Tag: Afghanistan

Categories Asia & Pacific

Crimes by US military must be investigated, Beijing says after reports that American troops fired on civilians after Kabul bombing

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China’s Foreign Ministry has demanded probes be opened into numerous allegations of crimes committed by the US military against Afghans during the 20-year occupation of the now-Taliban controlled nation. … Read More >Crimes by US military must be investigated, Beijing says after reports that American troops fired on civilians after Kabul bombing

Categories Middle East

Taliban wants Afghan professionals to help boost country’s investment potential & create economy ‘roadmap’

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Faced with an economic crisis and mass emigration, the Taliban has declared attracting foreign investment to Afghanistan and creating a “roadmap” for national development as priorities, calling on professionals to work with them. … Read More >Taliban wants Afghan professionals to help boost country’s investment potential & create economy ‘roadmap’

Categories Middle East

Taliban hold mock ‘funeral’ for NATO, take Black Hawk helicopter for joyrides, and show off loot at Kabul airport after US retreat

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After nearly 20 years of fighting against the US in Afghanistan, the victorious Taliban posed with captured American gear at the Kabul airport, held a mock funeral for NATO in Khost, and flew a Black Hawk helicopter over Kandahar. … Read More >Taliban hold mock ‘funeral’ for NATO, take Black Hawk helicopter for joyrides, and show off loot at Kabul airport after US retreat

Categories Middle East

7 Taliban fighters killed in clashes with Panjshir valley resistance, as challenges remain for new rulers after US exit

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The Taliban has lost at least seven fighters as the Islamist group, which now controls most of Afghanistan, clashed with resistance fighters from Panjshir valley amid efforts to consolidate power and form a government. … Read More >7 Taliban fighters killed in clashes with Panjshir valley resistance, as challenges remain for new rulers after US exit

Categories Middle East

WATCH: Taliban ‘celebrates’ last American troops fleeing Afghanistan… ‘firing more ammo than in actual combat’ – RT correspondent

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Volleys of celebratory gunfire were heard across the Afghan capital to mark the complete withdrawal of American forces after a bloody 20-year conflict, with the newly reinstalled Taliban government declaring “full independence.” … Read More >WATCH: Taliban ‘celebrates’ last American troops fleeing Afghanistan… ‘firing more ammo than in actual combat’ – RT correspondent

Categories Shows

John Pilger on Afghanistan withdrawal: US military is a killing machine!

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On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to legendary journalist and filmmaker John Pilger about the takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban. He calls the US military a killing machine and discusses why the Afghanistan war must be viewed through the lens of Western imperialism, the scale of civilian casualties and destruction of Afghanistan by NATO countries, how the US created today’s situation by supporting Afghan jihadist forces against the Soviet Union throughout the Cold War … Read More >John Pilger on Afghanistan withdrawal: US military is a killing machine!

Categories Middle East

‘War is over – Taliban won’: FINAL US flight leaves Kabul airport, ending Afghanistan airlift

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The last three US military transport planes have departed the Hamid Karzai Airport just ahead of the August 31 deadline, officially ending the American withdrawal from Afghanistan, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) has confirmed. … Read More >‘War is over – Taliban won’: FINAL US flight leaves Kabul airport, ending Afghanistan airlift

Categories Journalism & Mass media

How elite US institutions created Afghanistan’s neoliberal President Ashraf Ghani, who stole $169 million from his country

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Before he stole $169 million and fled his failed state in disgrace, Afghanistan’s puppet President Ashraf Ghani was formed in elite American universities, given US citizenship, trained in neoliberal economics by the World Bank, glorified in the media as an “incorruptible” technocrat, coached by powerful DC think tanks like the Atlantic Council, and given awards for his book “Fixing Failed States.” … Read More >How elite US institutions created Afghanistan’s neoliberal President Ashraf Ghani, who stole $169 million from his country