Afghanistan
Our 20-year Reign of Terror, full circle
In new book, Spencer Ackerman shows how the post-9/11 Global War on Terror gave us neither the peace or stability it promised
By Daniel Larison
August...
Taliban Retake Three Districts in Northeast Baghlan Province
Resistance group in Panjshir Valley wants talks with the Taliban
Posted on August 23, 2021Categories ags
A Taliban spokesman said Monday that the group recaptured...
Peter Bergen is Mistaken About Bin Laden’s Strategy
His plan was always to provoke an overreaction
by Scott Horton *
Posted on August 22, 2021
Famous journalist and terrorism expert Peter Bergen is making a...
Intel failure or deliberate ‘bloody nose’ for Biden? Ex-CIA analyst tells...
21 Aug, 2021
photo: © US Marine Corps / Staff Sgt. Victor Mancilla
US military intelligence so severely underestimated the capabilities of Afghanistan’s Taliban that it’s...
Biden Is Right to End the War in Afghanistan
Now our obligation is to those Afghans living with the consequences of our four decades of intervention.
By Peter Certo
August 18, 2021
Photo: Shutterstock
The scenes from...
Will Americans Who Were Right on Afghanistan Still Be Ignored?
by Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies
Posted on August 21, 2021
America’s corporate media are ringing with recriminations over the humiliating U.S. military...
Congressman Seeking to Relaunch Afghan War Made Millions in Defense Contracting
Florida Republican Michael Waltz made up to $25 million from the sale of Metis Solutions, a defense contractor with a spotty record training Afghan...
Taliban Take Back 3 Areas From Resistance Forces in Afghan Province...
Aug. 22, 2021
Addressing the disastrous situation in war-torn Afghanistan on 21 August, former US President Donald Trump said recent developments in the country are...
Afghanistan: Iranians look on with apprehension at crisis next door
After the Taliban takeover of Kabul, ordinary citizens are split over the expected influx of Afghan refugees into Iran
22 August 2021
photo: AFP
The Taliban’s return...
Making an enemy of Taliban is not in the interest of...
By Hu Xijin
Jul 19, 2021
Photo:VCG
The Afghan government and the Taliban have both expressed their friendly attitude toward China. This is certainly good for China. Yet...