August, 2021

• 17 August

  The Taliban Are The Future

  

  After the sudden collapse of the Afghan government and military and the victory of the Taliban, some experts have warned of the danger of a failed state run by a Salafi-jihadi group closely allied with Al-Qaeda. Perhaps a bigger concern may be the danger of a not-failed state, possibly even …

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• 17 August

  The Taliban Victory – Made In USA

  

  The fall of the democratically elected government in Afghanistan is an American betrayal of democracy. The fall did not begin yesterday – it began with the Doha agreement signed in February 2020. The U.S. and other Western powers were pretending hard to push forward a non-option in Kabul, a power-sharing …

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• 17 August

  Taliban Spokesman Mohammad Naeem: It Is Unreasonable To Deny Afghanistan Of Foreign Aid If The Taliban Implements The Shari’a – Islam Is The Faith Of The People

  

  Mohammad Naeem, the Spokesman for the Taliban’s Political Bureau and a member of its negotiations delegation in Qatar referred to a quote by German Foreign Minister stating that Germany would deny Afghanistan of aid if the Taliban implements the Islamic shari’a in the country, saying that this was “unreasonable.” He …

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• 17 August

  Billions spent on Afghan army ultimately benefited Taliban

  

  Built and trained at a two-decade cost of $83 billion, Afghan security forces collapsed so quickly and completely — in some cases without a shot fired — that the ultimate beneficiary of the American investment turned out to be the Taliban. They grabbed not only political power but also U.S.-supplied …

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• 17 August

  Taliban allowing ‘safe passage’ from Kabul in US airlift

  

  The Taliban have agreed to allow “safe passage” from Afghanistan for civilians struggling to join a U.S.-directed airlift from the capital, President Joe Biden’s national security adviser said Tuesday, although a timetable for completing the evacuation of Americans, Afghan allies and others has yet to be worked out with the …

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• 17 August

  Taliban promise women’s rights, security under Islamic rule

  

  The Taliban vowed Tuesday to respect women’s rights, forgive those who fought them and ensure Afghanistan does not become a haven for terrorists as part of a publicity blitz aimed at reassuring world powers and a fearful population. Following a lightning offensive across Afghanistan that saw many cities fall to …

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• 17 August

  Daraa Reveals Rift Between Iran and Russia: Syrian Politicians

  

  On Thursday, Syrian politicians said that the recent developments in the city of Daraa, south Syria, reveal political and military disputes between Iran and Russia which are settled by their proxies in the region. Yesterday, cities, towns, and villages in Daraa witnessed a mass strike following a call by local …

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• 17 August

  La victoire des talibans, un tournant dans l’ordre mondial

  

  L’offensive des talibans va permettre à la Chine de souligner les contradictions américaines et de se présenter comme la première ligne de défense face aux terrorismes musulmans. « What Went Wrong ? » Dans un court essai, écrit avant les attentats du 11-Septembre, mais publié peu de temps après, l’historien …

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• 17 August

  Ein PR-Sieg für den islamistischen Terror

  

  Eine Demütigung für den Westen. Die Schockwellen werden bald Europa erreichen: Durch Flüchtlinge und die Radikalisierung von Islamisten. Ein Kommentar. Christian Böhme Keiner hat sie aufgehalten. Provinz um Provinz, Stadt um Stadt fiel in die Hände der Islamisten. Widerstand? Nicht der Rede wert. Weder die Sicherheitskräfte der afghanischen Regierung noch …

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• 17 August

  Afghanistan Is Crumbling, and a Devastated Country Isn’t the Only Thing the U.S. Is Leaving Behind

  

  The United States’ pledge to save Afghan interpreters and workers who helped it since the 2001 invasion seems to have run into a solid wall of American bureaucracy By Monday, Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, may have already fallen to the Taliban. This won’t change much, practically speaking, because they …

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