Afghanistan

Indian Muslims must reject the ‘Islamic Emirate’ in Afghanistan: IMSD

Around 150 Indian Muslims, supported by others committed to secular-democratic politics, have today called upon the Indian Muslim community to reject the idea of the ‘Islamic Emirate’ the Taliban seek to impose on the war-weary people of Afghanistan who are yearning for peace. The signatories include two retired High Court judges, legal luminaries, lawyers practising in the Supreme Court and[Read More...]

US Alliance-imposed Afghan Holocaust

The serial war criminality and immense cruelty of the US Alliance has been enabled by the extraordinary mendacity, genocidal racism and  resolute exceptionalism of US Alliance governments and Western Mainstream media (MSM). Summarized  below are the horrendous realities of the US Alliance-imposed Afghan Holocaust and Afghan Genocide that are ignored by deeply racist, genocide-complicit and […]

US Removal from Afghanistan is Only Part of the Solution to the Region’s Problems

The complete and utter shambles that has characterised the United States withdrawal from Afghanistan raises a serious question of whether or not Joe Biden is actually in control of his administration. There are unconfirmed reports that the vice president Kamala Harris refused point-blank to have anything to do with the withdrawal. It was probably a […]

Can Iran Influence Further Developments in Afghanistan?

The rise to power in Afghanistan of the Taliban (a radical movement banned in Russia) lends special importance to the response of external players and the possibility of their influence on the further development of the situation in the country. In this context, it would be interesting to look at the prospects of further relations […]

EVERYTHING WENT WRONG IN AFGHANISTAN

[Prefatory Note: Modified responses on Aug. 23rd to questions posed by Zahra Mirzafarjouyan, Mehr New Agency, Aug. 17, 2021.] EVERYTHING WENT WRONG IN AFGHANISTAN 1-Why could the Taliban capture Kabul and gain power so rapidly without considerable resistance from people and the army? The U.S. led NATO Afghan intervention and occupation was flawed in mission […]

Joe Biden vilipendé pour sa gestion du retrait des troupes américaines d'Afghanistan

Le président américain Joe #Biden a été attaqué de toutes parts pour sa gestion « chaotique » du retrait des troupes américaines en #Afghanistan après la prise de pouvoir des Taliban. Sa cote de #popularité a d'ailleurs chuté drastiquement de 7% selon un sondage Reuters/Ipsos, atteignant le taux le plus bas depuis son élection. Si Joe Biden a défendu sa stratégie, blâmant le manque de volonté des forces afghanes, après la diffusion des images-chocs de l'aéroport de Kaboul, reste à savoir dans quelle mesure (...)

Joe Biden vilipendé pour sa gestion du retrait des troupes américaines d'Afghanistan

Le président américain Joe #Biden a été attaqué de toutes parts pour sa gestion « chaotique » du retrait des troupes américaines en #Afghanistan après la prise de pouvoir des Taliban. Sa cote de #popularité a d'ailleurs chuté drastiquement de 7% selon un sondage Reuters/Ipsos, atteignant le taux le plus bas depuis son élection. Si Joe Biden a défendu sa stratégie, blâmant le manque de volonté des forces afghanes, après la diffusion des images-chocs de l'aéroport de Kaboul, reste à savoir dans quelle mesure (...)