Both Russia and Armenia are part of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), a mutual defense pact, similar to the US-led NATO bloc, made up of six former Soviet republics. The move comes a week after Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan asked Moscow for assistance. A day prior, three of …
Read More »Pentagon poised to make Covid jabs MANDATORY for all 1.3mn active duty troops as only 64% vaccinated voluntarily – reports
The Pentagon head is expected to announce the new mandate on Friday after making a recommendation to the White House, Fox News reported on Wednesday night, citing officials familiar with the matter who declined to be named. Another defense official told CNN, meanwhile, that Austin’s “inclination is towards making the …
Read More »Afghan president blames ‘abrupt’ departure of US-led troops for failures in war with Talban
“The reason for our current situation is that the decision [to withdraw international troops] was taken abruptly,” Ashraf Ghani told the country’s parliament on Monday. Presenting his security plan, Ghani expressed hope that the situation on the ground will be “under control within six months.” The president also cited corruption …
Read More »Biden says US ‘combat mission’ in Iraq will be over by year’s end, but won’t say how many troops to remain deployed
Speaking during a meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi on Monday, Biden said the US will fully transition to ‘advise and assist’ operations come year’s end, though noted that “counterterrorism cooperation” would continue. “Our role in Iraq will be… to be available, to continue to train, to assist, to …
Read More »As US troops are flown out of Afghanistan, the graveyard of great empires is now once again at the center of a battle for Eurasia
In early July, American and coalition forces left Bagram Airfield, once Washington’s largest base of operations in Afghanistan. Already at 90% completion, the withdrawal is expected to be concluded by August 31, 2021, ahead of President Joe Biden’s initial September 11 deadline. Meanwhile, Taliban forces are advancing, recapturing and, crucially, …
Read More »Washington denies its top envoy discussed withdrawal of troops from Iraq with Prime Minister Kadhimi
A statement referring to a pullout of American troops from Iraq was released by the office of Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi after he met with Brett McGurk, the White House special coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa. “Discussions took place about mechanisms for [US] combat troops’ withdrawal from …
Read More »George W. Bush is HEARTBROKEN over Biden’s decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan, frets over dangers to women and girls
Instead, Bush said in an interview released on Wednesday by Germany’s DW media outlet that he fears the “unspeakable harm” that Afghan women and girls may suffer as the Taliban retakes control over large swaths of the country. He also worries over the interpreters who assisted US forces. “They’re just …
Read More »As Taliban runs riot in Afghanistan, new commander of withdrawing US & NATO troops vows to support ‘abandoned’ Afghan forces
US Army General Austin ‘Scott’ Miller officially handed off his role as commander in a ceremony on Monday in Kabul, calling his nearly three-year stint the “highlight of my military career.” That assessment might ring hollow to the Afghan people, who continue to endure massive civilian casualties, caused by both …
Read More »Haiti requested US troops after president’s assassination, a minister tells New York Times
The minister, Mathias Pierre, said the request was made after US Secretary of State Tony Blinken and President Joe Biden himself had “promised to help Haiti” in the wake of the president’s murder earlier this week, the Times reported on Friday. He warned that “urban terrorists” could exploit current tensions …
Read More »Most UK troops on NATO mission now out of Afghanistan, rest are returning home – PM Johnson
The withdrawal comes 20 years after the US, with British support, launched the so-called “war on terror” against the Taliban in Afghanistan and other groups in response to the 9/11 attacks in America. NATO troops entered the country in 2003. The PM’s announcement was made just days after the Pentagon …
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