America’s Afghan Playbook In Ukraine? Biden Arms Ukraine In Proxy War Against Putin’s Russia

As the Ukrainian war moves east in Donbas, the US is sending arms worth $800 million to Ukraine. However, this time the US is sending offensive weapons tailored for the conventional war in Donbas. But the move has not gone down well with Russia which has protested US’ arms supply to Ukraine. … Read More >America’s Afghan Playbook In Ukraine? Biden Arms Ukraine In Proxy War Against Putin’s Russia

A Tale of Two Withdrawals: Why Soviet and US Pull-Outs From Afghanistan Were So Different

Washington’s disorganised and haphazard pull-out from Kabul comes in sharp contrast to how the USSR left the country in February 1989, says American independent journalist Max Parry, recalling how the US political establishment tried to create a Vietnam-style Afghan quagmire … Read More >A Tale of Two Withdrawals: Why Soviet and US Pull-Outs From Afghanistan Were So Different

After 20 years & billions of dollars, the American defeat in Afghanistan is worse than the Soviet failure…how has this happened?

As the last men of the dwindling American garrison in Afghanistan pack their bags, there is an echo of the Soviet Union’s own withdrawal from the country, more than 30 years ago. But, in truth, Washington’s defeat is far greater. … Read More >After 20 years & billions of dollars, the American defeat in Afghanistan is worse than the Soviet failure…how has this happened?