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Farid Basharat biography: 13 things about UFC fighter born in Paktia, Afghanistan

Who is Farid Basharat? Farid Basharat is an Afghan-English professional mixed martial artist. Both he and his older brother Javid Basharat were born in Paktia, Afghanistan. Farid is currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, which is based in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. Here are 13 more things about him: His fight name is Ferocious. He competes in the bantamweight…

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Afghan mujaheddin, Paktia province, 1980s

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Asmatullah Kharoti, 2022, via Unsplash

Location: Paktia, Afghanistan

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The CIA sets up Daech in Afghanistan

The Central Intelligence Agency's control of the international heroin market was the main reason why the boys got killed all those years in Afghanistan. The sale of heroin provided a hidden financial windfall to America's real bosses on Wall Street. The secret weapon that the globalists were counting on to help them cope with the worst stock market crisis in their history were the poppy fields of Helmand. But, snap! The Yanks got kicked out of Kabul! Fortunately, Langley (CIA headquarters) found a new opportunity to do harm: to create a new caliphate on the doorstep of China and Russia.

The "godfather" Karzai

After the fall of the Taliban regime in 2001, all was well: opium production in Afghanistan had resumed dramatically, overseen by "President" Hamid Karzai, a dedicated CIA agent. Washington had military bases in Helmand, Herat, Nimrouz, Balkh, Khost and Paktia, Bagram, Kandahar and Shindand, in Herat, only 100 kilometers from the Iranian border. They were within striking distance of Russia and China. But since the Taliban chased American soldiers out of their country, nothing is going to happen anymore: Wall Street will not be able to count on the manna brought by Afghan heroin in the face of the stock market tsunami for which it is responsible.

A promising pipeline

The so-called war on terror, led by the United States in Afghanistan, was the usual American politician's blabla. It was all a pretext to threaten Central Asia militarily. The U.S. air bases built in Afghanistan were positioned to strike Russia, China, Iran and eventually the oil-rich countries of the Middle East if they strayed. Afghanistan was right in the path of the oil pipeline that would carry oil from the Caspian Sea to the Indian Ocean. The U.S. oil companies, Unocal, Enron and Halliburton (the company of vicious Vice President Dick Cheney), had arranged a juicy deal: they had managed to secure exclusive rights to a pipeline that would carry natural gas from Turkmenistan through Afghanistan and Pakistan to Enron's natural gas-fired power plant in Dabhol, near Mumbai, India. That's where the American Deep State was! Happy as a piranha in troubled waters.

Al Qaeda in Afghanistan, a flop

Al Qaeda, too, was a "brilliant" idea of William Casey, the CIA director - Ronald reagan's campaign manager in the 1980s. The idea was to pick up the most fanatical Muslims from all countries and send them to fight the Russian troops in Afghanistan. It was hoped to create a "new Vietnam" for the Soviet Union. The CIA financed the Taliban and Al Qaeda equally, as long as they broke the Communists.

Yet despite the dollars, al Qaeda had recruitment problems. James Jones, President Obama's former national security adviser, was forced to admit under oath to the U.S. Congress that al Qaeda's presence in Afghanistan was "very small." With only 100 members, no more, in the entire country, and not even an operational base, al Qaeda simply did not exist. The "terrorist threat" in Afghanistan was therefore bogus.

Islamic destabilization

After its defeats in Iraq and Syria against the Russians, the CIA is now striking back with a new terrorist state in Afghanistan. Islamic State sleeper agents, are being flown into Afghanistan by helicopter from Pakistan, Iraq and Syria as we speak. Since September 2018, Russian and Kyrgyz political officials have been warning about the arrival of these Islamist troops in Central Asia. The objective of CIA strategists is to sow, as usual, the seeds of trouble in the region. The installation of an Islamic state in the middle of Central Asia would be a new threat to the Russians and the Chinese. The United States is very happy about this, because it will never give up on Central Asia. This region is too important for its destiny as a world power. To achieve this, they need to find an instrument to destabilize the region that serves their geopolitical goals well. An Islamic State is the ideal instrument. 

Islamic State, the American know-how.

The American deep state has a long experience in building terrorist organizations. One recalls that to serve as cadres for the Islamic State in Syria, officers of Saddam Hussein's army had previously been opportunely released from prison by the American military. Washington had then released an obscure preacher named Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi from Camp Bucca, the American prison in Iraq, around 2009. Al Baghdadi was to serve as a messianic figure for a Muslim world heated up by the attacks and massacres in Palestine. Iraqi officers, in particular the former Iraqi intelligence colonel, Hadji Bakr, had designed the structure of Daech. So the Iraqis kept the store running until our scum got Russian bombs on their bearded faces.

Today, the Islamic State is redeploying to Afghanistan. Daech's forces in Central Asia are estimated to already number more than 10,000 men, in Islamist movements such as Hizb ut-Tahrir in Uzbekistan, or Lashkar-e-Taiba and the Islamic Jihad Union in Pakistan. Many of the fighters of Daech in Syria and Iraq come from Central Asia.

