Russia and China are tight-fisted and Iran is broke and none of them has the political will or capacity to bankroll the Afghan economy, which only the US can, points out Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
Russia’s Putin says U.S. involvement in Afghanistan led to tragedy
The United States’ involvement in Afghanistan has led to tragedy, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday, one week before Russia is due to host the Taliban in Moscow.
Agencies distribute food, blankets, cash as hunger and cold threaten Afghanistan
Aid agencies delivered food, blankets and cash to hundreds of displaced families in Kabul on Wednesday as humanitarian assistance begins to trickle into Afghanistan following warnings the country …
‘Hannity’ on Biden failing the US, Americans abandoned in Afghanistan
Guests: Griff Jenkins, Miranda Devine, Joe Concha, Mark Meadows, Reince Priebus, Donald Trump Jr., Lindsey Graham …
The Taliban is responsible for Afghanistan’s economic collapse: Think tank
Bill Roggio of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies says Afghanistan is a “failed state” at the moment. He also says the Taliban can’t be trusted to provide aid to the people of Afghanistan.
Criticism of Afghanistan withdrawal leads to court-martial
An attorney for a former Marine battalion commander relieved of his duties after he made comments critical of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan says his client will plead guilty in a special court- …
What is the future of Indian investment in Afghanistan?
India invested heavily in Afghanistan’s development projects after the 2001 US invasion of the country. It is unclear how the Taliban’s return to power will impact these projects.
Photos: Son of Afghanistan’s former Minister of Defense buys $20.9 million California mansion
He already owns a $5.2 million Miami Beach condo at the prestigious St. Regis Bal Harbour resort, but Daoud Wardak apparently also wants a West Coast outpost.
Violence surges in Pakistan’s tribal belt as Taliban, IS-K go on attack
I met Israr in Orakzai, one of seven districts in Pakistan’s tribal belt. Like the provinces just over the border in Afghanistan, Orakzai is home to a predominantly Pashtun population. Three days …
Retired Gen. Stanley McChrystal: Afghanistan War was a ‘failure’
Retired General Stanley McChrystal, who led coalition forces in Afghanistan from 2009 to 2010, called the Afghanistan War a “failure” in a new interview with Yahoo Finance.