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

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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

Categories Russia

32 years after he pulled USSR out of Afghanistan, Gorbachev says America’s failed war was also a ‘bad idea from the beginning’

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The US should have admitted failure earlier in Afghanistan, but now is time to learn lessons and not repeat mistakes. That’s according to Mikhail Gorbachev, the Soviet leader who pulled his forces out of the same country in 1989. … Read More >32 years after he pulled USSR out of Afghanistan, Gorbachev says America’s failed war was also a ‘bad idea from the beginning’

Categories Middle East

‘First come, first serve’: Americans warned of limited flights out of Kabul, US embassy ‘cannot ensure safe passage’ to airport

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Americans attempting to leave Afghanistan are getting some conflicting information from their embassy staff in Kabul: come to the airport but not until emailed to do so, flights are first-come-first-served, safety not guaranteed. … Read More >‘First come, first serve’: Americans warned of limited flights out of Kabul, US embassy ‘cannot ensure safe passage’ to airport

Categories World

Collapse of American-backed government in Afghanistan is opportunity for Russia & China ‘to fill the vacuum,’ EU chiefs claim

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As the last US and EU forces leave Kabul, Brussels’ foreign policy committee has warned that the failure of the Western mission in the Central Asian nation has opened a vast gulf that its purported adversaries will rush to fill. … Read More >Collapse of American-backed government in Afghanistan is opportunity for Russia & China ‘to fill the vacuum,’ EU chiefs claim

Categories Shows

China to Taiwan: See Afghanistan? You could be next! (Full show)

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Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) took to Twitter with a claim that more than 30,000 US troops were stationed in Taiwan, riling Chinese officials. China is conducting war games off the coast of Taiwan and ratcheting up its criticism of Washington’s $750 million arms deal with the island country. … Read More >China to Taiwan: See Afghanistan? You could be next! (Full show)

Categories Asia & Pacific

China pledges ‘legitimate & necessary’ response after Biden’s first arms sale to Taiwan approved by State Department

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Beijing has vowed to retaliate after the US State Department gave the green light to a $750 million arms sale to Taiwan – President Joe Biden’s first to the island – arguing the deal damaged bilateral ties and Chinese sovereignty. … Read More >China pledges ‘legitimate & necessary’ response after Biden’s first arms sale to Taiwan approved by State Department

Categories Asia & Pacific

Indonesia announces ‘new era of bilateral relations’ with US as pair kick off largest-ever joint military training

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Indonesia’s foreign minister, Retno Marsudi, has announced a “new era of bilateral relations” with the US, as the two countries host a joint training exercise involving more than 3,000 soldiers. … Read More >Indonesia announces ‘new era of bilateral relations’ with US as pair kick off largest-ever joint military training

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US president scrambles to salvage Afghan military disaster (Full show)

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The Taliban just kicked the US-backed government out of Afghanistan. Rick Sanchez takes us through the terrible sights and sounds from Kabul’s airport as foreign governments, including that of the US, flee the country and desperate Afghans try to board planes as they take off. … Read More >US president scrambles to salvage Afghan military disaster (Full show)

Categories Middle East

US Plunder of Syria Continues as 55 Vehicles Laden With Oil Smuggled Out of Energy-Starved Nation

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The United States and its Syrian Kurdish allies control up to 90 percent of Syria’s oil-producing territory, depriving the war-torn country of a much-needed source of fuel and hard currency income. Iran has sent emergency fuel supplies to Syria to help deal with shortages, but its ships have come under regular attack by Israeli saboteurs on route. … Read More >US Plunder of Syria Continues as 55 Vehicles Laden With Oil Smuggled Out of Energy-Starved Nation