Republican Candidates Defend Killing Civilians To Fight Terrorism – and So Do Democrats
Antiwar.com: There’s a bipartisan effort to justify the killing of civilians in the “war on terrorism.” Click here to read more (external link).
Category Archives: Opinion/Editorial
How the West is losing Afghanistan to the Taliban
RT: Two years after British Prime Minister David Cameron declared “mission accomplished” in Afghanistan, the war-torn nation is standing besieged by the Taliban, its military faced-down on the floor as terror has returned with a vengeance. Click here to read more (external link).
Why the US Should Cooperate With Investigations Into the Hospital Bombing
Just Security: The US now needs to work especially hard to fulfill UNAMA’s recommendations to ensure its investigation is independent, impartial, prompt, transparent, and effective… Click here to read more (external link).
Afghanistan’s Pipeline Project to Peace and Prosperity?
Yamin Zakaria: Call it political analysis or conspiracy theory, commercial interests often underpins foreign policy. Accordingly, many alleged that the US supported the Taliban regime through its ally Pakistan because it wanted to build a Gas pipeline in the 1990s along with the other strategic interests. The pipeline would run from the Central Asian countries through
The Domestic Roots Of Pakistan’s Extremist-Exporting Foreign Policy – OpEd
Eurasia Review: Why does Pakistan export extremists? The question takes on a new urgency after the Pentagon reported that the overall security situation in Afghanistan deteriorated in the second half of 2015, with an increase in insurgent attacks and higher casualties among both Taliban and national forces. Click here to read more (external link).
Trump’s Anti-Muslim Rhetoric Could Fuel ISIS, Taliban in Afghanistan
Michael Hughes: For U.S.-supported Afghan government security forces trying to contain an expanding ISIS footprint, American presidential contender Donald Trump’s proposal to ban all Muslims from entering the United States probably could not come at a worse time. The Afghan government is still fighting a counterinsurgency, furthermore, and winning hearts and minds away from the
White Terror Matters
Mike King: The millions of white Americans who were so quick to “Stand with France” and plaster a French flag over their Facebook profile, and the millions of Christian Conservatives that support an agenda that seeks to turn the U.S. into a reactionary theocratic state, need to be forced to recognize their own persistent failure
No, Donald Trump, Real Muslims Haven’t Applauded Your Fascist Plan to Ban Them
Juan Cole: The Arabic press reported with a straight face GOP presidential contender Donald Trump’s allegations that he has lots of Muslim friends and that they are calling them to say how pleased they are that he wants to exclude them from coming to the United States, and that they are glad he is tackling
Catherine Putz: Could TAPI Bring Peace to Afghanistan?
The Diplomat: As expected, on December 13, leaders from Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India attended the groundbreaking for the TAPI pipeline project in Mary, Turkmenistan. Click here to read more (external link).
Afghanistan 2015: The Future of the Taliban
Huffington Post: It is still too early to dismiss the Taliban in the future of Afghanistan but neither is its success or a return to its previous position of power the foregone conclusion that many believe it is. For now the situation remains fluid and the future of the Taliban and of Afghanistan continues to