Putin: USA creates chaos and destabilization, which the whole world will clean up

The USA is irresponsibly trying to impose alien values on other countries; if the experiment fails, it withdraws from the country, and the international community has to deal with the resulting chaos and destabilization, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during a speech at the BRICS summit, the Kremlin press service reported on September 9. … Read More >Putin: USA creates chaos and destabilization, which the whole world will clean up

For the US, India is little more than a pawn to be deployed against China – not a nation to be respected on its own terms

The US is desperate to recruit allies in its hybrid war against China, and highly covets New Delhi – which has its own issues with Beijing – as a useful partner. So why is Washington so unhelpful and discourteous to its ally? … Read More >For the US, India is little more than a pawn to be deployed against China – not a nation to be respected on its own terms

Russia welcomes Biden’s pledge that Afghanistan is ‘end of era’ for US interference abroad, saying world may be quieter in future

Russia’s top diplomat has applauded American president Joe Biden’s admission that his country’s efforts in Afghanistan were misguided and that Washington now needs to refrain from repeating such large-scale foreign interventions. … Read More >Russia welcomes Biden’s pledge that Afghanistan is ‘end of era’ for US interference abroad, saying world may be quieter in future

America’s catastrophic miscalculation: 20 years of disaster in Afghanistan, by the numbers (PHOTOS)

The unceremonious exit of US forces from Afghanistan marks the end of nearly two decades of foreign military intervention in the country, leaving behind a trail of destruction and waste difficult to comprehend. … Read More >America’s catastrophic miscalculation: 20 years of disaster in Afghanistan, by the numbers (PHOTOS)

Taliban says any attempt to extend foreign troops evacuation deadline beyond August 31 is clear violation

A Taliban spokesperson has dismissed the UK’s call to extend the August 31 deadline for completing the evacuation underway at Kabul airport, saying any attempt by foreign troops to remain in the country would be a clear violation. … Read More >Taliban says any attempt to extend foreign troops evacuation deadline beyond August 31 is clear violation

Mujahideen v Taliban: Battle for strategic valley looms as anti-Taliban warlord & remnants of Afghan military refuse to surrender

The Taliban has declared the war in Afghanistan over, but a bloodbath is on the cards in an isolated valley north of Kabul, after a defiant local warlord and ousted Afghan fighters who fled there rejected a Taliban ultimatum. … Read More >Mujahideen v Taliban: Battle for strategic valley looms as anti-Taliban warlord & remnants of Afghan military refuse to surrender

China wants to ‘emulate Taliban’, Taiwan claims, vowing to defend itself from Beijing

China wants to emulate the Taliban and take over Taiwan the same way the Islamic radicals seized power in Afghanistan last week, Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu said, warning that the island is ready to defend itself. … Read More >China wants to ‘emulate Taliban’, Taiwan claims, vowing to defend itself from Beijing

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

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