Tag: Afghanistan

Categories Middle East

Taliban Fighters With US Weapons and American Gear Pose for Iwo Jima Flag Raising-Style Photoshoot

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While the Sunni extremist group banned television, radio and newspapers during its original reign over Afghanistan in the 1990s, it has proven extremely adept at using social media to spread its message, and propaganda, in its more recent campaign against the US and its Kabul government allies. … Read More >Taliban Fighters With US Weapons and American Gear Pose for Iwo Jima Flag Raising-Style Photoshoot

Categories Russia

Russia won’t deploy troops to Afghanistan, instead focusing on making ‘peaceful’ contact with Taliban, top Moscow officials reveal

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Russia has said it has no intention of deploying troops to Afghanistan or stepping up its military presence in the region in response to the Taliban’s takeover of the country, instead focusing on opening up diplomatic channels. … Read More >Russia won’t deploy troops to Afghanistan, instead focusing on making ‘peaceful’ contact with Taliban, top Moscow officials reveal

Categories Middle East

Taliban declares formation of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, just days after taking over Kabul

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The Taliban has announced the creation of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, four days after its capture of Kabul from the Western-backed government and 102 years after Britain relinquished its rule over the country. … Read More >Taliban declares formation of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, just days after taking over Kabul

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Gunfire, smoke grenades & barbed wire: WATCH Taliban & US troops struggle to ‘protect’ Kabul airport from desperate crowds

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Tensions are running high around the Kabul airport as US soldiers oversee a hasty evacuation following the Taliban takeover of the Afghan capital, with crowds of civilians desperate to flee the country seen pleading for help. … Read More >Gunfire, smoke grenades & barbed wire: WATCH Taliban & US troops struggle to ‘protect’ Kabul airport from desperate crowds

Categories Shows

Company towns make a comeback, US blunders its escape from Afghanistan, update from Sheikh Jarrah

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Naomi Karavani introduces viewers to a retro development in corporate totalitarian power. ‘Company towns’ were made famous by coal towns where miners and their families would live in houses, shop at grocery stores, spend independent ‘scrip’ currencies, and send their kids to schools owned by their employers. Modern corporations are trying to bring back this practice in towns across the US. … Read More >Company towns make a comeback, US blunders its escape from Afghanistan, update from Sheikh Jarrah

Categories Russia

Russia’s talks with Taliban are latest proof Moscow’s foreign policy is non-ideological. The West could learn a lesson from that

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Both Russia and China are pursuing a strategy of engaging with the Taliban. While some politicians and commentators insist this is a global threat, the reality is that constructive talks are now more likely to bring stability. … Read More >Russia’s talks with Taliban are latest proof Moscow’s foreign policy is non-ideological. The West could learn a lesson from that