(2021-09-06). Who Controls Afghanistan? The Panjshir Revolt "Becomes Footnote". The US, China, Russia, Iran, Turkey Powerplay. globalresearch.ca
(2021-09-06). Taliban Claim Control Over Entire Afghanistan, Including Panjshir. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | The Taliban claimed to have occupied the entire territory of Afghanistan, spokesman for the movement Zabiullah Mujahid said on Twitter."The last stronghold of enemy mercenaries, Panjshir province, is completely captured … Recent efforts to ensure complete security in the country have also brought results, and the Panjshir province came under the full control of the Islamic Emirate ", he said. | He added that some of the rebels were defeated, others fled. | ŸàŸÑÿ…
(2021-09-06). Taliban gained 'full control' of Panjshir province, spokesman claims. rt.com 
The Taliban forces have seized complete control of Panjshir Valley, the last stronghold of the resistance forces in Afghanistan, the group's spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid claimed in a statement posted on Twitter. | Taliban fighters have conquered the last remaining pockets of resistance in Panjshir, defeating most of their rivals and forcing others to flee, Mujahid announced on Monday morning. | However, the announcement was soon rejected as "false" by its opponents from the National Resistance Front in Afghanistan (NRF), led by Ahmad Massoud, who said on Twitter that the fighting continued. | Videos have been…
(2021-09-06). 'War has ended' in Afghanistan, Taliban says, despite resistance's claims that Panjshir Valley is still not lost. rt.com 
The war in Afghanistan has ended, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid has said, declaring those who keep fighting against the group the enemies of the country and the Afghan people. | Also on rt.com | | DETAILS TO FOLLOW…
(2021-09-06). Afghan resistance rejects Taliban claims of gaining 'full control' of Panjshir province. rt.com 
The Taliban's announcement that it had seized complete control of Panjshir Valley, the last stronghold of resistance forces in Afghanistan, has been rejected by its rivals, who insisted that the fighting continues. | Earlier on Monday, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid claimed on Twitter that the group had conquered the last remaining pockets of resistance in Panjshir, defeating most of its rivals and forcing others to flee. | However, the claim was swiftly rejected as "false" by its opponents from the National Resistance Front in Afghanistan (NRF) led by Ahmad Massoud. The resistance forces remained in "al…
(2021-09-06). Taliban completely captures Panjshir province: spokesman. ecns.cn The Taliban armed forces overran eastern Panjshir province following heavy fightings on Monday, seizing control over the last province of Afghanistan's 34 provinces, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid confirmed.
(2021-09-06). Military Situation In Syria On September 6, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On September 6, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 24 times: 9 — in Idlib province, 8 — in Latakia province, 4 — in Hama province, 3 — in Aleppo province | On September 6, Russian warplanes attacked positions of Turkish-backed forces in Ehsim area | On September 6, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in Fatirah village | On September 5, another ceasefire was announced in Daraa…
(2021-09-06). Russian Jets Hit Syrian Militants In New Raid On Southern Idlib (Videos). southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | Fighter jets of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) carried out another series of air strikes, targeting positions of Syria's militants in southern Idlib governorate. | In early hours of September 6, the VKS bombarded militant hideouts near the villages of Kansafrah, al-Fterah and Ain Larouz in Jabal al-Zawiyah region in the southern countryside of Idlib. | No casualties have been reported, yet. |
(2021-09-06). Russian Military Police Trying To Secure New Ceasefire In Daraa Al-Balad. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | A new ceasefire agreement was reached in the southern region of the Syria's city of Daraa, known as Daraa al-Balad. | The new agreement was implemented on September 6, following negotiations between the Russian delegation and the local Negotiating Committee. | Early on September 6th, the Russian military police and pro-government committees entered the Al-Arba'een neighborhood in Daraa Al-Balad to secure the implementation of the terms of the agreement. | Russian servicemen were spotted while c…
(2021-09-06). Israel Razes Palestinian Bedouin Village for '192nd' Time, Activist Says. globalresearch.ca