Divided Taliban

The Taliban in Afghanistan are divided against this new "Made in America" threat. It is a country of clans. And among them, there are the conservatives, who want to remain among the Pashtuns; the Pakistani agents; and those who favor an alliance with the Islamic State. The latter believe that the Taliban must "modernize" the jihad. The Islamic State in Khorasan (EIK) seeks to absorb the latter to lead the fight against enemies... That Washington will designate for them. Right now, the targets are Iran, China, Russia and their Central Asian allies.

It is in this context that the recent assassination, proudly announced by the Taliban, of the head of the Daech cell responsible for the attack on the Kabul airport, which cost the lives of 13 American soldiers and nearly 170 Afghan civilians in August 2021, takes on all its importance. The war between the Taliban and Daech-K is raging in the newly liberated country.

Daech, an existential threat to the Taliban

Since its inception in 2015, the Islamic State-Khorassan Province (ISIL-KP or ISKP) has taken hold in Afghanistan and has carried out numerous terrorist attacks against government forces and religious minorities. With the Taliban coming to power in August 2021, the group found an opportunity to reorganize and regain ground, particularly in Kunar and Nangarhar provinces. But the Taliban quickly crushed Daech's men in Farah, Logar and Zabol provinces. As a result, Daech is retreating to urban terrorism, targeting mainly government forces and religious minorities, such as the Hazaras. Since the departure of U.S. troops, EI-K has already committed at least 119 attacks, mostly against Taliban officials and fighters. Although the Taliban are Sunni of the Hanafi rite, EIIL-K calls them infidels. Daech also, of course, attacks Shiite minorities, such as the Hazaras. The Islamic State thus seeks to challenge the doctrinal purity of the Taliban, in an Islamist overkill familiar to those who know these circles. Although the Taliban have, for the moment, a superiority in terms of numbers and weaponry, the EIIL-K remains an existential danger for the new Taliban government.

That said, despite EIIL-K's offensive in Afghanistan, the Salafist ideology advocated by the terrorist organization is struggling to gain a lasting foothold in the country. The fanaticism and universalist vision of the EIIL-K are repulsive to an Afghan population that would like all these foreigners to finally leave them alone. The Taliban have set up a counter-terrorism campaign in Afghanistan which shows that they know how to deal with the problem: Salafists are eliminated without trial.

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97) Mangal, منگل - plemię Pasztunów zamieszkujące wschodnią Paktię i sąsiednie prowincje Chost w Afganistanie. Mieszkają w mieście Tari Mangal w dystrykcie Kurram w Pakistanie. Niektórzy mieszkają także w regionie Loya Paktia (Wielka Paktia). W latach 1924–1925 Mangalowie walczyli w buncie Chostu (1924–1925). Mangalowie odegrali także znaczącą rolę w historii Afganistanu pod koniec XX wieku. Syn i wnukowie Mangalów, którzy obalili Habibullaha Kalakaniego, zostali zwerbowani do armii afgańskiej i kształcili się w sowieckich akademiach wojskowych. W rezultacie powrócili jako ideologiczni komuniści, którzy ostatecznie dołączyli do korpusu wojskowego frakcji KHALQ i obalili monarchię.

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Afghanistan: Paktia University graduates call on Taliban to reopen schools, universities for girls

Some of the family members of the graduate students who took part in the ceremony expressed hope that one day their daughters will get the graduation certificate along with the boys.

KABUL [Afghanistan]: Graduates of a medical school in Afghanistan’s Paktia University on their graduation day called on the Taliban to reopen schools and universities for girls immediately, Afghanistan-based TOLO News reported, adding that the graduates stressed that girls have the right to education and their time should not be wasted.

Ahmadullah, a graduate student, said there were girls with them during this period. He further said that girls have been banned from universities after the Taliban seized power in August 2021, according to the TOLO News report.

Mohammad Mustafa, a graduate student, said, “In a society, we need female and male doctors.”

Some of the family members of the graduate students who took part in the ceremony expressed hope that one day their daughters will get the graduation certificate along with the boys.

Dawood, a Paktia resident, said, “We all want schools and universities for girls to reopen. We also want girls to get their diplomas along with the boys.”

Baraktullah Takal, a Paktia resident, said, “We call on higher education authorities to allow girls to go to schools and universities because we need female doctors,” TOLO News reported.

Taliban-led deputy minister of Higher Education said they will act on the matter regarding girls’ education according to the decision of Taliban leadership.

Lutfullah Khairkhwa said, “It is clear to everyone that it is suspended until the second order, when we have the second order, schools will start on that date,” TOLO News reported.

The information shared by officials said that 146 people graduated from the medical school of Paktia University. However, there were no female graduates among them.

