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Archives: South Asia
How “ghost soldiers” could frustrate Trump’s plans for Afghanistan
By Jessica Purkiss | ( The Bureau of Investigative Journalism) | - - Frank “Gus” Biggio arrived in Nawa, a district in Afghanistan’s embattled Helmand province, in the summer of 2009. Then,…
What if we Gave Seven Wars and No Americans Noticed?
By Andrew J. Bacevich | ( Tomdispatch.com) | - - Consider, if you will, these two indisputable facts. First, the United States is today more or less permanently engaged in hostilities in…
Taliban target SecDef Mattis Helicopter in Kabul, hit Airport
TeleSur | - - U.S. forces responded with an airstrike but one of the missiles went off course in a “malfunction,” causing several casualties. Kabul's airport has been attacked by militants during…
Are US troops in Afghanistan causing Talibanism?
By Ann Jones | ( Tomdispatch.com) | - - Here we go again! Years after most Americans forgot about the longest war this country ever fought, American soldiers are again being deployed…
Floridians with Solar Inverters had Electricity after Irma & other Green energy success stories
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - After Hurricane Irma in Florida, millions have been without electricity. But those Floridians who had solar panels plus an inverter or a Tesla…
Muslim Rohingya Refugees Drown as They flee Buddhist Persecution in Myanmar
TeleSur | - - Around 27,400 Rohingya Muslims have crossed into Bangladesh from Myanmar since Friday. Bangladeshi border guards have recovered two dozen bodies from the country’s shore in the last two…
Afghanistan: Pentagon Admits it Low-Balled Public on Troop Levels
TeleSur | - - The news comes prior to a boost in U.S. forces as part of Trump's “new approach” to quelling the Afghan insurgency. In a rare step toward transparency, the…
Epic Mumbai Flooding: 21 million People told to stay Home
India Today | (Video News Report) | - - "The water levels at many places receded in Mumbai, but the situation remains far from normal. The water levels are dipping across the…
US Prepares for More Airstrikes in Afghanistan
TeleSur | - - The number of U.S. airstrikes in Afghanistan has already dramatically spiked since Trump took office in January. Fighter pilots at the largest U.S. military base in Afghanistan are…
Afghanistan is now officially James Mattis’ war
By Simon Reich | (The Conversation) | - - Donald Trump’s speech on his administration’s strategy in Afghanistan – in which he announced the introduction of an unspecified number of new combat…
Is Trump planning permanent occupation of Afghanistan?
By Reese Erlich | ( 48Hills | - - What will 4,000 more US troops do that 100,000 troops couldn't do before? On my first reporting trip to Afghanistan, I was surprised…
India joins 20 Muslim Countries in banning ‘Instant Divorce’
TeleSur | - - Women’s rights activists view the ruling as a step toward granting Muslim women greater equality and justice. India’s Supreme Court has ruled unconstitutional a Muslim practice that reportedly…
Trump’s Afghanistan Surge will Fail without Diplomacy, Anti-Corruption
By Solaiman Fazel | (Informed Comment) | - - Despite the campaign promise to distance himself from Afghanistan, President Trump has now publically taken ownership of America’s Longest War, 2001-Present. Trump’s decision…
Trump flip-flops on Afghanistan, opts for Years-long Quagmire
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The 16-years-long Afghanistan War has bedeviled Washington decision-makers since the US invasion of fall, 2001, which came in response to the attacks of…
ISIL in Afghanistan Resilient despite Kabul Offensive
By Frud Bezhan. | ( RFE/RL) | - - A relentless air-and-ground campaign against the [so-called] Islamic State [group] (IS) affiliate in Afghanistan does not appear to have radically diminished that militant…
Trump’s Mulligan in Afghanistan: Mercenaries
By John Feffer | ( Foreign Policy in Focus) | - - Donald Trump loves to play golf. So far, he has teed off twice as many times as Barack Obama had…
Trump in a Firing Mood; is US Commander in Afghanistan Next?
Wochit News | (Video News Clip) | - - "U.S. officials said on Wednesday that President Donald Trump's doubts about the war in Afghanistan has led to a delay in completing a…
Accountability: Pakistan PM Resigns After Supreme Court Corruption Ruling
TeleSur | - - The ruling comes after months of hearings over Nawaz Sharif's alleged corruption. Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif resigned on Friday after the country’s Supreme Court disqualified him from…