The Taliban have invited a number of countries, including Russia, to take part in an event dedicated to the announcement of the composition of the new Afghan government, Al Jazeera reported on Monday. “We have sent invitations to Turkey, China, Russia, Iran, Pakistan and Qatar to take part in the [ceremony] of announcing [the composition of the new Afghan] government,” […]

The US and the EU should not buy Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s fake pro-Western posture (such as when he offered to run the Kabul airport, then fled) or his fake anti-radicalism (such as when he is courting the Afghan terrorists). Erdogan’s strategy, as a member of NATO, is clearly to bolster Russia’s and China’s plans for the future of […]

The new defense minister of Iran pledged that his ministry will do its utmost to boost the capabilities of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps. In a meeting with IRGC Commander Major General Hossein Salami in Tehran on Saturday, Defense Minister Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Ashtiani reaffirmed the Defense Ministry’s full support for all armed forces of the country. Highlighting the […]

A convoy of US military vehicles has been filmed being directed toward Tehran after the Taliban handed it over to Iranian authorities. “The loss of these vehicles is another embarrassment for the US, and could be damaging in the future if these vehicles are used to either extract valuable technical information or to impersonate US forces in Iraq,” Jonathon Kitson, […]

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday said Turkey has held its first talks with the Taliban in Kabul, adding that Ankara was still assessing Taliban’s offer to run the Afghan capital’s airport. The Turkish leader said the talks were held at a military section of the Kabul airport where the Turkish embassy is temporarily stationed. “We have held our […]

A defeat for the West, concerns for the future in a difficult region where there are countries that already have or seek to acquire nuclear weapons, questions about the role that Turkey might aim for and concerns about increased refugee flows to Greece are some of the many parts of the dramatic puzzle developing after the total and unexpected swift […]

Taliban artık Afganistan’ın yönetimini resmen devralmaya hazırlanıyor. En çarpıcı gerçek de Taliban’ın adım adım ilerleyişinin ABD başta olmak üzere NATO ülkelerinin gözleri önünde gerçekleşmiş olması. Dolayısıyla yeni oluşacak yönetim ve ardındaki sır perdesi aralandıkça asıl projeksiyonu daha sağlıklı görebileceğiz. Buna rağmen olan bitenler ve elimizdeki verilerle stratejik açıdan yaşanabilecek bazı hususları sıralamak katkı sağlayıcı olacaktır. Birincisi bu aşamadan sonra ülkenin […]

Turkey boosted security measures on its border with Iran to stop illegal crossings, mainly from Afghans fleeing the Taliban that has taken over key cities and provinces. Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar on Saturday (August 14) visited the 295-kilometer long border with Iran where a modular concrete wall is being built. Turkish officials said a 64-kilometer-long section of the wall […]

Israel’s military brain trust has been juggling hostilities originating with Iranian proxies Hizbullah in Lebanon and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. In the south, where incendiary balloons are again causing fires as payloads fall into Israeli agricultural fields, the Israeli Air Force struck what it said was a Hamas “military compound and rocket-launching site.” The Israeli statement made note of […]

Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz told the German paper Bild on July 25 that those fleeing Afghanistan should go to “neighboring” countries such as Turkey, rather than European Union countries, to seek asylum. It’s a shameful statement because of trying to humiliate refugees and Turkey that he puts into a position of a refugee gatekeeper. He wants to gain election points […]