Day: September 9, 2021

Taliban: We want ties with US and rest of the world — but not Israel

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By Ron Kampeas September 9, 2021 2:54 pm (JTA) — The Taliban, the extremist Islamist movement once famously insular, is ready to build relations with the world — except for Israel. Suhail Shaheen, the spokesman for the movement that assumed control of Afghanistan last month, told Sputnik News that his country is ready to work […]

Report: US Plans to Remove Sanctions on Syria to Secure Gas Transfer to Lebanon

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By David Israel 3 Tishri 5782 – September 9, 2021 The Biden administration wants to waive parts of the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2019 that sanctions the Syrian government, including Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, for war crimes against the Syrian population. The Act was signed into law by President Trump in December 2019 […]

Al Qaeda may seek comeback in Afghanistan: Pentagon

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Photo shows a hijacked commercial plane crashing into the World Trade Centre in New York. AFP Gulf Today Report In 2001 the US invaded and overthrew the Taliban after it refused to turn over Al Qaeda leaders following the September 11 attack on the United States.   Now the Al Qaeda extremist group that used […]

China endorses ‘Islamic Emirate’ of Taliban, announces USD 31 million aid to Afghanistan

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China will provide almost USD 31 million worth of food, winter weather supplies, vaccines, and medicine to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, according to Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. Beijing: China`s Foreign Ministry on Wednesday announced USD 31 million aid to Afghanistan, endorsing the new caretaker government “Islamic Emirate” of Taliban. Hua Chunyin, a spokesperson for the Foreign […]