Meanwhile, the UN Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Opinion and Expression, Irene Khan, at the 53rd regular session of the Human Rights Council said in Afghanistan, women’s public presence has been totally erased by the ‘Taliban’, TOLO News reported.

Irene Khan in the report said that women’s rights groups play an important role in the struggle for gender equality and in promoting the agency of women.

“Women’s rights groups play an important role in the struggle for gender equality and in promoting the agency of women. They have come under pressure as civic space has shrunk in a number of countries, the most egregious example being Afghanistan, where women’s public presence has been totally erased by the Taliban,” the report read, as per TOLO News.

Secretary at the Permanent Mission of Afghanistan to UNOG, Suraya Azizi, said, “Since the unlawful takeover of Afghanistan, women and girls continue to remain at an ever-increasing risk of violence. Mr President, systematic discrimination against women and girls, a core element of the Taliban’s form of rule, has normalized gender-based violence. The restrictive environment they face outside the homes has multiplied instances of domestic violence.”

“Ignoring women’s ability to run the government and removing them from social, political, and civil positions will leave the nation with more economic and social problems and lead to personality stagnation in a generation,” said Nazela Hassanzada, a women’s rights activist, according to TOLO News.

Suhail Shaheen, the head of the Taliban’s political office in Qatar, challenged claims that women had been entirely exiled from the political and social sphere, saying some women were employed by institutions of the Afghan government and they would also be assigned to other institutions.

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Are the flashbacks happening in jacks head

He says macs never met a bomb he couldn’t disarm and then we get flashback of Mac disarming a bomb

He’s throwing a baseball and looking perturbed and then we get the flashback of paktia

If the ghost entered and exited on foot how did he bring those big old bombs into macs house

Also in terms of timing we have to assume he was working with murdoc to distract Mac right? Like how else would he know he had hours to sneak bombs into macs house on Christmas?

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Mangal Tribe (eastern Paktia and Khost provinces)

(Traditional Dresses of Afghanistan, from the calendar of Ariana Airlines. Circa 1973)

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Pray for Afghanistan 💔🇦🇫

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#Afghans pose for a picture somewhere in #Paktia Province, #Afghanistan. / #Afganos posando para la foto en algún lugar de la provincia de Paktia, #Afganistán. * * Last year during the month of September and October (2021) after the #Taliban took over #Afghanistan. I was hired by Der Spiegel magazine (@spiegelmagazin)to travel all over the country with #ChristophReuter one of their top reporter. We were the first foreigners to visit some places since 2001. It was a wonderful experience. I will e sharing some of those images in the coming days. * El año pasado durante el mes de septiembre y octubre (2021) después de que los #talibanes tomaran el poder en #Afganistán. Fui contratado por la revista Der Spiegel de Alemania para viajar por todo el país con Christoph Reuter uno de sus mejores reporteros. Fuimos los primeros extranjeros en visitar algunos lugares desde 2001. Fue una experiencia maravillosa. Compartiré algunas de esas imágenes en los próximos días. * * * #EverydayAfghanistan #PostTaliban #Photojournalism #EverydayKabul #HansLucas #IslamicEmirate #Photojournalism #CentralAsia #DeBeeldunie #JuanCarlos #2022Copyright * * * © Juan Carlos - All Rights Reserved / Todos los Derechos Reservados * * * Represented by Hans Lucas @studiohanslucas (France) and @beelduine De Beeldunie (Netherlands) (at Afghanistan) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cj5wVFYu5z8/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Paktia province is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It is in the east of the country. Its capital is Gardiz. It used to cover Khost province, which was split off recently. Paktia is made up of 12 Districts (District Centers are given in parentheses): * Azra (Sur Kac) * Tsamkani (Chamkani) * Dand Wa Patan (Ghondai) * Gardez (Gardez) * Zadran (Waza) * ZaZi (Ali Khel) * Jani Khel (Jani Khel) * Lazha Mangal (Lazha) * Sayed Karam (Seyyed Karam) * Shamal (Shamal) * Shwak (Shwak) * Zurmat (Zarmal) #pakhtoography #afghanistan #afghan #rainbow #nature #beauty #scenery #vague #pashto #pashtopoetry #paktia #light #love #peace #hate #war #taliban #visit #travel #sanctionpakistan #freeafghanistan #picnic #instagram #placestovisit #instagood #facebook #Twitter #tiktok #foryou #trending (at Paktia پکتیا) https://www.instagram.com/p/CXX82xCtmA_/?utm_medium=tumblr

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د مڼو گلان. #پکتيا #افغانستان #_مبايل____عکاسې Apple flowers #EveryDayAfghanistan #Unseen #Paktia #Afghanistan #__Mobile_____Photography

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A Muslim guerrilla in Paktia Province shows off his combat ration of peanut butter from the U.S. (Afghanistan, July 11th, 1986).  Many of his fellow guerrillas, who were battling the Soviet-backed Communist government, didn't like the American food and had been throwing it away.