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U.S. finally admits Afghan airstrike killed civilians 19 Sep 2021

U.S. finally admits Afghan airstrike killed civilians

In yet another blow to the image of America’s intelligence gathering efforts, the U.S. military has admitted that a drone strike in Kabul last month killed as many as 10 civilians, including seven children and apologized for what it called a "tragic mistake".

Hezbollah to the rescue again 18 Sep 2021

Hezbollah to the rescue again

Not for the first time, Lebanon faces a crisis, Hezbollah has helped guide the country out of the predicament.

U.S. invaded Afghanistan to loot its mineral wealth 16 Sep 2021

U.S. invaded Afghanistan to loot its mineral wealth

A retired professor of philosophy at the University of Minnesota says the U.S. war on Afghanistan was intended to loot the country’s mineral wealth.

As the U.S. “empire” frays, there is Zubeidi and his colleagues… 16 Sep 2021

As the U.S. “empire” frays, there is Zubeidi and his colleagues…

It has been reported that Zakaria Zubeidi, one of the four of six escapees from maximum security Gilboa Prison in the West Bank who was recaptured by Zionist thugs, has been admitted to an ICU at an Israeli hospital after repeated rounds of torture that included breaking one of his legs and then hanging him upside down by his broken leg, among other atrocities.

Angry Dems, GOP clash over Afghanistan 15 Sep 2021

Angry Dems, GOP clash over Afghanistan

The U.S. Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, has appeared before the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee and testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, making him the first official from the administration of President Joe Biden to testify publicly to lawmakers since the Taliban takeover.

High Qatari delegation visits Afghanistan 14 Sep 2021

High Qatari delegation visits Afghanistan

In the highest-level foreign visit to Kabul since the Taliban seized the capital last month, Qatar's foreign minister has held talks with the new prime minister of Afghanistan. 

Guterres urges “dialogue” with Taliban 13 Sep 2021

Guterres urges “dialogue” with Taliban

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres pleaded with the international community to maintain a dialogue with the Taliban in Afghanistan, warning of an "economic collapse" in the country that could leave millions of Afghans dying as a consequence. 

U.S. “war on terror” cost $5tn, who won? 13 Sep 2021

U.S. “war on terror” cost $5tn, who won?

Normally set aside for natural disasters and other crises, Congress funded America’s “war on terror” using emergency and contingency money that sidestepped the normal process to allocate funds for overseas military missions. 

Last U.S. Afghan strike “targeted” aid worker 12 Sep 2021

Last U.S. Afghan strike “targeted” aid worker

In another blow to image of U.S. intelligence, an investigation by the New York Times has shed doubt on Washington’s narrative that it targeted Daesh operatives in revenge for an earlier deadly attack at Kabul airport.

Israel steps up prison break search 11 Sep 2021

Israel steps up prison break search

Israeli security forces are expanding their massive search for six Palestinian men who escaped from the infamous high-security Gilboa prison.