On Sunday, Hayden retweeted a post suggesting sending “MAGA-wearing unvaxxed” Americans to Afghanistan rather than sending the evacuation planes “back empty” after they deposited those fleeing the Taliban elsewhere, calling it a “good idea.” The General also retweeted an image of pickup trucks with Trump flags stretching over a road …
Read More »Person on UK’s no-fly watchlist entered country on Afghanistan evacuation flight – reports
The individual, whose identity is being kept secret by the government, arrived in Birmingham on a British military flight, Sky News reported on Monday, citing details from a briefing for MPs by ministers and officials. According to Sky, ministers were tipped off about the arrival “overnight.” A Home Office spokesperson …
Read More »Tony Blair calls US Afghanistan withdrawal ‘imbecilic’ – What, then, was the Bush-Blair invasion of 2001?
Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair –aka ‘The Blair Creature’– is not a happy bunny this Sunday, folks. He has said that the decision to withdraw western forces from Afghanistan was made “in obedience to an imbecilic slogan about ending the ‘forever wars’.” What he calls the US’ ‘abandonment’ of …
Read More »Officials in talks to evacuate female football stars from Afghanistan following fears over safety, global players’ union confirms
Ever since the group took control of the country, concerns have been widely voiced on the safety of female players who have spoken out against it in the past while demanding women’s rights, with former women’s national team captain Khalida Popal – now living in Denmark – speaking to various outlets …
Read More »After an embarrassing military defeat in Afghanistan the US is opting for plan B to get its hands on the nation’s resources: money
US President Joe Biden’s approval rating has dropped to its lowest point since his inauguration and to some it may look like he has sacrificed his popularity in order to take a principled anti-war stance. In reality the Biden administration was faced with an ultimatum, an embarrassing military defeat or …
Read More »Putin discusses Afghanistan with presidents of Turkey and Kazakhstan
Putin and Erdogan held phone talks on Saturday, according to the Kremlin press service. The leaders discussed various issues, including the ongoing firefighting efforts in Turkey, where a Russian Be-200 plane recently crashed. They also had “an in-depth discussion” on Afghanistan in light of the Taliban takeover and disintegration of …
Read More »‘When will they learn’: Beijing taunts Washington, claiming Afghanistan is another example that military intervention doesn’t work
On Friday, China’s foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying delivered another damning appraisal of US interventionist policy, stating that Washington has a terrible track record of trying to shape other countries in accordance with its own ideals. Hua stated, citing American Professor Jeffrey Sachs, that all US military interventions in developing …
Read More »‘Taliban called and informed me I should continue my job,’ mayor of Afghanistan’s capital tells RT
Scarcely had the Taliban retaken the capital city of Kabul when Mayor Mohammad Daoud Sultanzoy received a phone call informing him he should continue his job, the politician told RT in an interview on Friday. Observing that things were rapidly “coming back to normal” – except for transit in and …
Read More »Biden finally takes questions on Afghanistan, says Kabul evacuation ‘one of the most difficult airlifts in history’
Scheduled to appear at 1pm local time at the White House, Biden ran almost an hour late, eventually addressing the press flanked by masked-up Vice President Kamala Harris and Secretary of State Antony Blinken. He tried to put a brave face on the situation, saying the US has “made significant …
Read More »As Afghanistan stands at the crossroads, allying with China must look ever more tempting
Who controls Afghanistan controls the world, or so thought several influential geopolitical theorists whose ideas have hinged on the idea of the ‘world island’ – Eurasia – as the resource-rich, fertile ‘prize’ a nation must control if it hopes to become a world power. This is part of the logic …
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