Tariq Marzbaan
Independent researcher of geopolitics, colonialism; Filmmaker
Afghanistan in the Abyss (II): News from the Realm of the Taleban
The US and the West may have been condemned and blamed for what they ultimately wreaked on Afghanistan… yet, all that happens in Afghanistan continues to be seen, interpreted, and disseminated largely from a Western neoliberal point of view.
Afghanistan in the Abyss (I): News from the Realm of the Taleban
Rumors are circulating of a coup being plotted by some elements of the Taleban.
Quo Vadis Deutschland? Part IV German Society... Divided We Fall
This time the division was a deeply emotionalized, spiteful, and misanthropic question of faith: pro-vaccination groups vs. anti-vaccination groups; authority loyalists vs. authority skeptics.
Quo vadis Deutschland? Part III German society... A divided society
"...a certain degree of division is arguably present in all societies and is a constant in human history." Here is how this applies to Germany.
Quo Vadis Deutschland? (Part II – The Media)
The role of the media in forming public opinion and behavioural patterns in the populations in the Western world is indisputable. Whoever controls the media, controls the masses.
Quo Vadis Deutschland? (Part I – Politics and Economy)
This is the first part of a series touching on the various factors affecting the current state of affairs in Germany.
Who is Behind the Suicide attack on the Russian Embassy in Kabul?
IS in Afghanistan operates under the name "DAESH Khorasan". The Taleban authorities claimed some time ago that they had fought DAESH and quashed the organisation entirely.
The Qatar-Taleban Delusion
Today's stark and brutal reality in Afghanistan has delivered a sobering blow to Doha: those who deal with the Taleban, will only end up losing face.
"Israel" ante portas
The current operation of airports in Afghanistan cannot bring any economic benefits for foreign companies. Hence it can only be undertaken for political/geopolitical interests.