Afghanistan – Page 11 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

UNICEF says SEVEN children were killed in Kabul drone strike that US said targeted ISIS-K terrorists

Posted on September 7, 2021September 7, 2021By Editor

At least seven children were killed in a Kabul drone strike, the UNICEF representative in Afghanistan told reporters. The Pentagon had said the strike eliminated an “imminent threat” by ISIS-K terrorists to the ongoing airlift. … Read More >UNICEF says SEVEN children were killed in Kabul drone strike that US said targeted ISIS-K terrorists

Russia

Russia welcomes Biden’s pledge that Afghanistan is ‘end of era’ for US interference abroad, saying world may be quieter in future

Posted on September 7, 2021September 7, 2021By Editor

Russia’s top diplomat has applauded American president Joe Biden’s admission that his country’s efforts in Afghanistan were misguided and that Washington now needs to refrain from repeating such large-scale foreign interventions. … Read More >Russia welcomes Biden’s pledge that Afghanistan is ‘end of era’ for US interference abroad, saying world may be quieter in future

Russia

US has nothing to show for two decades of fighting in Afghanistan, Putin says, despite efforts to impose Washington’s own values

Posted on September 7, 2021September 7, 2021By Editor

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that the crisis in Afghanistan is of Washington’s making, arguing that efforts to reform the country have failed and saying the global community must now work together to prevent tragedy. … Read More >US has nothing to show for two decades of fighting in Afghanistan, Putin says, despite efforts to impose Washington’s own values

USA

‘Loss of trust’ in US leaders: Marine punished for Afghan pullout criticism RESIGNS effective 9/11 & calls for ‘revolution’

Posted on September 7, 2021September 7, 2021By Editor

A US Marine who was relieved of duty over a viral video blasting the poorly managed exit from Afghanistan has quit the service, saying he’s lost all trust in American leaders while demanding accountability for their failures. … Read More >‘Loss of trust’ in US leaders: Marine punished for Afghan pullout criticism RESIGNS effective 9/11 & calls for ‘revolution’

USA

America’s catastrophic miscalculation: 20 years of disaster in Afghanistan, by the numbers (PHOTOS)

Posted on September 7, 2021September 7, 2021By Editor

The unceremonious exit of US forces from Afghanistan marks the end of nearly two decades of foreign military intervention in the country, leaving behind a trail of destruction and waste difficult to comprehend. … Read More >America’s catastrophic miscalculation: 20 years of disaster in Afghanistan, by the numbers (PHOTOS)

USA

US military’s Afghanistan commander admits that hundreds of Americans left behind, but praises Taliban as ‘helpful’ in withdrawal

Posted on September 7, 2021September 7, 2021By Editor

The head of US Central Command capped the completion of the 20-year war effort by praising the Taliban for aiding Kabul evacuation efforts, but acknowledged that hundreds of Americans had to be left behind. … Read More >US military’s Afghanistan commander admits that hundreds of Americans left behind, but praises Taliban as ‘helpful’ in withdrawal

USA

Pentagon knew about Kabul suicide bombing ‘hours in advance,’ report claims, but troops on the ground say they weren’t protected

Posted on September 7, 2021September 7, 2021By Editor

US military leaders knew in advance that a “mass casualty event” was planned at Kabul airport, a Politico report reveals. However, accounts from the troops in harm’s way suggest that nothing was done. … Read More >Pentagon knew about Kabul suicide bombing ‘hours in advance,’ report claims, but troops on the ground say they weren’t protected

Middle East

‘Americans opened fire fearing next explosion’: Witnesses of chaotic Kabul suicide bombing aftermath speak to RT

Posted on September 7, 2021September 7, 2021By Editor

In the pandemonium that followed the suicide bombing at Kabul Airport, witnesses told RT’s Murad Gazdiev they ran for their lives as the shooting started. One injured woman described US troops opening fire as civilians fled. … Read More >‘Americans opened fire fearing next explosion’: Witnesses of chaotic Kabul suicide bombing aftermath speak to RT

Shows

Taliban poised to crush last stronghold of resistance (FULL SHOW)

Posted on September 7, 2021September 7, 2021By Editor

There has been much fretting over the rights of women, minorities and other vulnerable people in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. But what about those who’ve lost rights in the US, unjustly imprisoned and punished in the course of the US “war on terror?” … Read More >Taliban poised to crush last stronghold of resistance (FULL SHOW)

Middle East

WHO delivers first medical shipment to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan after opening air bridge

Posted on September 6, 2021September 6, 2021By Editor

The World Health Organization (WHO) has opened an air bridge with Afghanistan, the health agency said on Monday, allowing for the delivery of medical supplies to the country for the first time since the Taliban seized control. … Read More >WHO delivers first medical shipment to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan after opening air bridge

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