Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 27 August 2021

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Greetings from Tyler, This might have been our worst week since the terrorists knocked down the World Trade Center. The extent of this humiliation will reverberate around the world.  The vaunted United States has lost stature with enemies and allies … Read More

Chinese-Russian Axis In Afghanistan

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Russia and China are now following a coordinated policy towards the rapidly developing situation in Afghanistan. Both countries have been long in contact with the Taliban, seeking friendly ties with Afghanistan’s new government and business deals in the country. Meanwhile, … Read More

Migration Minister: Greece Will Not Become a Gateway for Illegal Migration

The Greek Migration and Asylum Minister, Notis Mitarachi, said that the country is on “high alert at the sea and land borders”, as a major migration crisis is on its way due to Afghanistan being captured by Taliban forces, which is … Read More

Biden’s Withdrawal Will Have Global Consequences | Opinion

Would you trust Joe Biden in a crisis? That’s the question the United States’ allies around the world are asking themselves these days, thanks to the president’s disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan. In what can only be seen as a purely political decision—rather … Read More

Afghanistan’s collapse leaves allies questioning U.S. resolve on other fronts

Pentagon spokesman John Kirby listens to a question about Afghanistan at a briefing on Aug. 13, 2021. (Susan Walsh/AP) LONDON — The Taliban’s stunningly swift advances across Afghanistan have sparked global alarm, reviving doubts about the credibility of U.S. foreign … Read More

150,000 Afghans who helped the US could be left stranded after the August 31 deadline, new estimate suggests

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A crowd gathering on the tarmac of Kabul’s airport. WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP via Getty US evacuation flights from Afghanistan will stop on August 31. The US is reportedly evacuating people from Kabul at a rate of 20,000 a day. Based on one … Read More

Taliban has billions in US weapons, including Black Hawks and up to 600K rifles

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The war chest included at least 600,000 infantry weapons — including M16 assault rifles. Rahmat Gul/AP The Taliban has seized US weapons left in Afghanistan worth billions — possibly including 600,000 assault rifles, some 2,000 armored vehicles, and 40 aircraft, including Black … Read More

The Taliban are ‘intensifying’ their hunt for Afghans who helped the US and NATO, says a private intel report to the UN

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The Taliban are ‘intensifying’ their hunt for Afghans who helped the US and NATO, says a private intel report to the UN The Taliban are on the hunt for locals who worked with NATO or the former Afghan regime, per … Read More

Why the US-trained Afghan National Army have been defeated with ease by the Taliban

Why the US-trained Afghan National Army have been defeated with ease by the Taliban A Taliban fighter looks on as he stands at the city of Ghazni, Afghanistan on 14 August, 2021. Reuters The Taliban now control two-thirds of Afghanistan, … Read More

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