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CIA Warned About Presence of Children Prior to Deadly US Drone Strike in Kabul Last Month: Report

September 21, 2021September 21, 2021 Editor2 Afghanistan, Children, CIA, Daesh Takfiri group, Drone, Hamid Karzai Airport, Kabul, Taliban, US Imperialism, us military

The US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) had reportedly issued an urgent warning that children were possibly present at a site near

Asia International Opinion

Afghanistan—What Next?

September 8, 2021September 9, 2021 Fra Hughes Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, ISI, ISIS-K, Kabul, Mohammed Daoud Khan, mujahideen, Osama Bin Laden, Pakistan, Peoples Democratic Party of Afghanistan, secular communist government, Taliban, US Imperialism

By Fra Hughes Belfast – Sep 6, 2021 So where do we go from here? Better still, where do we

International Opinion

‘Civilising Missions’ of the Past are ‘Humanitarian Interventions’ of the Present

September 7, 2021 Saheli Chowdhury “civilising mission”, 20 years of US war in Afghanistan, Afghanistan, Africa, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Asia, Aztecs, Day of Indigenous Resistance, desire for possessing resources, George W. Bush, History, humanitarian intervention, Imperialism, Iraq, Kabul, Latin America, Mexico, Middle East, responsibility to protect, Syria, Taliban, Tenochtitlán, Tony Blair, US Imperialism

By Saheli Chowdhury – Sep 5, 2021 Over the past weeks we have witnessed crocodile tears for Afghanistan, as the

Asia International Opinion

Questions with New Reports that US Forces Gunned Down Civilians After Kabul Blast

September 2, 2021 Caitlin Johnstone Afghanistan, attack, bbc, Isis, Kabul, Secunder Kermani, US Imperialism, us military, War

By Caitlin Johnstone – Aug 28, 2021 A new BBC report shows eyewitnesses at the scene of the deadly Kabul

Asia International News

China Calls for Investigation into US Massacres of Civilians in Afghanistan

September 2, 2021 orinocotribune Afghanistan, China, civilian deaths, Drones, Herat, Kabul, Kabul airport, massacres, nato, Uruzgan, US decline, us invasion, US military atrocities, Wang Wenbin

On Wednesday, September 1, Chinese Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said that the massacres of civilians committed by the

Asia International News

‘We Will Not be Deterred’: Biden Says US Evacuation to Continue After Kabul Airport Blasts Despite Potential Further Attacks

August 27, 2021 Editor2 Afghanistan, Biden, Isis, Jihad Islámica, Kabul, terrorist attacks, US decline, us military

Addressing the deadly bombings at the Kabul airport, US President Joe Biden vowed retaliation against ISIS and said that the

Featured image: US soldiers at the Kabul airport, August 20, 2021. (Photo: AFP).

Asia International News

Taliban Warns US of Consequences if Withdrawal Extended Past August 31 Deadline

August 24, 2021 orinocotribune Afghanistan, Boris Johnson, Joe Biden, Kabul, nato, no extensions, Suhail Shanin, Taliban, UK, us invasion, US Withdrawal

Taliban labeled the complete withdrawal of foreign troops from Afghanistan as a “red line” and warned of consequences if the

Two Afghan women walking near Kabul's airport surrounded by US soldiers. Photo: Telesur / Getty Images.

Asia International News

At Least Seven Afghan Civilians Killed on Sunday After Chaos at US ‘Controlled’ Kabul Airport

August 23, 2021 orinocotribune Afghanistan, Airport, collaborators fleeing, Kabul, nato, Taliban, US decline, US Imperialism, us invasion, US war on Afghanistan

On Sunday, August 22, seven Afghan civilians died near the Kabul airport, as thousands of people—most of them were people

Asia International Opinion

As Kabul is Retaken, Papers Look Back in Erasure

August 23, 2021 Gregory Shupak Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, Boston Globe, Kabul, mainstream media, New York Times, Osama Bin Laden, Taliban, US, US Imperialism, us military, War, Washington Post

By Gregory Shupak – Aug 19, 2021 Corporate media coverage of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan and the collapse of

Asia International Opinion

The Return of the Taliban 20 Years Later

August 23, 2021 Vijay Prashad Afghan National Army (ANA), Afghanistan, Ashraf Ghani, Corruption, General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), Iraq, Kabul, Libya, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, Taliban, US Imperialism, US-NATO, War

By Vijay Prashad – Aug 19, 2021 On August 15, the Taliban arrived in Kabul. The Taliban’s leadership entered the presidential palace,

Asia International Opinion

Tragedy in Saigon, Farce in Kabul

August 21, 2021 Editor2 Afghanistan, Kabul, Saigon, Taliban, US Imperialism, us military

By Radhika Desai – Aug 14, 2021 As President Joe Biden scrambles to get U.S. personnel out of Kabul before

Asia International News

US Role in Afghanistan Lies in Destruction, not Construction: Chinese FM

August 20, 2021 Editor2 Afghanistan, Antony Blinken, Biden, China, Chinese Foreign Ministry, East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM), Hamid Karzai International Airport, Hua Chunying, Kabul, respect, sovereignty, Taliban, US decline, US Imperialism, us military, Wang Yi

“US President [Joe] Biden said the US’ mission in Afghanistan was never supposed to have been nation-building, and it’s true,”

Asia International News

Russian General Shpak: The Whole World is Watching how Shamelessly the US Abandons its Allies

August 18, 2021August 18, 2021 orinocotribune Afghanistan, Fall of Kabul, Imperial Hubris, Kabul, Taliban, US Imperialism, US war on Afghanistan, US Withdrawal

On Monday, August 16, Russian General Georgy Shpak commented on the shameless and ruthless way in which the United States