TEHRAN – A play featuring the pain and suffering endured by Afghan immigrants in exile was staged at the Sanobar Hall of the Shahrzad Theater Complex in Tehran on Wednesday. A cast of Afghan and Iranian actors is performing the play “Coffin”, which […]

India’s Afghan Policy : A Review (Part-2)

MEA’s statement Aug 31 said Indian envoy Deepak Mittal met Sher Mohd Abbas Stanekzai, Head of Taliban’s Political Office, in Doha that day, in the first formal exchange. India’s concerns were raised that “Aghanistan’s soil should not be used for anti-Indian activities and terrorism in any manner.” And he “assured that these issues would be […]

A Day In The Life Of An Afghan Left Behind

Ahmed* has worked for the British Council in Afghanistan for many years. He is in hiding in Kabul with his wife and children, who are both under the age of 10, fearing for his life if the Taliban come to find him. Ahmed is able to come to the U.K. under the Afghan Relocations and […]

Afghan American Interpreter: ‘Vast Majority of Afghans’ View Taliban as ‘Lesser of Two Evils’ Compared to US

(Business Insider) — An Afghan American who served as an interpreter for the US during the war in Afghanistan said in a Washington Post op-ed that America’s lack of knowledge about the culture of the country contributed heavily to its failures there. “Many Americans have been asking: Why is this crazy scramble necessary? How could […]

Iraq: Afghan Lessons and Reality

It may only be a matter of time before the states of the Middle East, whose instability has been embodied by the West led by the United States, begin to feel the echoes of the Taliban’s rapid conquest of almost all of Afghanistan. The consequences of the Sunni Islamist triumph will not be lost on […]

Hundreds of U.S. citizens, Afghan commandos successfully evacuated through secret CIA base

A U.S. official confirmed the CIA’s involvement in the evacuation, noting that the agency “worked closely with other agencies to facilitate in various ways access to the airport for American citizens and Afghans at risk.” The New York Times first reported that the U.S used the base for evacuations. The full scope of the operation […]

The Martinez Perspective (Aug. 30, 2021): Covid Fugitives; UK/USA Flooded With Afghan Migrants; Anti-White Programs in US Law Schools

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2 Afghan Athletes Arrive in Tokyo to Compete in Paralympics

TOKYO—Two athletes from Afghanistan have arrived in Tokyo to compete in the Paralympics, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) said Saturday. The two-person team of Zakia Khudadadi and Hossain Rasouli had flown from Kabul to Paris before continuing on to Tokyo, the IPC said. Khudadadi will be Afghanistan’s first female athlete to compete at the Paralympics […]

U.S. Special Operations Veterans Conduct Mission to Rescue Afghan Allies: ‘We Did What We Should Do’

***Warning — Graphic Content*** A volunteer group of American veterans of the Afghan war performed a final mission Wednesday called the “Pineapple Express” to help hundreds of Afghan elite forces and their family members to safety. ABC News reported Friday: Moving after nightfall in near-pitch black darkness and extremely dangerous conditions, the group said it […]

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