Tag: Afghanistan

Categories World

With mere months left till deadline for Trump-negotiated Afghanistan withdrawal, press prepares public to accept its likely breach

Posted on Posted onBy Editor

The Biden administration is expected to break the Trump-negotiated deal with the Taliban and keep NATO troops in Afghanistan, according to media reports, and this is supposedly the right thing to do. … Read More >With mere months left till deadline for Trump-negotiated Afghanistan withdrawal, press prepares public to accept its likely breach

Categories EU

Denmark Reconsidering Cooperation With Australian Elite Soldiers After Reports of Killings, Torture

Posted on Posted onBy Editor

A shocking internal report, based on statements from witnesses, documents, and photos, described extrajudicial killings and a general “toxic warrior culture” within the Australian Special Air Service (SAS) and threatens to undermine the country’s international collaboration. … Read More >Denmark Reconsidering Cooperation With Australian Elite Soldiers After Reports of Killings, Torture

Categories Asia & Pacific

Islamic State plot to murder top US envoy in Kabul foiled by Afghan intelligence amid wave of killings

Posted on Posted onBy Editor

Afghan intelligence officers have foiled a plot by the Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) terrorist group to assassinate the top US envoy in Kabul and other officials, the National Directorate of Security (NDS) said on Tuesday. … Read More >Islamic State plot to murder top US envoy in Kabul foiled by Afghan intelligence amid wave of killings

Categories Asia & Pacific

US Airstrikes Violate Doha Agreement, May Prompt Taliban Reaction, Spokesman Says

Posted on Posted onBy Editor

The United States should work to ensure that airstrikes conducted in Afghanistan are done so in a controlled manner to avoid violating the February peace deal reached with the Taliban, also known as the Doha agreement, Taliban* spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told Sputnik in an interview. … Read More >US Airstrikes Violate Doha Agreement, May Prompt Taliban Reaction, Spokesman Says

Categories USA

Taliban bounties 3: The China menace. Claim of payments for attacks on US troops in Afghanistan now stars Beijing

Posted on Posted onBy Editor

With all the originality of a Hollywood remake, the story about some state paying militants in Afghanistan bounties for targeting US troops has made a comeback. This time the villain is China, rather than Russia or Iran. … Read More >Taliban bounties 3: The China menace. Claim of payments for attacks on US troops in Afghanistan now stars Beijing

Categories USA

Trump says ‘elections far more secure’ in AFGHANISTAN in latest ‘voter fraud’ twitterstorm

Posted on Posted onBy Editor

President Donald Trump has claimed that “elections in Afghanistan are far more secure and much better run” than their American equivalent, recounting a conversation with a military man that may or may not have happened. … Read More >Trump says ‘elections far more secure’ in AFGHANISTAN in latest ‘voter fraud’ twitterstorm

Categories Shows

Biden’s options on day #1, worsening inequality & Exxon scared

Posted on Posted onBy Editor

The DNC loves to complain that they don’t have the political will to pursue programs that help regular Americans. But if President-elect Joe Biden really wanted to help people without relying on Congress, he has a lot of options that rely on standing laws. Lee Camp introduces you to some of Biden’s more exciting options on day #1 of his presidency. … Read More >Biden’s options on day #1, worsening inequality & Exxon scared