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US Loses Key Ally in South Asia: Screwed Up in Muslim World
0 comments | by Alex GORKA
So, the US has lost another major ally. President Trump does not shy away from openly chiding Pakistan in his tweets
Read Full ArticleChina Builds Military Base in Afghanistan By Peter Korzun
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The Afghan province of Badakhshan borders China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. It used to be part of an artery between the East and West known as the ancient Silk Road. Today, that road is
Read Full ArticleTrying times - PAKISTAN is living through trying times
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PAKISTAN is living through trying times. It confronts simultaneous threats from India and the US. The Trump administration has decided to coerce Pakistan’s compliance with its demands to ‘eliminate’ the alleged Afghan Taliban safe havens in Pakistan. Puffed up by the US endorsement of its regional ambitions, revelling in the Pakistan-US tensions, and unable to suppress the lat
Read Full ArticleBombing to Victory? US dropped a combined total of 7 million tons of bombs on Vietnam
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The United States dropped a combined total of 7 million tons of bombs on Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia . . . It didn’t work. America bombed Vietnam for six years longer than it bombed Japan — and it still lost. — The Atlantic,
Read Full ArticleIntensified Bombing for Victory in Afghanistan by Brian Cloughley
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The TV series, The Vietnam War, is absolutely riveting. The ten discs in the DVD set provide over 17 hours of viewing, and there is hardly a moment wasted. It is evenhanded to the most admir
Read Full ArticleEnough of Western Imperialist Barbarism for Afghanistan by Andre Vltchek
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Interview with ANDRE VLTCHEK by ALESSANDRO BIANCCHI, Chief Editor of Anti-Diplomatico 1) AB: The geographic location of Afghanistan has always occupied a central role. The April peace talks between Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, Russia and China seemed to have put an end to the persistent and dominant American presence in the country. What’s your opini
Read Full ArticleSITUATIONER: IS security strategy working?
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SITUATIONER: IS security strategy working? Ali M. Latifi IN the last seven days, Afghanistan has suffered from three major attacks in the cities of Kabul and Jalalabad that resulted in the deaths of at least 123 pe
Read Full ArticleAfghanistan remains an unwinnable quagmire draining resources of the United States
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Despite the official claims of making progress as given in Obama‘s strategic review, it is apparent that no meaningful or positive strategic results have been achieved by the United States. Afghanistan remains an unwinnable quagmire draining resources of the United States and its allies. Many analysts now emphasise that staying course, committing larger force, applying more pressure and e
Read Full ArticleGeopolitics of Central Asia will persist amid the competition of global powers
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Geopolitical significance of Central Asia will persist amid the competition of global powers are clearly defining the geopolitical and geo-economic interests in the region. The Central Asian region holds immense strategic importance, primarily due to its rich energy reserves that still remain untapped. In the recent years, the vast economic potentials have re-triggered major in
Read Full ArticleAfghanistan: 16 years, thousands dead and no clear end in sight
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Afghanistan: 16 years, thousands dead and no clear end in sight By Ben Westcott, CNN
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