Tag: Afghanistan

If the roles were reversed between the Taliban and the UK

21 August 2021|The Interregnum|Mohamed Elmaazi
What if it was London which had ‘fallen’ to a UK insurgency following the withdrawal of Taliban forces that had occupied the country for 20 years? The following thought experiment, conceived of by a former UK Army intelligence analyst who served in Afghanistan, offers a somewhat satirical counter-factual example which may assist those seeking to understand the current situation amid the flurry of shock and outrage expressed in much of the Western media.

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Investigation Into NATO Airstrike That Killed 91 Afghan Civilians Was Valid, European Court Says

16 February 2021|Sputnik|Mohamed Elmaazi
In 2009, a German Colonel in Kunduz ordered the bombing of two hijacked fuel tankers in Afghanistan, killing and injuring over 100 people, mostly civilians. The father of two pre-teen children killed by the airstrike challenged the failure of German authorities to properly investigate the incident at the European Court of Human Rights.
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Whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg blasts Espionage Act charges against Julian Assange as “declaration of war” on the free press

26 May 2019|The Interregnum| Mohamed Elmaazi

The US Department of Justice has unveiled 17 more criminal charges against Julian Assange, which make clear he is being targeted for his role in exposing war crimes committed by the US government and allied forces.

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