(2021-09-06). Six Palestinian prisoners escape Israeli prison by digging a tunnel out of their cell. peoplesdispatch.org Five of the prisoners were associated with the Palestinian Islamic Jihad group and one with the Fatah's Al Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade. Their escape was hailed by sections across Palestine with many terming it a blow to the occupation…
(2021-09-06). NATO with a crescent moon: Turkey to assume control of Kabul airport. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Turkish envoy, Taliban officials discuss Afghan situation Suhail Shaheen, a Taliban spokesman, said on Twitter that Qari Din Mohammad Hanif, head of Taliban's Political Office Department for Turkey and Russia, met with Turkish Ambassador Cihad Erginay in Kabul on Sunday. "He was accompanied by Malavi Hamidullah, Taliban's acting Minister of Aviation," Shaheen said. ==== Turkey, …
(2021-09-06). The Difficulty And Sometimes Violence Of Evacuations. popularresistance.org Evacuations of American citizens from crisis countries is always difficult and dangerous, as the past fifteen days of evacuation of over 124,000 people from Afghanistan demonstrated. | I know how difficult evacuations are because twenty-five years ago, in late May 1997, I was involved in the evacuation of 2500 persons from a violent coup in the West African country of Sierra Leone. | I'm writing this detailed description of the evacuation in Sierra Leone, as it provides some context and comparisons of the challenges and dangers faced in the massive evacuation conducted in Afghanistan which we saw on August 26, 20…
(2021-09-06). Canadian imperialism shaken by US debacle in Afghanistan. wsws.org Outside Washington and Wall Street, the collapse of the Kabul regime has arguably dealt no imperialist ruling elite a bigger blow than Canada's.
(2021-09-06). How the Disaster of Guantánamo Foretold US Defeat in Afghanistan. orinocotribune.com By Andy Worthington — Aug 25, 2021 | In the last few weeks, since the last US troops left Afghanistan and the Taliban swept into Kabul, bringing the US's nearly 20-year occupation of the country to an ignominious end — in defeat — I've been thinking about the extent to which that defeat is linked to the existence of the prison at Guantánamo Bay, and the significance of the Afghans held there — around 220 in total — as well as the numerous other Afghans held in the US's prison at Bagram Airbase. | When we think of Guantánamo, we have been encouraged to think of the "high-value detainee…
(2021-09-06). Afghanistan and the Dark Side of American Power. counterpunch.org Tarzan is a neighborhood mutt in Istanbul, his back bending under children who ride him, serving as their target for stone-throwing contests, surviving attempts by dogcatchers to kill him. His luck turns when an American family moves in, making him a coddled pet. Yet when the Americans prepare to leave along with the dog, neighbors
(2021-09-06). We Failed Afghanistan, Not the Other Way Around. globalresearch.ca
(2021-09-06). After Afghanistan . . . A Truth Commission? counterpunch.org "Ten members of one family — including seven children — are dead after a US drone strike targeting a vehicle in a residential neighborhood of Kabul . . . "The youngest victims of Sunday's airstrike were two 2-year-old girls, according to family members. "Relatives found the remains of one of the girls, Malika, in the
(2021-09-06). UN humanitarian chief in Afghanistan for talks with Taliban. ecns.cn UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has sent Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Martin Griffiths to Kabul for talks with the Taliban leadership, said Guterres' spokesman on Sunday.
(2021-09-06). US Troops 'Will Be Going Back Into Afghanistan': Lindsey Graham. sputniknews.com Republican Senator Lindsey Graham has been ramping up calls to impeach US President Joe Biden over the hectic troop pullout from Afghanistan, insisting that the "derelict" commander-in-chief had "ignored sound advice" in relation to the withdrawal operation.
(2021-09-06). British Army Permitted Shooting of Civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan. globalresearch.ca
(2021-09-06). Spencer Ackerman: Today's Crisis in Kabul Is Direct Result of Decades of U.S. War & Destabilization. democracynow.org 
We speak to the Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Spencer Ackerman about how the U.S. could have ended the War in Afghanistan two decades ago, when the Taliban offered to surrender and hand over Osama bin Laden. "It was the Bush administration, the United States, that said such a deal was unacceptable — not to the Afghans, but unacceptable to the United States, that now took it on itself, as it has so often throughout its history in so many parts of the world, to tell Afghans the way their country was about to be," Ackerman says.
