A report by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) warns that Afghanistan’s banking system faces cash liquidity crunch that could cause the financial system to collapse within months. Besides, Deborah Lyons, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan while briefing the United Nations Security Council stated that: “Once limited to a few provinces and Kabul, ISIS’K […]
On November 18, news agency Radio Liberty, with reference to the US Department of State, published the news: “Kazakhstan has avoided being included in the US “watchlist” for religious freedom. The State Department did not comply with the recommendation of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) to add Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and […]
Sudden US ouster from Afghanistan creates havoc in western world and they are stunned with current development in Afghanistan in August. As the statement of Tony Blair clarify’s how West is looking towards this development, he said “the pressure of short-term political imperatives is giving both allies and opponents of liberal open societies the belief […]
Question: On Wednesday, 29/9/2021, a summit was held between Erdogan and Putin in Sochi, Russia. The Turkish president was at the head of a delegation that included the head of the intelligence service, Hakan Fidan, and the head of the presidential communications department, Fahrettin Altun, and the presidential spokesman, Ibrahim Kalin, without any of his […]
Australia’s negotiations with the EU on a trade agreement have been postponed as the scandal surrounding Canberra’s decision to cancel its defense contract with Paris escalates. As noted, in solidarity with France, the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen expressed doubt that the bloc could conclude a trade agreement with Australia.
Question: What are the scopes and significance of the US military alliance with Britain and Australia? Is it directed against China? Or is it a British and American slap to France after it destroyed Britain’s influence in Tunisia, and after its followers turned against America’s agents in Guinea, and after France’s efforts to build a […]
Headlines: Biden Forms New AUKUS Alliance with Britain and Australia The West Turns to Crushing Afghanistan Economically France Recalls Ambassadors to US, Australia over Sub Deal Pakistan PM says He Has Started Dialogue with Taliban over Inclusivity China Ought to Reduce US Treasury Holdings to Allay Risks
After the Taliban’s capture of the presidential palace on 15/8/2021, without any resistance, the German government had no choice but to publicly admit the failure of its policy regarding Afghanistan. The total collapse of the puppet government in Kabul, which accompanied the change of power, proves beyond any doubt that German foreign and security policy […]
Headlines: * Exclusive: Before Afghan Collapse, Biden Pressed Ghani to Change Perception * Taliban Parade Captured US Military Equipment in Kandahar * Afghanistan: Dominic Raab Visits Pakistan in Push to Help Fleeing Afghans * US Finally Exits Afghanistan: Biden Again Defends US Defeat * Kashmir again under Brutal Lockdown * Repercussions of American Defeat: European […]
Finally, after 20 years of occupation of Afghanistan by the Americans and their allies, the occupying forces after suffering a disgraceful defeat, mournfully left Afghanistan at 12:00 AM on August 30, 2021.
Joint Declaration between the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the United States of America for Bringing Peace to Afghanistan.
History has proven that any arrogant occupation has faced a humiliating defeat in Afghanistan. Only in the past 42 years, two world powers (USSR, US and its NATO allies) have been forced to taste the bitter flavor of defeat in this land.
