US-Western propaganda, which has afflicted our collective understanding of Afghanistan for twenty years and counting, has been so overpowering to the point that we are left without the slightest understanding of the dynamics that led to the Taliban’s swift takeover.
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Alors que les États-Unis tentent toujours d'expliquer la chute chaotique de Kaboul, les Talibans et les puissances régionales sont prêtes à combler le vide laissé par Washington. Entre l'Inde, l'Iran, le Pakistan, la Russie, la Chine et les États-Unis, qui sort le plus avantagé de l'effondrement de l'Afghanistan et de la montée des Talibans ? Dans ce segment tiré de l'épisode 25 de 7 jours sur Terre présente, Benjamin Tremblay revient sur les conséquences stratégiques, (...)
When the US State Department announced that it would host a virtual ministerial meeting on August 30 with “key partners on Afghanistan,” there was an element of surprise in the list of participants. Apart from the US’ NATO and EU allies, there was a solitary non-western partner country — Qatar. What qualified this peninsular Arab country to be invited to join such a privileged circle of America’s[Read More...]
For twenty years, two dominant narratives have shaped our view of the illegal US invasion and occupation of Afghanistan, and neither one of these narratives would readily accept the use of such terms as ‘illegal’, ‘invasion’ and ‘occupation.’ The framing of the US ‘military intervention’ in Afghanistan, starting on October 7, 2001, as the official start of what was dubbed[Read More...]
Antiwar.com | Bandow writes: "The ongoing conflict in the Horn of Africa is horrendous. However, the US has little leverage over the contending parties."
There may no longer be US military boots on the ground in Afghanistan, but there are still plenty of Afghan boots that Washington can mobilize to destabilize the country and, more importantly, the region. Already there are tribal leaders in the Panjshir province declaring the beginning of anti-Taliban resistance. One of them, Ahmad Massoud, the […]
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Syrie : SitRep 110 avec Ayssar Midani (31 août 2021). Au programme : – Sommet de Bagdad : l'ombre de Macron et l'occident – Afghanistan : analyse de la prise de pouvoir par les Talibans – Discours de Nasrallah : appel à briser l'embargo – Retour à la vie normale en Syrie : réouverture du souk d'Alep – Hommage à Naji Al-Ali, dessinateur palestinien assassiné il y a 35 ans Sources : Sommet de Bagdad, Macron : au nom de l'Amérique, Assad dehors ! (PressTV) Nasrallah, sauveur du Liban… le dilemme (...)
With the final U.S. soldiers leaving Afghanistan earlier this week after nearly 20 years of occupation and war, a new analysis released Wednesday shows the United States will ultimately spend upwards of $8 trillion and that nearly one million people have lost their lives so far in the so-called “global war on terror” that was launched after the attacks of September[Read More...]
US President Joe Biden delivered a speech Tuesday afternoon declaring an end to the 20-year US war in Afghanistan. Coming the day after a C-17 military transport plane flew the last US troops out of Kabul and in the midst of celebrations in the streets of Afghanistan of the end of US occupation, Biden’s speech included statements never before heard[Read More...]
