The best part of the visit by the Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, Nikolay Patrushev to New Delhi (September 7-8) was that the two countries have embarked upon a voyage of (re)discovery of each other at a phase in their relationship when the US-led Quad irrevocably sets them apart and as… Continue reading

11 September 2021 • 15:00 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back Following Afghanistan Defeat: Can EU Win Own ‘Independence’ from the US? https://countercurrents.org/2021/09/following-afghanistan-defeat-can-eu-win-own-independence-from-the-us/ Quagmire of American Imperialism in Afghanistan and Beyond https://countercurrents.org/2021/09/quagmire-of-american-imperialism-in-afghanistan-and-beyond/ Continue reading

10 September 2021 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back Washington Makes a Key Bet in Central Asia on Uzbekistan Indian Media Claims Pakistan Airforce Struck Panjshir, Proves It With Video Game Footage https://southfront.org/indian-media-claims-pakistan-airforce-struck-panjshir-proves-it-with-video-game-footage/ Freezing Afghanistan’s assets, aid funds Continue reading

9 September 2021 • 23:00 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back King of Jordan Takes Over Regional Settlement https://journal-neo.org/2021/09/09/king-of-jordan-takes-over-regional-settlement/ The Unlearnt Lessons Of 9/11, Twenty Years Out https://popularresistance.org/the-unlearnt-lessons-of-9-11-twenty-years-out/ Continue reading

8 September 2021 • 18:00 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back Taliban Unveil Their Government, Giving Many Reasons For Concern https://southfront.org/taliban-unveil-their-government/ Pakistan Backed Taliban Attack In Panjshir With Drones, Helicopters & Special Forces https://southfront.org/pakistan-backed-taliban-attack-in-panjshir-with-drones-helicopters-special-forces/ Continue reading

7 September 2021 • 17:00 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back What Ending a War Could Look Like, by David Swanson + Abby Martin: Afghanistan War Pays Off BIG For Generals Who Lied https://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/2021/09/07/what-ending-a-war-could-look-like-by-david-swanson/ The Washington Post’s Continue reading

6 September 2021 • 09:00 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back ‘War has ended’ in Afghanistan, Taliban says, despite resistance’s claims that Panjshir Valley is still not lost https://www.rt.com/news/534037-war-ended-afghanistan-taliban-panjshir/ Afghan resistance rejects Taliban claims of gaining ‘full Continue reading

5 September 2021• 10:00 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back Taliban clashes with women protesters during rally for equal rights near presidential palace in Kabul (VIDEOS) https://www.rt.com/news/533965-afghanistan-women-rights-protest/ Back To Normal: Kabul Airport Reopened To Receive Aid, Taliban Fighters Continue reading

4 September 2021 — Moon of Alabama The U.S. does not want p[ea]ce in Afghanistan. There are two reasons for that. The first is vengefulness. That an alleged superpower gets kicked out of a country by some local guerilla is too hard to accept. That the rush to the exit has happened in a rather Continue reading

3 September 2021 • 14:30 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back US Reputation Is in Tatters, It’s Time to Bring Those Responsible for Afghanistan Disaster to Account https://www.globalresearch.ca/us-reputation-tatters-time-bring-those-responsible-afghanistan-disaster-account/5754818 Afghanistan Recessional: Will It Lead to a War with Continue reading

At the weekly briefing in Moscow on Thursday by the Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova stated that Russia will consider recognising Afghanistan’s new authorities once an inclusive government is formed in the country.  Continue reading

2 September 2021 • 20:00 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back Taliban Fighters Felt ‘Betrayed’ Because US Troops Disabled Many Warplanes Before Leaving Kabul – Report https://southfront.org/taliban-fighters-felt-betrayed-because-us-troops-disabled-many-warplanes-before-leaving-kabul-report/ Back to the Future: Talibanistan, Year 2000 https://www.globalresearch.ca/back-future-talibanistan-year-2000/5754679 Continue reading

1 September 2021 • 18:00 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back WATCH: Abandoned US-made hardware, empty service dog crates filmed CLOSE-UP in RT tour of Afghanistan’s Kabul airport https://www.rt.com/news/533667-kabul-airport-tour-taliban-afghanistan/ Dozens of vehicles & Black Hawk flyover: Taliban Continue reading

Welcome to Taliban Afghanistan – Talibanistan – in the Year 2000. This is when photographer Jason Florio and myself slowly crossed it overland from east to west, from the Pakistani border at Torkham to the Iranian border at Islam qillah. As Afghan ONG workers acknowledged, we were the first Westerners to pull this off in… Continue reading