The Aral Sea Disaster Has Started What Could Be the Greatest Migration Crisis of Modern Times
This is Part 2 of a two-part series looking at the Aral Sea recovery projects and the future of…
Tag: Afghanistan
Terrorism on the Rise in Europe, Africa, and Syria While the World Struggles with Record Conflict Numbers
A recent report found that deaths by terrorism have risen to their highest levels in Africa, while also recording…
Taliban Government Welcome Reopening of Saudi Arabian Embassy in Kabul
The Taliban-controlled government in Kabul has welcomed an announcement by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia that it would be…
Sharia Law in Damascus Portrayed as Downfall of a Tyrant While in Kabul it’s a Human Rights Violation
Story at a glance… Hayat Tahrir al-Sham’s leader al-Jolani has announced that the new Syria will be governed by…
Ultimate Irony Comes as Taliban Asks Russia’s Help to Evade US Sanctions, Closing 50-year Loop of Violence
It was said at the time that Operation Cyclone was the most successful covert operation in CIA history. It…
The Ramshackle Reconstruction of Afghanistan Continues as Taliban in Control of 39 Embassies
Story at a glance… The Taliban recently completed its third year in charge of Afghanistan, marked with successes and…
Ukrainian Counteroffensive—Afghanistan Teaches that “Steady Progress” is Code for Losing
For a week now, the long-publicized Ukrainian counteroffensive has been raging, and US officials have gone on record saying…
US Senators Introduce Bill to Sanction Afghan Government as Country Struggles with Famine Conditions
ITALY, June 2nd, 2023. After 20 years of attempting and failing to unilaterally bend Afghanistan to America’s will, a…
Conservative Estimate Suggests 4.5 Million, Mostly Children, Were Killed in America’s Post-9/11 Wars
The common refrain is that 6 million Jews died in the Holocaust during World War II. In the nations…
Slowly But Steadily, the Executive Branch is Bringing Back Widespread Drone Warfare
Not at any other time in the 21st century has the average American kept up less with the Global…
9/11 Victim Families Urge Biden to Give Afghanistan Back the $7 Billion He Took in Their Name
In a letter to President Biden, family members of the 9/11 victims called on President Biden to return $7…
Conservationists Call on Governments Across Conflict Zones to Increase Protection for Persian Leopard
On June 4th, or World Environment Day, Jane Goodall led a team of 49 conservationists to petition for governments…
Taliban Hijab Ruling Extremely Ominous In the Face of “Catastrophic” Onrushing Famine
PICTURED: Two Afghan woman in veils. PC: Mina’s List. Story at a glance… The Taliban announced mandatory face coverings…
U.S. Continues to Hold Afghan Trust Fund: 250% More Money than UNICEF Wants to Help Prevent Famine
PC: Stop the War Coalition UK. KABUL, Afghanistan. March 23rd, 2022. By refusing to recognize the victors over the…
State Department Request Mass-Redactions from Recent Afghanistan Waste and Fraud Report
PICTURED: John F. Sopko, the Special Investigator General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR). PC: SIGAR. CC 2.0. Story at a…
From “Multiple Suicide Bombs” to “Possible Facilitator” How the Murder of Zemari Ahmadi Typifies Drone Warfare Failings
PICTURED: From top left to bottom right, the victims of the latest drone strike in Kabul. Farzah Ahmadi, age…
Afghanistan Update: Pentagon Changes Story on Drone Bombed Family While Investigative Report Reveals Failed Drone War
Story at a glance… Following a drone bombing of 10 civilians, remaining family members demand answers. Justification for the…
Witnesses Say U.S. Forces Have Killed Civilians in Several Ways Following Suicide Bomber
PICTURED: A U.S. Air Force Airman guides qualified evacuees aboard a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III in support…
Afghanistan Update: Taliban Retake Provinces and Coordinate with U.S. Over Airport Crisis
PICTURED: A U.S. Air Force Airman guides qualified evacuees aboard a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III in support…
Afghanistan Four Days Later: Girls Return to School and First Official Presser
PICTURED: Taliban official spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid gives a press conference in Kabul. PC: Reuters. Fair Use. Story at a…