In this episode of Counterculture with Danielle D’Souza Gill, Danielle looks into not how the perils in Afghanistan have affected America, but how they have affected the world. The geopolitical stage has changed, with China, Pakistan, and other rivals moving in to increase their influence, while America and other allies are more at risk. The…
At Least 20 Dead After 5.9M Earthquake Hits Pakistan
At least 20 people have died and more than 200 injured after a 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck southwestern Pakistan in the early hours of Thursday. The quake in the province of Balochistan had a relatively shallow depth of about 9 km (6 miles), according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Shallower quakes tend to cause more damage….
New Zealand Abandon Pakistan Tour After Security Alert
ISLAMABAD—New Zealand abruptly abandoned their tour of Pakistan on Friday citing a security alert in a massive blow to the South Asian country’s hopes of staging regular international cricket. The tour was due to get underway with the first of three one-dayers in Rawalpindi on Friday but New Zealand did not travel to the stadium….
Afghan Female Youth Soccer Players Reach Pakistan, Will Seek Asylum
LAHORE, Pakistan—Players from Afghanistan’s female youth soccer teams have arrived in Pakistan and will seek political asylum in third countries amid concern over the status of female athletes under the new Taliban regime in Kabul. Some 81 people, including female players of several youth teams, their coaches, and family members reached Pakistan through the Torkham…
Canada Helped 145 Afghan Refugees Flee Overland to Pakistan
OTTAWA—Canada has helped 145 Canadian−bound refugees flee Afghanistan overland to Pakistan. A spokesman for Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino says all 145 have Canadian visas and are now being processed in Pakistan and will be on their way to Canada within “days or weeks.” Alexander Cohen says most of the refugees are Afghans who helped Canada…
Taliban Declare Ban on Slogans, Protests That Don’t Have Their Approval
The Taliban on Sept. 8 announced a ban on all slogans, demonstrations, and protests that do not have their official approval in yet another signal that the Islamist group is taking a hardline and repressive approach to government. A decree was issued on Wednesday by the head of the Taliban’s new interior ministry, Sirajuddin Haqqani, who is a member of the…
US Can Move Beyond Afghanistan Shambles With Alliance of Democracies
Commentary In the afterglow of the shambles of American and NATO policy in Afghanistan, it is probably a good time to review American strategic thinking in the Mideast and South Asia generally. While the Cold War was in progress and the Nehru-Gandhi Congress party was in power in India, it made some sense for the…
Suicide Bombing by Pakistani Taliban at Southwest Pakistan Checkpoint Kills 3
QUETTA, Pakistan—A suicide bomber detonated his explosives Sunday near a security checkpoint in restive southwestern Pakistan, killing at least three paramilitary troops and wounding 15 others, police said. Senior police officer Azhar Akram said the attacker had walked toward the checkpoint manned by the paramilitary Frontier Corps on Quetta-Mastung Road, some 25 kilometers (15 miles)…
Pakistan Counter-Terrorism Division Kills 11 Suspected ISIS Members in Raid
A Pakistani Counter-Terrorism Division (CTD) unit killed 11 suspected members of the ISIS terrorist group on Monday during a special operation that erupted into an intense shootout in Baluchistan province, according to local authorities. The unit carried out the raid in the district of Mastung, where ISIS recently killed two police officers, after obtaining intelligence…
Johnnie Moore on the ‘Human Rights Catastrophe’ in Afghanistan and the China, Taliban, Pakistan Alliance
As the situation in Afghanistan deteriorates, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has eagerly exploited the crisis to discredit the United States, says Johnnie Moore, a former Commissioner for the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). And with the Taliban and Pakistan at its side, the CCP is “creating a new axis of collaborators against…
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