Afghanistan

US has a new proxy in Afghanistan: Daesh

Oct 27, 2021 10:38

The US-led coalition, despite the staggering $2-trillion investment and the most advanced weaponry and intelligence, failed to eliminate terrorist groups like Daesh in Afghanistan, which lends credence to the theory that the group essentially serves America’s objectives in the volatile region.
US drone strikes’ errors and the cost in human life

Oct 25, 2021 15:55

From the perspective of international humanitarian law (The Hague and Geneva Conventions), it is clear that drones are indiscriminate weapons and therefore illegal because they contravene the two core rules of IHL – the distinction between military and civilian targets and the principle of proportionality.
Colin Powell’s UN speech: A decisive moment in undermining US credibility

Oct 22, 2021 15:37

Former US Secretary State Colin Powell will be most remembered for the act he most regretted, his 2003 presentation to the UN Security Council laying out US evidence of Iraqi weapons of mass destruction, which turned out not to exist.
Colin Powell: US general leaves behind a bloody legacy in West Asia

Oct 20, 2021 20:45

Colin Powell leaves behind a bloody legacy in West Asia - most notoriously his speech to the United Nations in 2003 in which he promoted false intelligence while making the case for the invasion of Iraq that led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Iraqi civilians.
US killer drone program stays afloat on sea of lies

Oct 20, 2021 10:09

The claim that US drones are humane and effective has always been a lie. But by classifying the program as top-secret and by aggressively prosecuting whistleblowers, the US has been able to hide the truth about drones from most Americans.
Russia draws a red line for US in Central Asia

Oct 18, 2021 17:33

The Pentagon’s much-touted plan for staging 'out-of-horizon' operations in Afghanistan appears to be a pipe dream.
Another terrorist blast as questions remain unanswered

Oct 17, 2021 09:38

It seems terrorists are having a free rein in Afghanistan to kill people at will, especially those engaged in worship at mosques, without being arrested or brought to justice for their crimes against humanity.
War in Afghanistan isn’t over — it’s taking form of illegal drone strikes (2)

Oct 01, 2021 20:12

The United States has engaged in repeated violations of the UN Charter and the Geneva Conventions. And the unlawful U.S. killing with drones violates the right to life enshrined in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, another treaty the U.S. has ratified.
War in Afghanistan isn’t over — it’s taking form of illegal drone strikes (1)

Sep 29, 2021 13:55

The United States has engaged in repeated violations of the UN Charter and the Geneva Conventions. And the unlawful U.S. killing with drones violates the right to life enshrined in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, another treaty the U.S. has ratified.
US military often kills civilians and rarely offers compensation (2)

Sep 28, 2021 20:20

In recent years, the U.S. and its European allies have decreased the number of ground troops deployed overseas in the so-called war on terror, turning instead to airstrikes, while their local partners carry out ground operations.