On Tuesday, a small group of women in Kabul boldly spoke out in public to demand that the new Taliban regime commit to the maintenance of women’s rights in the war-torn nation. Kabul-based journalists have shared videos and photos of the women, who stood chanting slogans and holding heartfelt messages …
Read More »WATCH: Afghan man records video sitting atop FAIRING of US military plane taxiing at Kabul airport
The shocking video spreading on social media shows the scene apparently from the opposite perspective, though it’s not clear if the man is on the same plane as the ones seen in other videos. The man who appears to be sitting atop the fairing of the C-17 military transport plane …
Read More »China taunts Taiwan as America reels from Afghan defeat: ‘Once war comes, the island will collapse and the US won’t come to help’
With Washington in a state of panic and disarray following the outcome in Afghanistan, China has moved fast to exploit what it perceives as America’s humiliation in order to reassert its position on Taiwan. On Monday night, the Global Times unleashed a scathing editorial, taunting Taipei that it would collapse swiftly, …
Read More »Afghan debacle is a sign of shift in global order: With Russian help, China quickly replacing US as world’s most important country
So far, two answers to that question have emerged. One from the West, and one from the Russians and Chinese. It is the latter of the two that looks the most promising. The Western response has largely been one of panic. Diplomats, journalists, aid workers and others are flocking to …
Read More »Biden pulls another $500mn from emergency fund to assist Afghan refugees amid chaotic evacuations after Kabul falls to Taliban
The White House announced the move on Monday night, saying the $500 million will be used to meet “unexpected urgent refugee and migration needs” for “victims of conflict, and other persons at risk as a result of the situation in Afghanistan.” The decision comes after Taliban fighters marched into Kabul …
Read More »Uzbekistan forced 46 Afghan military aircraft to land as HUNDREDS of Afghan soldiers attempted to cross border illegally
Uzbekistan had to force-land as many as 46 Afghan military aircraft on Saturday and Sunday, the nation’s Prosecutor General’s Office said in a statement on Monday. A total of 22 military planes and 24 military helicopters were landed at Termez Airport, in southern Uzbekistan, the statement added. Over 700 Afghan soldiers …
Read More »‘US saved dogs over Afghan lives’: Washington accused of valuing animals over civilians, after soldiers evacuate K-9s
Videos and photos published on Monday – which showed dogs being walked to Kabul Airport, where they were evacuated along with US military personnel – angered many across the world, who viewed the apparent prioritization of animals over humans as an insult to the many Afghans attempting to flee the …
Read More »Uzbekistan says it shot down Afghan military plane that violated its borders, amid exodus of government officials from Kabul
A spokesman for the Uzbek Defense Ministry told RIA Novosti that, on Sunday night, “the air defense forces of the Air Force of Uzbekistan suppressed an attempt to illegally cross the air border of Uzbekistan by an Afghan military aircraft.” Reports from local media indicate that the two pilots on …
Read More »Afghan president fled Kabul with cars full of cash & was forced to abandon some loot on airport runway, Russian embassy claims
Speaking to RIA Novosti, its spokesman Nikita Ishchenko dubbed Ghani’s escape an “eloquent characterization” of the fall of the “regime.” “Four cars were stuffed with money. [They] tried to fit all the money on the helicopter, but not all of it fit. Some of the money was left lying on …
Read More »‘Hacked’ account of Afghan embassy in India denounces self-exiled ‘traitor’ president in unprintable tweet
Ghani departed Afghanistan on Sunday amid the Taliban’s capture of the capital Kabul, and later stated that he had resigned his office to prevent bloodshed during the transition of power. A tweet posted by the official account of the Afghan embassy in New Delhi blasted the ex-leader, saying Ghani “screwed …
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