NOVANEWS By Sam Knight, The District Sentinel Inspector General John F. Sopko testifies before Congress on April 10, 2013. (Photo: Special IG for Afghanistan Reconstruction) As the most prominent official overseeing the War in Afghanistan, John Sopko has […]
NOVANEWS In the war on terror, Trump doubles down on a failed strategy. By Emran Feroz In These Times On August 21, U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled his long-awaited Afghanistan strategy. He made clear that the longest war […]
NOVANEWS 3,000 US troops headed to Afghanistan—to die for Israel By Jonas E. Alexis Donald Trump (2013): “Do not allow our very stupid leaders to sign a deal that keeps us in Afghanistan through 2024—with all […]
NOVANEWS A visit to Afghan opium fields challenges the notion that the Taliban controls the lucrative trade. By Franz J. Marty The Diplomat Featured image: A man in an opium-yielding poppy field, Dara-i Mazor, Nurgal district, Kunar […]
NOVANEWS By South Front On Friday, a Taliban suicide bomber driving a car bomb slammed into a convoy of NATO forces near Kandahar Airbase in Trank Pul area of Kandahar province. Kandahar provincial governor spokesperson, Fazal Bari […]
NOVANEWS By Jim W. Dean Will Afghanistan remain locked into this time warp of warlord feudalism? [ Note: You just can’t make this stuff up. The US, after all these years and countless billions, has air-dropped leaflets asking […]
NOVANEWS Interview with Andre Vltchek by Alessandro Biancchi, Chief Editor of Anti-Diplomatico By Andre Vltchek and Alessandro Bianchi Alessandro Bianchi: The geographic location of Afghanistan has always occupied a central role. The April peace talks between Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, […]
NOVANEWS By Federico Pieraccini Strategic Culture Foundation The geographic location of Afghanistan has always occupied a central role in many geopolitical studies. Donald Trump’s reasons for reinforcing US troops in the region are driven by the […]
NOVANEWS 16 years after the US invasion on the pretext of ousting Taliban, not only the group has not been destroyed in Afghanistan, but the poppy cultivation in the war-torn country has reached record high, […]
NOVANEWS Taliban Leader Claims that Group Controls Over Half of Afghanistan. “Taliban Not Connected to Terrorist Attacks” By Islamic World News South Front Featured image: Taliban leader Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada (Source: South Front) Taliban leader Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada in […]