Afghanistan
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Masih Ur-Rahman Mubarez – Searching for justice one year on
This week marks a year since Masih Ur-Rahman Mubarez’s entire family was killed. On September 23 2018, his house was hit by an airstrike. Inside were his wife, seven children and four other young relatives. No-one survived. Continue reading
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Did Trump Tacitly Threaten to Use Biological Weapons to Exterminate 10 Million? By Terje Maloy
“We could win that war so fast if I wanted to kill 10 million people … which I don’t. I’m not looking to kill a big portion of that country [Afghanistan],” — Donald Trump Continue reading
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India’s move on Article 370 came six months late
The statement issued by the Taliban on Thursday regarding the situation surrounding the state of Jammu & Kashmir merits serious attention. The statement recalls media reports on the abrogation of the special status of J&K by the Modi government, the deployment of additional troops in the state, and the lockdown in the valley that have… Continue reading
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PEPE ESCOBAR: US and Iran Stuck on Negotiation Ground Zero
All bets are off in the geopolitical insanity stakes when we have the President of the United States (POTUS) glibly announcing he could launch a nuclear first strike to end the war in Afghanistan and wipe it “off the face of the earth” in one week. But he’d rather not, so he doesn’t have to… Continue reading
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The BBC slanders the English Revolution: a reply by Alan Woods – part two
This is the second part of Alan Woods’ reply to the BBC’s documentary, ‘Charles I, Downfall of a King’. The programme presents a slanderous and misleading account of the English Revolution, which resulted in the death of the corrupt and arrogant King Charles, crippled the feudal system, and laid the basis for modern democracy. Continue reading
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What is in store for Afghanistan? By Eric Walberg
There are probably still a few neocons dreaming of a happy puppet state emerging from the shambles. The “grand strategy” was laid out by PNAC (Project for a New American Century) in 2000, calling for the US to maintain its unrivaled superpower status. This required a “new Pearl Harbor” to justify launching preemptive wars against… Continue reading
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A New Phase in the Great Game: U.S., Soviets, India, Pakistan vied to shape a new Afghanistan in late 1980s
Two U.S. ambassadors in the late 1980s warned the U.S. government about potentially detrimental developments in Afghanistan in the wake of a Soviet military withdrawal, according to declassified documents obtained by the National Security Archive at The George Washington University Continue reading
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US Erodes Russia-Turkey Axis In Syria by M. K. BHADRAKUMAR
Through the past month since US President Donald Trump tweeted his fateful decision to withdraw troops from Syria, a familiar pattern began appearing – no sooner than Trump makes a foreign-policy decision, those around him scramble to try to delay that decision. Continue reading
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Afghanistan Takes Center Stage in the New Great Game By Pepe Escobar
In the “graveyard of empires,” Afghanistan never ceases to deliver geopolitical and historical twists. Last week in Moscow, another crucial chapter in this epic story was written when Russia pledged to use its diplomatic muscle to spur peace efforts in the war-torn country. Continue reading
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Hollywood’s Dangerous Afghan Illusion: “Charlie Wilson’s War”. Legacy of the late Robert Parry
29 January 2018 — Global Research – consortiumnews.com By Robert Parry Robert Parry, editor and publisher of Consortiumnews.com, passed away on January 27th. The Global Research team pays tribute to Robert Parry and his unwavering commitment to independent and honest journalism. His legacy will live. On January 1st, I sent a short note to Robert Parry. Today our thoughts are with… Continue reading
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Can Donald Trump really believe this slaughter will “make America great again”?
The emphasis on air power by the Trump administration has led to an unprecedented 20,650 bombs being dropped on seven countries (Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Pakistan, Somalia and Syria) during his first six months in office and a large increase in the numbers of civilians being killed. Continue reading
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Remembering the Inception of the “War on Terrorism” – 16 Years of Afghan Crisis: Selected Articles
9 October 2017 — Global Research Longest War in US History Turns 16 Today – Thousands Dead, No End in Sight & It’s Getting Worse By Rachel Blevins, October 09, 2017 After the US began ‘spreading democracy’ there 16 years ago, Afghanistan has become more dangerous, more corrupt, and deadlier than ever. Continue reading
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Trump ‘Presidential’ Again–for Ramping Up War in Afghanistan
Foreign Policy‘s Paul Miller (8/22/17) liked the speech in part because “Trump said ‘win’ and ‘victory’ more times in 15 minutes than President Barack Obama did in eight years.” Donald Trump is finally “presidential” again, pundits insist, now that he is ratcheting up another US war. Continue reading
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More American Troops to Afghanistan, To Keep the Chinese Out? Lithium and the Battle for Afghanistan’s Mineral Riches By Prof Michel Chossudovsky
The implication of Trump’s resolve is to plunder and steal Afghanistan’s mineral riches to finance the “reconstruction” of a country destroyed by the US and its allies after 16 years of war, i.e “War reparations” paid to the aggressor nation? Continue reading
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Extended US Military Occupation in Afghanistan – For What? Selected Articles
22 August 2017 — Global Research The Spoils of War: Afghanistan’s Multibillion Dollar Heroin Trade By Prof Michel Chossudovsky, August 22, 2017 Afghanistan produces over 90 percent of the opium which feeds the heroin market. In turn, the US is now sending more troops to Afghanistan. Lest we forget, the surge in opium production occurred in the… Continue reading
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Updated Articles on Afghanistan from Global Research
22 August 2017 — Global Research The Spoils of War: Afghanistan’s Multibillion Dollar Heroin TradeBy Prof Michel Chossudovsky, August 22, 2017 “The War is Worth Waging”: Afghanistan’s Vast Reserves of Minerals and Natural GasBy Prof Michel Chossudovsky, August 22, 2017 Centre for Research on Globalization (CRG) Centre de recherche sur la mondialisation (CRM) Montreal, Qc. CANADA … Continue reading
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“It was incessant.” Former RAF Reaper pilot speaks to Drone Wars By Chris Cole
Drone Wars UK is publishing an exclusive interview with former British Reaper drone pilot Justin Thompson (a pseudonym), who for three years flew RAF Reapers over Afghanistan while based at Creech Air Force Base in Nevada. Continue reading
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Media: At Reuters, ‘Not Refuting’ Is the Same as ‘Seeing’
“I am not refuting that”? How does that translate into “General…Sees Russia Sending Weapons to Taliban”? If NASA tells Reuters that they can’t refute speculation that there might be life on Mars, will Reuters run a story headlined “NASA Sees Life on Mars”? That would be a scoop! Continue reading
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Battles of Kunduz: US/Afghan ‘friendly fire’ By Eric Walberg
For 45 minutes, like ominous clouds, the planes fired pot shots, as if warming up, taunting or warning the doctors and patients, who started to flee and were mowed down. Finally, the pilots of the gunships launched full scale fire at 2am, on both the hospital and civilians fleeing what was clearly the target of… Continue reading
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Media Lens: Kunduz Killers Go Free
On the night of October 3, 2015, a United States Air Force AC-130 gunship repeatedly attacked a Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan. Forty-two people were killed and dozens wounded. The US military plane had conducted five strafing runs over the course of more than an hour despite MSF pleas to Afghan, US… Continue reading
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