22 August 2021 • 21:00 — The New Dark Age

Taliban Sends Hundreds Of Fighters To Impose Control Of Panjshir Valley Holdout (Videos)
https://southfront.org/taliban-sends-hundreds-of-fighters-to-impose-control-of-panjshir-valley-holdout-videos/

Mujahideen v Taliban: Battle for strategic valley looms as anti-Taliban warlord & remnants of Afghan military refuse to surrender
https://www.rt.com/news/532764-afghanistan-panjshir-northern-alliance/

Reflections on Events in Afghanistan-6
https://www.indianpunchline.com/reflections-on-events-in-afghanistan-6/

Brother of ex-Afghan president Ghani says Taliban can restore order, wants politicians from previous govt ‘sidelined’
https://www.rt.com/news/532755-ghani-brother-taliban-rule-afghanistan/

Military Situation In Afghanistan On August 22, 2021 (Map Update)
https://southfront.org/military-situation-in-afghanistan-on-august-22-2021-map-update/

At least 7 civilians killed in crowd surges amid Kabul airport evacuation chaos – UK military
https://www.rt.com/news/532743-kabul-airport-civilians-killed/

The Afghanistan-China Belt and Road Initiative
https://www.globalresearch.ca/afghanistan-china-belt-road-initiative/5753660

Will Americans Who Were Right on Afghanistan Still be Ignored?
https://www.globalresearch.ca/will-americans-right-afghanistan-ignored/5753656

Afghanistan Debacle Potentially Puts UAE On The Spot
https://southfront.org/afghanistan-debacle-potentially-puts-uae-on-the-spot/

Reluctant Acceptance: Responding to Afghanistan’s Refugees
https://southfront.org/reluctant-acceptance-responding-to-afghanistans-refugees/

The MoA Week In Review – OT 2021-064
https://www.moonofalabama.org/2021/08/the-moa-week-in-review-ot-2021-064.html

Afghanistan, the Forgotten Proxy War. The Role of Osama bin Laden and Zbigniew Brzezinski
https://www.globalresearch.ca/afghanistan-forgotten-proxy-war-2/5676947

Biden Forfeits his Afghan Victory by Defending his Deep State Advisors, by Michael Hudson
https://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/2021/08/22/biden-forfeits-his-afghan-victory-by-defending-his-deep-state-advisors-by-michael-hudson/

US Scrambles To Hit Hard With “Soft” Power
https://popularresistance.org/us-scrambles-to-hit-hard-with-soft-power/

“Paul Wolfowitz” tells Newsmax The Afghanistan War Has Wasted Two Trillion Dollars
https://popularresistance.org/paul-wolfowitz-tells-newsmax-the-afghanistan-war-has-wasted-two-trillion-dollars/

US Humiliation In Afghanistan Could Be A Turning Point In World History
https://popularresistance.org/us-humiliation-in-afghanistan-could-be-a-turning-point-in-world-history/

The US Never Intended to Create a Self-Reliant Afghan Government
https://landdestroyer.blogspot.com/2021/08/the-us-never-intended-to-create-self.html

Reluctant Acceptance: Responding to Afghanistan’s Refugees
https://dissidentvoice.org/2021/08/reluctant-acceptance-responding-to-afghanistans-refugees/

Reflections on Events in Afghanistan – 5
https://williambowles.info/2021/08/22/reflections-on-events-in-afghanistan-5/

America and its allies helped the Taliban on the road to victory
https://williambowles.info/2021/08/22/america-and-its-allies-helped-the-taliban-on-the-road-to-victory/

BBC News Coverage

Afghanistan: Kabul evacuation gathering pace, says ambassador
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-58296816

Afghanistan: The BBC’s Lyse Doucet reports from Kabul airport
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-58300416

Afghanistan crisis: ‘Hey world, do you care what happens here?’
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-58297623

Afghanistan: US orders civilian jets to join evacuation
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-58299804

Afghanistan: Tony Blair says withdrawal was driven by imbecilic slogan
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-58295384

Afghanistan: Where will refugees go after Taliban takeover?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-58283177

Afghanistan: Afghan woman gives birth to baby girl on US evacuation plane
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-58297893

Nasrallah: Afghanistan is worst debacle in US history, Biden hopes for civil war
http://thesaker.is/nasrallah-afghanistan-is-worst-debacle-in-us-history-biden-hopes-for-civil-war/

Afghanistan: Trapped Nottingham family reach Dubai
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-58293789

Newspaper headlines: Blair’s attack on US exit, and UN aid warning
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-58295370