(2021-09-06). The Pakistani state and the return of Taliban rule in Afghanistan. greenleft.org.au Green Left's Peter Boyle spoke to veteran Pakistani socialist Farooq Tariq about the attitudes of the Pakistani state and ruling elite to the Taliban's recent return to power.
(2021-09-06). "Massacre of My Dreams": Reporter Bilal Sarwary on Fleeing Kabul & How Afghans Are "Thirsty for Peace" democracynow.org 
We look at the crisis in Afghanistan with Bilal Sarwary, an Afghan journalist who was based in Kabul and reported on Afghanistan for 20 years before he fled with his family after the Taliban seized power. We first spoke to Bilal on August 18, three days after the Taliban seized control of Afghanistan after the U.S.-backed Afghan President Ashraf Ghani fled the country. At the time, Bilal was hoping to stay in Afghanistan, but just days later he and his family boarded a flight to Doha. He posted a message on Twitter reading, "The day I leave my country, my city, my Kabul. A massacre of my dreams and aspirations. A…
(2021-09-06). War In Yemen Seems Far From Over. southfront.org 
Illustrative ImageSome changes have taken place in the conflict, but they have not been getting enough attention. | Written by Lucas Leiroz, research fellow in international law at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. | While the entire world is concerned exclusively with Afghanistan, other conflicts continue to take place and receive less and less attention. This is precisely the case in Yemen. Contrary to the expectations of some experts in early 2021, the civil war did not end, and, in fact, violence seems to incr…
(2021-09-06). US vs. China: Where Does Vietnam Stand? asia-pacificresearch.com
(2021-09-06). In the Name of 'Public Safety' Australia Descends Into a Nightmarish Orwellian Police State. asia-pacificresearch.com
(2021-09-06). Three Brothers — 2021: Turkey, Azerbaijan, Pakistan to hold joint special ops exercise. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The leadership of the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan got acquainted with the preparations for the exercises "Three Brothers-2021" BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 6: The leadership of the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan on September 6 got acquainted with the territory of the international exercises "Three Brothers — 2021" with the participation of the special forces …
(2021-09-06). Azerbaijan claims all of Nagorno-Karabakh, to nudge Russian "partner" out of South Caucasus. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Baku: Legal system for Russian peacekeeper mandate under discussion Azerbaijani presidential aide Hikmat Hajiyv has said that "some discussions" on additional legal mechanisms for the mandate of Russian peacekeepers in Karabakh are still underway…. "All of Karabakh is the sovereign territory of Azerbaijan….and in accordance with the November 10 statement, peacekeeping forces have been temporarily …
(2021-09-06). China organizes international peacekeeping drill. ecns.cn "Shared Destiny-2021," an international peacekeeping drill, kicked off Monday in central China's Henan Province.
(2021-09-06). [Commentary] Call for emergency action to limit global temperature increases, restore biodiversity, and protect health. thelancet.com The UN General Assembly in September 2021, will bring countries together at a critical time for marshalling collective action to tackle the global environmental crisis. They will meet again at the biodiversity summit in Kunming, China, and the UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow, UK. Ahead of these pivotal meetings, we—the editors of health journals worldwide—call for urgent action to keep average global temperature increases below 1.5‚ÄØ ∞C, halt the destruction of nature, and protect health.
