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Peoples Dispatch
US Drone Massacres in Afghanistan
28 Sep 2019
More than 70 civilians were killed in US drone/ covert airstrikes in last week in Afghanistan.
Associated Press
Taliban Launch 'Massive Attack' on Afghan City of Kunduz
31 Aug 2019
Attack comes amid troop withdrawal talks with US; hospital patients taken hostage, says government.
PTI
US Won’t Completely Withdraw Troops From Afghanistan: Trump
21 Aug 2019
The US is currently negotiating with the Afghan government and with the Taliban, said Trump — adding that US troops in Afghanistan were ‘more of a police force’.
Prabir Purkayastha
Worldview with Aijaz Ahmad: A Peace of the Gun in Afghanistan?
17 Jul 2019
Political analyst Aijaz Ahmad and Prabir Purkayastha discuss the possibilities for peace in Afghanistan following the recent round of discussions in Doha, Moscow and Beijing.
M.K. Bhadrakumar
Turkey Undeterred by US Sanctions Threat
17 Jul 2019
The loss of Istanbul to an opposition candidate in Turkey’s recent local elections was hyped up by many American commentators, especially pro-Israeli analysts, as marking the end of President Recep…
AFP
US Orders Non-Emergency Embassy Staff to Leave Baghdad, Erbil
15 May 2019
Move comes amid rising tension between US and Iran after the Trump administration ramped up menacing rhetoric against Tehran while tightening economic sanctions on the country.
M.K. Bhadrakumar
Rows mar NATO’s birthday bash
06 Apr 2019
In his initial remarks with the NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg at the White House on April 2, US President Donald Trump charged straight into his pet grievance that America “alone accounts…
M.K. Bhadrakumar
With Eye on US, Iran Revs up ‘Resistance Front’
19 Mar 2019
A new phase is beginning in Iran’s approach to the situation since last May when the US withdrew from the 2015 nuclear deal. Tehran had thus far prioritised the consolidation of Western opinion…
M.K. Bhadrakumar
Spectre of Afghan Quagmire Haunts US
16 Mar 2019
There is much resistance among the Afghan elite against the US strategy to take Pakistan’s help to engage Taliban in direct negotiations and chalk out a settlement that mainstreams the insurgents.
Peoples Dispatch
Highest Number of Civilians Killed in Afghanistan in 2018: UN Report
26 Feb 2019
A report by the UNAMA and UN Human Rights Office states that 3,804 civilians were killed in Afghanistan in 2018, the highest ever, and a majority of the killings were by the anti-government forces,…