While the crises in the Middle East are being escalated, #Turkey's foreign policy is busy meeting the #Taliban & making hypocritical statements about #Israel & #Palestine, actually attempting to take advantage of the situation & continue its genocidal politics against the #Kurds.
Podcast 11KM zu Afghanistan: Zwischen Beben und Taliban
Nach mehreren starken Erdbeben droht in Afghanistan eine humanitäre Katastrophe. Kurz vor Wintereinbruch fehlt Hilfsorganisationen das Geld. Im 11KM-Podcast berichtet ARD-Korrespondentin Horn, was das für die Taliban bedeutet.
The #UnitedStates & #Qatar have agreed to revisit the Gulf state’s association w/ #Hamas after resolution of the high-stakes international hostage crisis involving >220 people in #Gaza. The agreement strives to balance the #Biden admin’s goal of rescuing as many #hostages as possible w/its desire to isolate the #terrorists after their rampage in #Israel
Key to #Qatar’s #security is its close partnership w/ the #UnitedStates military. The country is home to the forward headquarters of US #CentComm, the largest US military installation in the #MiddleEast.
During the US withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, Qatar’s Al-Udeid base was a central node in Washington’s massive evacuation effort of Americans, foreigners & Afghan allies. …Prior to that, Qatar hosted negotiations between US & #Taliban leaders aimed at ending the conflict.
Nous nous réjouissons d'apprendre la libération de notre confrère Mortaza Behboudi des geôles talibanes, dans lesquelles il croupissait depuis 284 jours. La cour criminelle de Kaboul a prononcé aujourd'hui son acquittement de toutes les infractions qui pesaient contre lui. 1/
Queer Afghans cry for help under Taliban rule, citing private prisons, torture & death (www.lgbtqnation.com)
The LGBTQ+ Afghan activists accuse the UN and the world of remaining silent as they face a "widespread and systematic crime against humanity...