Taliban took country’s capital Kabul and enters Afghan presidential palace after Ghani flees. [Al Jazeera | 15th August 2021]
The United States and its NATO allies are withdrawing their forces from Afghanistan. The news is full of reports of how the Americans are leaving Afghanistan and taking their people with them. The media is also focusing on how Afghanistan is falling into a state of insecurity, as the Taliban take control again 20 years […]
The re-take over of Afghanistan by the Taliban has raised many questions about what the future holds for women in the country. Some fear that it will mean the establishment of a state where women are subject to violence, girls are denied an education, and women are deprived of the right to work and engage […]
O People! • In an urgent manner, America withdrew, whilst Taliban rapidly gained control over all of Afghanistan, except for its airport. And what a state the airport was in. US, NATO and Turkish troops secured the movement of aircraft, carrying foreign nationals and Afghan collaborators, amidst throes of chaos, painful and humiliating scenes and […]
On Tuesday, August 3, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, over a phone conversation with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, reiterated the United States’ strong and enduring commitment to Afghanistan. The statement of the US State Department declared that both sides in addition to condemning the Taliban attacks (as a result of which the people’s life […]
Headlines: US Wants Pakistan to Keep Afghan Border Open for DPs The Wheel Risks Turning Full Circle in Afghanistan When the Chips are Down: Biden’s Semiconductor War
Yesterday, Tuesday 03/08/2021, the Council of Ministers unanimously approved a draft law on Sudan’s accession to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, in preparation for a joint meeting between the Sovereignty Council and the Council of Ministers for approval. Hamdok wrote on his Facebook page: “Justice and accountability are the firm foundation of […]
On 31/07/2021, KUN.UZ website published the news: Soldiers of the Central Military District of the Russian Armed Forces arrived in Uzbekistan to participate in the Uzbek-Russian joint exercises at the Termez training ground in Surkhan Darya. This was announced by the Uzbek Ministry of Defense, and these exercises will be held from July 30 to […]
Question: (Reda Gharslawi took the constitutional oath before President Kais Saied to run the Ministry of Interior, after he held the position of advisor, as in Al-Jazeera’s report on 30/7/2021), and Tunisian President Kais Saeed had announced in a speech broadcast on state television on Sunday evening, 25/7/2021, following an emergency meeting with military and […]
In June of this year, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made the first step towards his move to build the “Canal Istanbul” project, announcing that this was a “new page today in Turkey’s development history…We see this as a project to save the future of Istanbul.” (Source) His self-proclaimed “crazy” plan surfaced a decade ago, but it hasn’t been […]
Headlines: India Reaches Out to the Taliban UK Sends Ships to Counter China US, Allies Condemn China for ‘Malicious’ Cyber Activity
Question: On 17 July 2021, a high profile round of negotiations was announced in Qatar between two high-level delegations, seven representatives from the Taliban and a seven-member [Afghan] government delegation, to discuss critical outstanding issues between them, after the US President announced on 8 July 2021 that the withdrawal of his forces from Afghanistan would […]
On 5 July 2021, US forces under the cover of the night abandoned its key air base in Bagram. Despite the two-decade long occupation US officials had no confidence in the forces it’s been training and did not even officially hand over the base to the Afghan forces. The situation today is the very enemy […]
Headlines: • Taliban say They Control 85pc of Afghanistan • Chinese FM to Visit Central Asia on SCO Mission for Afghan Peace • US says Shared Interests with Pakistan Go Beyond Afghanistan Taliban say They Control 85pc of Afghanistan Taliban officials said on Friday the insurgent group had taken control of 85 per cent of […]
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has confirmed that Turkey will take the responsibility to provide security for Kabul International Airport after the US-NATO forces withdrawal from Afghanistan. Erdogan said: “We determined which responsibilities we will take in talks with the US and Nato, and we will take this step in the most appropriate way.”
On July 2, Joe Biden, the US president was pressed with series of questions during a press conference by reporters on US troops’ withdrawal from Bagram Airbase. Biden seemed to be extremely irritated by these questions and told them: “I’m not going to answer any more questions about Afghanistan. I want to talk about happy […]
Headlines: Turkey Inaugurates Bloc from Balkans to Chinese Border Japan to Defending Taiwan with the US Syria: US Stealing Grain and Oil & Building Up Military Bases Turkey Inaugurates Bloc From Balkans to Chinese Border Turkey recently hosted and led several military exercises with the word Anatolian (Anadolu) as part of their code names, two […]
A lot has been written about the decline of the West over the years but the topic has not been taken too seriously and in some cases even dismissed by eminent Western scholars like Robert Kagan in his book, “The world America made”. [1] However, the present Covid-19 crisis has added renewed impetus to the […]
