Afghanistan
The Cynical Campaign To Scapegoat Joe Biden for the Afghanistan Debacle
by Ted Galen Carpenter *
Posted on August 24, 2021
The chaotic end to the U.S. mission in Afghanistan has produced an abundance of recriminations....
G7 States Agree on Roadmap for Dealing With ‘Probable’ Taliban Government,...
by Tim Korso
Aug 24, 2021
Earlier, the Taliban*, which currently controls the entirety of Kabul with the exception of its international airport, which is held...
Afghanistan: The End of the Occupation
By Jonathan Nancy
Aug. 17, 2021
Nancy Lindisfarne and Jonathan Neale write: A lot of nonsense about Afghanistan is being written in Britain and the United States....
EU more worried about Russia & China gaining from Western defeat...
24 Aug, 2021
Fears in Brussels that the fall of Kabul to the Taliban is a victory for Moscow and Beijing show that the EU...
The Taliban’s Resurgence Was Years in Making & Aided by Trump,...
August 23, 2021
Concern is growing over a broader humanitarian crisis across Afghanistan as people continue to crowd the Kabul airport to flee after the...
In Must-Watch Rant, Mehdi Hasan Rips War Hawks for Lecturing World...
"Personally, I would like a period of silence from all of you," journalist says in one-minute diatribe
By Jake Johnson
August 23, 2021
In a brief and...
The G7, the UN, and Afghanistan’s Future
When G7 leaders convene this week to discuss Afghanistan, they should be clear about the core goals: extricate their nationals and Afghan partners, and...
The Taliban have retaken Afghanistan – this time, how will they...
The group’s hardline beliefs are unchanged, but coalition partners and regional powers may be moderating influences
By Antonio Giustozzi
Aug. 16, 2021
The Taliban agreed on Saturday...
The Taliban May Pretend to Show Moderation, But the Murderous Reality...
by Patrick Cockburn *
August 24, 2021
Photograph Source: Michael Evans – Public Domain
In 2001 the Taliban blew up the giant 1,500-year-old Buddhist statues in Bamiyan,...
The coming collapse of the Taliban
Aug. 24, 2021
The Taliban should savor its triumph while it can, for it is unlikely to survive much beyond this fleeting moment of victory....