Showing posts with label South Asia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label South Asia. Show all posts
Thursday, December 16, 2021

Afghan Women Lose Hope

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 At WSJ , " After Taliban Return, Afghan Women Face Old Pressures From Fathers, Brothers ": KABUL—When Marjan Amiri marched for wo...
Tuesday, December 14, 2021

Facing Economic Collapse, Afghanistan Is Gripped by Starvation

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This is going to be biblical, and the world won't care. No "Concerts for Kabul" to raise the tens/hundreds of $millions needed...
Monday, December 13, 2021

For a Taliban-Ruled Afghanistan, and the Rest of the World, a Crisis Looms

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A year-end review, at WSJ , " The new Taliban administration is struggling with a devastated economy. The fallout likely will extend we...
Sunday, November 28, 2021

Taliban Covert Operatives Seized Kabul, Other Afghan Cities From Within

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Foreign policy is rarely the driving factor in voter choice, but Afghanistan needs to stay in the news, and G.O.P. candidates need to run ca...
Saturday, October 16, 2021

As Afghanistan Sinks Into Destitution, Some Sell Children to Survive

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At WSJ , " U.N. warns that 95% of Afghans aren’t getting enough to eat as winter approaches ": HERAT, Afghanistan—Desperate to fee...
Friday, October 15, 2021

Afghanistan Mosque Bombing Kills at Least 38 Shiite Worshippers in Kanduhar

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The news for Biden is so-bad all-around there's not enough room for above-the-fold headlines in the nation's newspapers. The bad new...
Monday, September 27, 2021

U.S. Spent Billions on Afghanistan and Failed to Build a Sustainable Economy

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Afghanistan update. At WSJ , " Country faces economic collapse with the withdrawal of foreign assistance under Taliban rule ": KAB...
Saturday, September 25, 2021

Trapped in Kabul, Prominent Afghan Women Fear Retribution Under Taliban Rule

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The fate of women (and girls) in Afghanistan ... I can't. At WSJ , " Lacking documents and unable to flee, high-profile women are a...
Wednesday, September 8, 2021

Americans Stretch Across Political Divides to Welcome Afghan Refugees

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This is fine with me, though, of course, not for most Trump supporters.  As always, my concern is that jihadi terrorists will be admitted to...
Sunday, August 15, 2021

Years of Miscalculation in Withdrawal from Afghanistan

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All sides bear blame. A close buddy of mine, who served years in the U.S. Army and Army reserve, told me that once we booted the Talbiban in...
Thursday, August 12, 2021

Breaking: U.S. Prepares to Evacuate Afghanistan

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Breaking news, but not surprising. It's getting grim over there. A.P. has a detailed report this morning, " Taliban take Afghanist...
Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Pentagon Report: Taliban Jihadists 'Breached Walls' of Camp Integrity in Latest Kabul Attack

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Following-up from Sunday, " Scores Dead in Wave of Suicide Attacks in Afghanistan ." Looks like a pretty extreme deterioration o...
Sunday, August 9, 2015

Scores Dead in Wave of Suicide Attacks in Afghanistan

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The Taliban claimed responsibility for Saturday's attack, in Afghanistan's northern Kunduz. At WSJ, " Afghanistan Attacks Kil...
Thursday, August 6, 2015

Afghanistan: At Least Six Dead in First Major Taliban Attack Since Leadership Transition (VIDEO)

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As many as nine may be dead, according to additional reports. See the Telegraph UK, " Six dead in first major Afghan Taliban attack s...
Tuesday, June 23, 2015

Pakistan Heatwave Leaves Hundreds Dead as Government Cuts Electrical Power

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This is an astonishing loss of life. At the BBC, " Pakistan heatwave: Death toll crosses 700 people in Sindh ": There is anger...
Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Scores of Children Among 130 Dead in Taliban Attack on Pakistan School

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The Taliban are warming up for retaking Afghanistan as President Obama declares an end to combat operations in that country. At Blazing C...
Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Thailand Puts Capital on Lockdown

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At WSJ, " Thailand Declares State of Emergency for Bangkok: Measure Takes Effect Wednesday and Will Continue for 60 Days ": B...
Wednesday, January 15, 2014

U.K.'s Lost Girls: Sex-Selective Abortion Industry Leaves Thousands of Missing Girls

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I can hardly stand reading about this, but it's so vital. This gendercide must stop. At the Independent UK, " The lost girls: Ill...
Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Philippines Survivors Begin Odyssey for Families

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At the Wall Street Journal, " Typhoon Haiyan Survivors Begin Odyssey to Find Their Families ": CEBU CITY, Philippines—Just aft...
Monday, November 11, 2013

Grim Toll Rises in Philippines

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At WSJ, " Grim Toll Rises Amid Ruin and Chaos: Death Toll Above 1,700 Is Likely Much Higher ": People covered their faces with...