August 24, 2021 – Page 2 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

Germany sends 2 light helicopters to assist with Kabul evacuation, but military says people must get to airport themselves

Posted on August 24, 2021August 24, 2021By Editor

German nationals and locals fleeing the Taliban have to make their own way to Kabul airport, as the two light helicopters Berlin is sending will only be used in individual cases and not as a “taxi,” the Bundeswehr chief said. … Read More >Germany sends 2 light helicopters to assist with Kabul evacuation, but military says people must get to airport themselves

Middle East

A third of Afghanistan’s population at risk of severe or acute hunger amid war and drought – UN food agency

Posted on August 24, 2021August 24, 2021By Editor

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Friday that the dual impact of war and a drought has fueled an “extraordinarily difficult year for Afghanistan,” putting 14 million citizens at risk of severe or acute hunger. … Read More >A third of Afghanistan’s population at risk of severe or acute hunger amid war and drought – UN food agency

Journalism & Mass media

Anti-war veterans explain how US lost Afghanistan while leaders lied, profited

Posted on August 24, 2021August 24, 2021By Editor

Anti-war veterans Matthew Hoh and Danny Sjursen on the reality of the war in Afghanistan that was kept from the public. … Read More >Anti-war veterans explain how US lost Afghanistan while leaders lied, profited

Asia & Pacific

‘When will they learn’: Beijing taunts Washington, claiming Afghanistan is another example that military intervention doesn’t work

Posted on August 24, 2021August 24, 2021By Editor

Beijing has issued a further rebuke of Washington’s foreign policy, claiming the fall of Kabul further highlights that US military interventions aren’t working and that the vast war chest could have been better spent elsewhere. … Read More >‘When will they learn’: Beijing taunts Washington, claiming Afghanistan is another example that military intervention doesn’t work

Shows

Will US bombs replace US troops in Afghanistan? (Full show)

Posted on August 24, 2021August 24, 2021By Editor

Has the US learned anything from its futile two-decade adventure in Afghanistan? What is going to happen to those who helped the US and its allies and now find themselves at the mercy of the Taliban? And should Washington’s proxies and allies in Syria, Ukraine expect a different fate? … Read More >Will US bombs replace US troops in Afghanistan? (Full show)

Russia

Mandatory vaccination shouldn’t be forced on anyone, Putin declares, arguing people should just be encouraged to get jab instead

Posted on August 24, 2021August 24, 2021By Editor

Those who are reluctant or anxious about signing up for a Covid-19 vaccine should be encouraged and incentivized to roll up their sleeves, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said, while railing against coercion and intimidation. … Read More >Mandatory vaccination shouldn’t be forced on anyone, Putin declares, arguing people should just be encouraged to get jab instead

World

‘Literally fascism’: Australian man sentenced to maximum of 8 months in prison for organizing ‘unauthorized’ anti-lockdown protest

Posted on August 24, 2021August 24, 2021By Editor

A 29-year-old Australian man has been sentenced to the maximum eight months in prison for helping to organize an anti-lockdown protest in Sydney, which has experienced strict Covid-19 restrictions for several months. … Read More >‘Literally fascism’: Australian man sentenced to maximum of 8 months in prison for organizing ‘unauthorized’ anti-lockdown protest

German train drivers’ union GDL announces it will go on strike again from Saturday

Posted on August 24, 2021August 24, 2021By Editor

German train drivers’ union the GDL released an official statement on Friday which said that railway employers had not improved workers’ conditions, and as a result it has announced another strike, which will commence on Saturday. … Read More >German train drivers’ union GDL announces it will go on strike again from Saturday

Spain’s foreign minister says country’s hub for Afghan refugees can host 1,000 people

Posted on August 24, 2021August 24, 2021By Editor

Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares has told local media that Spain is keeping up evacuations of Afghans who have collaborated with the country, adding that its ‘hub’ can hold 1,000 people. … Read More >Spain’s foreign minister says country’s hub for Afghan refugees can host 1,000 people

Middle East

UN Refugee Agency warns Afghanistan crisis ‘cannot be forgotten’ as people at risk ‘have no clear way out’

Posted on August 24, 2021August 24, 2021By Editor

The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has issued another warning on Afghanistan’s worsening humanitarian crisis, imploring that people’s needs “cannot be forgotten,” as those in danger “have no clear way out.” … Read More >UN Refugee Agency warns Afghanistan crisis ‘cannot be forgotten’ as people at risk ‘have no clear way out’

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