America spent more than $2.2 trillion on the war in Afghanistan. Most of this money went back to the US via private contractors and companies. Top US arms dealers got $2 trillion in public funds between 2001 & 2021. WION’s Palki Sharma exposes the truth of the Afghan war.
TNN: With Pakistan temporarily closing its borders with Afghanistan, fearing an influx of refugees, Afghan nationals arriving at India-Pakistan international border to migrate to India is next to impossible. Even if someone manages to do so, strict Covid-19 protocols and clearance from ministry of home affairs will be another hurdle. Immigration sources here say Attari
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty September 3, 2021 The Taliban appears to have moved closer to forming a new government in Afghanistan as the hard-line Islamist group continues to battle resistance fighters in a key opposition stronghold north of Kabul. The militants face the challenge of shifting gears from being an insurgent group to governing power
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty September 3, 2021 A senior manager with Afghanistan’s flag carrier Ariana Afghan Airlines has said that domestic flights were set to resume on September 3, AFP reported. “We have received a green light from the Taliban and aviation authorities and plan to start flights today,” Tamim Ahmadi told the news agency.
CNN: US officials processing Afghan refugees abroad recently alerted the State Department to instances in which women and girls were forced into marriage or arrived with male partners posing as their husbands to be eligible for evacuation and escape the Taliban, according to two sources familiar with the matter. Click here to read more (external
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty September 2, 2021 The Taliban says China will maintain diplomatic relations with Afghanistan and the new rulers in Kabul will rely on Beijing for economic support after the withdrawal of U.S.-led international forces. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told the Italian newspaper La Repubblica on September 2 that China was the group’s “main partner”
AP: The last thing Ahmadi remembers was the sound of his brother’s car horn announcing his arrival and the squealing of the children. He said his mind has been “not right” since that day. Sunday’s U.S. drone strike killed 10 members of his family, six of them children, Ahmadi said. Click here to read more
Heavy clashes in and around Panjshir, the last bastion of resistance to Taliban in #Afghanistan Taliban launched multi-pronged attack on the valley tonight. Resistance forces staged counterattacks Source in Panjshir says hospital beds filling up as violence escalates — Frud Bezhan فرود بيژن (@FrudBezhan) September 2, 2021