By Mansoor Faizy* In a dramatic move on August 15, the Taliban took control of Afghanistan for the second time as they stepped into the Presidential Palace in Kabul. The historical palace has remained the center of power and the tug-of-war over it has been going on since the nineteenth century. From Emir Abdur Rehman to the Western-backed Ashraf Ghani, ...
In recent days, the hegemonic media has disseminated images of citizen marches in Cuba, some digital portals have said that these are “the first protests against the Cuban regime in 28 years,” and at the same time the media has exaggerated the number of participating people. For its part, the Cuban government, headed by President Miguel Díaz-Canel, has come out ...