by sqshareef | Oct 23, 2021 | News International Pakistan
The past few weeks have been tumultuous for the US. The abrupt and ill planned withdrawal from Afghanistan after 20 years of war, and the rapid takeover by the Taliban, sparked soul-searching in the US – what exactly was accomplished by the tremendous loss of life and...
by sqshareef | Sep 10, 2021 | News International Pakistan
The rapid collapse of the US-supported government in Kabul and take over by the Taliban has taken everyone by surprise. The US was caught entirely flatfooted. Having just evacuated the last of its troops from the country, it was forced to send back thousands of...
by sqshareef | Aug 28, 2021 | News International Pakistan
Aftab Hassan Usman (1954-2021): on August 6, I received a message from Seher Usman, my friend Aftab Usman’s daughter, simply stating “Papa has passed away.” Aftab had been struck by the coronavirus just a few days earlier and had been hospitalized. I had remained in...
by sqshareef | Aug 28, 2021 | News International Pakistan
Of the many ideas that loom large in the American psyche, the notion of freedom is close to the top. We hear too often utterances such as “we are a free country,” or “we are free to choose”. Not only do Americans believe they are a free country, but the implication is...
by sqshareef | Aug 28, 2021 | News International Pakistan
On Tuesday, July 27 the US Congress held the first hearing of the Select Committee set up to investigate the events of January 6, 2021. On that day a violent mob of Trump supporters assaulted the Capitol building resulting in injuries and even death of several...
by sqshareef | Aug 1, 2021 | News International Pakistan
With US forces almost entirely out of Afghanistan, the Taliban are resurgent again. All indications are they may be headed for an outright military victory against the regime in Kabul. However, it is encouraging to see talks at reconciliation between the two groups in...
by sqshareef | Aug 1, 2021 | News International Pakistan
After 20 years of conflict and nation-building efforts, the US is now on its way out of Afghanistan. With the shutting down of the US military base at Bagram, the deal is more or less done. A war that began shortly after the 9/11 attacks on US soil is coming to a...
by sqshareef | Jul 3, 2021 | News International Pakistan
Last week, Joe Biden concluded his first overseas trip since becoming president. He chose to travel to Europe where he met with leaders of the European Union and heads of key Nato allies. There was much relationship rebuilding that was needed after four years of the...
by sqshareef | Jul 3, 2021 | News International Pakistan
Last week, US President Joe Biden visited Tulsa, Oklahoma to publicly acknowledge the 100th anniversary of one of the worst massacres of Americans of African descent in US history. On May 31st a century ago, a white mob descended on the Greenwood neighborhood of...
by sqshareef | Jul 3, 2021 | News International Pakistan
Joe Biden came into office wanting to focus on key US foreign policy priorities – checking China’s rise, and mending fences with Western allies. Getting involved in the Middle East, and particularly the Israeli-Palestinian issue, was not on his agenda. Yet when...
by sqshareef | May 22, 2021 | News International Pakistan
The six months since November 2020 US elections have been among the most eventful, and not always in a positive way.For the first time in American history, the losing candidate refuses to accept the results, continuing to propagate the lie that he actually won. This...
by sqshareef | May 22, 2021 | News International Pakistan, Uncategorized
On April 20, a 12-person jury in Minneapolis gave its verdict in the trial of police officer Derek Chauvin. The jury rendered a guilty verdict on all three counts in the murder of George FloydAlmost a year ago, the entire world had witnessed the harrowing video of the...
