by Willy Wimmer*
(20 September 2021) We have actually been warned since NATO’s war of aggression against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in the spring of 1999, which was contrary to international law and vulgar. If the United States wants to wage war for its own interests, then neither the NATO Treaty nor the Charter of the United Nations with its outlawing of war are of any interest.
by Robert Seidel
(20 September 2021) The images of the hasty withdrawal of the US Army from Kabul evoke memories of the withdrawal 46 years ago from the South Vietnamese capital Saigon. By comparing the two U.S. wars, Vietnam and Afghanistan, an attempt is made to draw possible consequences for a more peaceful international policy.
by M. K. Bhadrakumar*
(8. September 2021) At the weekly briefing in Moscow on Thursday by the Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova stated that Russia will consider recognising Afghanistan’s new authorities once an inclusive government is formed in the country.
by Jozef Banáš*
(6 September 2021) All sensible people of sound mind are following with ever-growing concern the increase in Russophobia and the swirl of disinformation about Russia, her president and Russian activities at home and abroad.
by Joe Lauria*
(23 August 2021) Though the Taliban may be unpopular with many Afghans at least they are Afghans and not a propped-up government under foreign occupation.
Press release of IPPNW-Germany of 13 August 2021
(23 August 2021) The current developments in Afghanistan with the advance of the Taliban once again highlight the failure of the military mission. The medical peace organisation IPPNW (International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War) points out the enormous humanitarian consequences for the people in Afghanistan.