Aug 2021. The Situation in Afghanistan

There were scenes of panic at Kabul airport on Monday as desperate residents tried to flee following the Taliban’s seizure of the Afghan capital. The US army said soldiers shot two armed men, while three people were reported to have died after falling from the underside of a plane they were clinging to shortly after… Continue reading Aug 2021. The Situation in Afghanistan

Aug 2021. Are We Abandoning Afghanistan

As the Taliban advance into the vacuum left by Western troops, grieving forces’ families denounce the abandonment of Afghanistan. The unfolding tragedy of a resurgent Taliban tightening its grip in Afghanistan, one question rings in the ears: “Just what did our sons and daughters die for?” The television footage of militants pouring back into towns… Continue reading Aug 2021. Are We Abandoning Afghanistan

Aug 2021. Afghan Withdrawal

Violence has rippled throughout Afghanistan this week, from the western province of Herat to Kabul, as Taliban forces ramp up attacks in the final month of the U.S. withdrawal. But the fighting in one city in particular, Lashkar Gah, could prove a turning point in the war: The Taliban may be poised to take their… Continue reading Aug 2021. Afghan Withdrawal

Jul 2021. The Taliban in Afghanistan

US troops and their Nato and regional allies forced the Taliban from power in November 2001. The group had been harbouring Osama Bin Laden and other al-Qaeda figures linked to the 11 September 2001 attacks in the US. But despite a continued international presence in the region, billions of dollars of support and training for… Continue reading Jul 2021. The Taliban in Afghanistan

Jul 2021. The Taliban Advance in Afghanistan Part 2

Is Afghanistan once again doomed to live under the rule of the Taliban fundamentalists? While the United States completed its military withdrawal on July 3, the insurgents progressed so rapidly in their conquest of the territory that the American President, Joe Biden, had to speak on Thursday, July 8, to reassure the community. international conference… Continue reading Jul 2021. The Taliban Advance in Afghanistan Part 2

Jul 2021. The Taliban Advance in Afghanistan

Taliban militants are continuing to make rapid military advances across Afghanistan as western forces withdraw after two decades of conflict. The Islamist insurgents now claim to control 85% of the country having overrun areas bordering five countries – Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, China and Pakistan – prompting Afghan security personnel to flee. At least 56 civilians… Continue reading Jul 2021. The Taliban Advance in Afghanistan

Jun 2021. The Selling of Human Parts

It’s an illegal trade in human organs which preys on people so desperate for money they’re willing to take the risk. In Afghanistan, the sick are so desperate for a life-saving transplant, they’re willing to pay the cost. And in the hospitals which carry out the operations, no-one is asking too many questions. https://rumble.com/vj29yd-jun-2021.-the-selling-of-human-parts.html [user-submitted-posts]

May 2021. Kabul Part 2

At a nearby hospital in Kabul, staff wheeled in injured students while dozens of distressed re­latives searched desperately for their sons and dau­ghters, according to a witness. A spokesman for the interior ministry, Tariq Arian, put the death toll at least 30 and injured at 52 but did not specify the cause or the target.… Continue reading May 2021. Kabul Part 2

May 2021. Kabul Part 1

Multiple blasts outside a school in Kabul, Afghanistan on Saturday killed at least 30 people and woun­ded dozens more, mostly fe­m­ale students, officials said, in an attack Afghan Pre­­sident Ashraf Ghani bla­med on the insurgent Taliban. A senior interior ministry official said most of the casualties were students coming out of the Sayedul Shuhada School.… Continue reading May 2021. Kabul Part 1

Sept 2020. Pakistan PM – Change Requires Struggle Part 1

Corruption in Pakistan is widespread, particularly in the government and lower levels of police forces. In 2017, Pakistan’s prime minister Nawaz Sharif was declared ineligible to hold office for life by Supreme Court of Pakistan after charges of corruption were filed against him.