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Cutting Losses in Afghanistan: Ongoing Attacks Throw Trump-Taliban Pact Into Doubt

Posted on May 17, 2020May 17, 2020By Editor

After invading in 2011 to depose the Taliban government and pursue its Al-Qaeda allies, the US now finds itself negotiating for peace with those same men, and largely in the absence of serious results. … Read More >Cutting Losses in Afghanistan: Ongoing Attacks Throw Trump-Taliban Pact Into Doubt

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US-led coalition ‘restricts’ its ‘last remaining’ metrics on Taliban attacks in Afghanistan – watchdog

Posted on May 1, 2020May 1, 2020By Editor

The US-led NATO coalition in Afghanistan in now withholding the data used publicly as a means to assess the security situation on the ground, a US government watchdog has warned. … Read More >US-led coalition ‘restricts’ its ‘last remaining’ metrics on Taliban attacks in Afghanistan – watchdog

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Militants kill 5, injure 4 workers outside US airbase in Afghanistan

Posted on April 17, 2020April 17, 2020By Editor

Five Afghans were killed and four more wounded in an attack on their vehicle outside the Bagram air base in Afghanistan, a major US stronghold north of Kabul, local media reported. The attackers remain unknown. … Read More >Militants kill 5, injure 4 workers outside US airbase in Afghanistan

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The Illegal United States and Allied Invasion of Iraq & Syria Reaches Crisis Point

Posted on April 13, 2020April 13, 2020By Editor

The onset of the coronavirus has had a number of consequences in the health and livelihoods of millions of people. There has however, been another consequence that is little remarked upon, and that is the almost total disappearance from the news cycle of the ongoing wars in Syria and Iraq. … Read More >The Illegal United States and Allied Invasion of Iraq & Syria Reaches Crisis Point

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ISIS takes credit for attack on Bagram Airfield, largest US military base in Afghanistan, as Taliban fighters walk free

Posted on April 9, 2020April 9, 2020By Editor

The terrorist group Islamic State has claimed responsibility for shelling a US military base near Kabul. There were no casualties reported in the incident, but the attack comes amid a sensitive prisoner exchange with the Taliban. … Read More >ISIS takes credit for attack on Bagram Airfield, largest US military base in Afghanistan, as Taliban fighters walk free

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Killing Field: Explosive new allegations of Australian special forces war crimes | Four Corners

Posted on March 28, 2020July 6, 2020By Editor

A Four Corners investigation has uncovered new allegations that unarmed civilians were unlawfully killed by Australian special forces in Afghanistan. … Read More >Killing Field: Explosive new allegations of Australian special forces war crimes | Four Corners

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The Mainstream Media Obfuscates War Crimes

Posted on March 28, 2020August 17, 2020By Editor

The big pandemic of 2020 has done a good job of blocking any other news from hitting the headlines. However, just because the limited mental space of the Mainstream Media (MSM) is being occupied by a virus, does not mean that other things are not occurring. … Read More >The Mainstream Media Obfuscates War Crimes

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US government threatens families of Int’l Criminal Court staff if they try Americans for war crimes

Posted on March 21, 2020March 21, 2020By Editor

The International Criminal Court approved an investigation into US war crimes in Afghanistan. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo responded by threatening to punish family members of ICC staff. … Read More >US government threatens families of Int’l Criminal Court staff if they try Americans for war crimes

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Kabul needs ‘executive guarantee’ before freeing Taliban prisoners under peace deal with US – Afghan president

Posted on March 7, 2020March 7, 2020By Editor

The proposed release of 5,000 jailed Taliban fighters, required under their peace deal with the US, can happen only if the Afghan government gets a guarantee that they will not ‘return to violence,’ President Ashraf Ghani said. … Read More >Kabul needs ‘executive guarantee’ before freeing Taliban prisoners under peace deal with US – Afghan president

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Dozens killed as Afghan ceremony attacked while peace council chairman delivered speech (VIDEO)

Posted on March 6, 2020March 6, 2020By Editor

At least 27 people were killed and 29 wounded in an attack at a ceremony in the Afghan capital Kabul. The High Peace Council Chairman, Mohammad Karim Khalili, was forced to flee as the incident erupted while he made a speech. … Read More >Dozens killed as Afghan ceremony attacked while peace council chairman delivered speech (VIDEO)

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