(2021-09-06). George Soros dreams of turning China into a neoliberal grabitization opportunity. zcomm.org George Soros is obviously upset that President Xi is not Boris Yeltsin, and that China is not following the kleptocracy dependency that warped Russia's economy…
(2021-09-06). Amazon: "Economic Terrorism" and the Destruction of Competition and Livelihoods. dissidentvoice.org Global corporations are colonising India's retail space through e-commerce and destroying small-scale physical retail and millions of livelihoods. Walmart entered into India in 2016 with a US$3.3 billion take-over of the online retail start-up Jet.com. This was followed in 2018 with a US$16 billion take-over of India's largest online retail platform, Flipkart. Today, Walmart and Amazon …
(2021-09-06). Dilemma: Who is the Opposition Candidate for Governor in Miranda State? orinocotribune.com 
The electoral situation in the ranks of the Venezuelan opposition is becoming more striking every day. This Friday, September 3, Carlos Ocariz of Primero Justicia (PJ) and David Uzcátegui of Fuerza Vecinal, the two pre-candidates of the opposition for the governorship of Miranda state, offered opposing statements on the results of the mechanism agreed between Fuerza Vecinal and the so-called "Unidad" for selecting the unitary candidate to represent the opposition in the November 21 elections. | According to the news website Crónica Uno, Ocariz declared that he already had the results of two of the four surveys co…
(2021-09-06). Pathology of GOP is Frighteningly Evident in its Lionization of Navy SEAL Killer Eddie Gallagher. covertactionmagazine.com Gallagher stabbed to death a 17-year-old Iraqi prisoner but got off scot-free after a witness lied in court. Gallagher's crimes were a product of a Navy SEAL subculture that prizes killing…
(2021-09-06). Military Situation In Iraq On September 6, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On September 4, a logistical convoy of the US military was targeted by an IED attack in the Babel area | On September 4, a logistical convoy of the US military was targeted by an IED attack in the Qadesiyah area | On September 5, 13 Iraqi forces were killed in an attack by ISIS terrorists on an Iraqi federal police headquarters in the Rashad area | On September 5, a group of ISIS members planning a car bomb attack in a market in Irbil were arrested, according to the…
(2021-09-06). Selected Articles: Hard Data from Israel Reveals Vaccine Failure. globalresearch.ca 
By All through this year Israel has been praised and admired for the efficiency of its vaccination drive. Today it is one of the …
(2021-09-06). Japan's COVID-19 crisis in the wake of the Olympics. wsws.org More than 118,000 COVID-19 patients are self-isolating at home, and increasing numbers are denied access to hospital care and dying at home.
(2021-09-06). Japanese Prime Minister Suga announces resignation. wsws.org COVID-19 has been allowed to run wild through Japan as the Suga government refused to take the necessary measures to stop the spread of the virus.
(2021-09-06). Suicide Attack Of Taliban Movement In Pakistan Left Four Soldiers Dead, Dozens Injured. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On September 5, a terrorist attack hit the border guards checkpoint in the Pakistani province of Balochistan. At least 4 border service employees were killed, 19 were injured, including two civilians. | The death toll may grow, as some of wounded are in critical condition. | Click to see full-size image | According to reports by the Geo News TV channel, a suicide bomber on a mot…
(2021-09-06). Lavrov: Nord Stream 2 Will Be Completed In A Few Days. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | The Nord Stream-2 project will be completed and will start working in a few days, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov claimed on September 6th. | The claim was made during Lavrov's meeting with the pedagogical community of the city of St. Petersburg."It will be completed in a few days, it will start working," he was cited as saying. | Russian Minister added that Russian ill-wishers are "trying to limit Russia with unscrupulous methods" in the sphere of economy. According to Lavrov, the Nord Stream-2 ha…
(2021-09-06). Sri Lankan president proclaims state of emergency. wsws.org President Rajapakse has responded to the coronavirus pandemic and the associated economic and political crisis by acquiring more dictatorial powers.
(2021-09-06). Head of NATO Military Committee meets with Turkish defense minister, military chief. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Turkish defense minister meets NATO Military Committee chiefTurkish chief of general staff Gen. Yasar Guler also present in meeting Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar on Monday met with Adm. Rob Bauer, the chair of the NATO Military Committee. In a statement, the National Defense Ministry said Bauer was in Turkey for an official visit at …
(2021-09-06). Military Situation In Yemen On September 6, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 333 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah during the past 24 hours | On September 5, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 13 airstrikes on the Sarwah district | On September 5, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted an airstrike on the Rahbah district | On September 5, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted an airstrike on the Souh district | On September 5, Saudi-led coalition warpl…