As I watch events in Afghanistan unfold, I find myself trying to ignore all the commentary and longing instead to interview three people: President Lyndon Johnson, Chinese President Xi Jinping and …
Poll reveals two thirds of Americans didn’t think Afghanistan was worth fighting for
A new poll reveals that two-thirds of Americans do not think that the 20-year war in Afghanistan was worth fighting. It also found that 47 per cent of Americans approve of Joe Biden’s handling of …
Marine wounded in Afghanistan during first days of airport defense
The Marine was shot Monday as Marines were trying to establish the perimeter around the airport and create a defensive.
Afghanistan’s Fall is China and Russia’s Chance in Asia, Iran Wants to Join
As China and Russia’s Shanghai Cooperation Organization prepares to meet on the sidelines of upheaval in Afghanistan, Iran is set to join the bloc as a full member prepared to contribute to regional …
Erdogan says Turkey is not Europe’s ‘refugee warehouse’
Faced with a potential new migration wave from Afghanistan, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on European nations Thursday to shoulder the responsibility for Afghans fleeing the Taliban …
Turkey sends troops to border as thousands seek haven
Turkey deployed 750 elite troops to prevent people fleeing Afghanistan crossing its eastern border with Iran this week as fears grow that the Taliban takeover …
Taliban takeover could mean more security challenges for Chinese projects in Pakistan
With the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan, neighboring China and Pakistan are concerned over the security of their people and economic investments. They fear that recent attacks on Chinese workers in …
OFWs from Afghanistan to receive financial aid
MANILA, Philippines — Financial aid and other assistance await overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) returning from conflict-torn Afghanistan. Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) chief Hans …
Financial squeeze on Taliban as government formation eludes Afghanistan
History shows that in the absence of social justice, providing security and strengthening national unity is impossible: Abdullah Abdullah Talks for reconciliation continued in Kabul even as the …
Biden said history will judge that the US ‘overextended what we needed to do’ in Afghanistan
Biden was a full-throated supporter of the US invasion but he soured on the nation-building effort years later while serving as vice president.