On March 8, 2021, the U.S. Department of State wept crocodile tears by honoring seven courageous Afghan women who were recently assassinated in Afghanistan. This is a flat contradiction because the U.S. has also been trying to legitimize and empower those assassins.

In February 2020, the United State signed a peace deal with the Taliban and forced the Afghan President to release 5,000 Taliban prisoners. The prisoner release was a part of the U.S.-Taliban accord. As a result, the Taliban are now stronger than ever, both politically and militarily.

By abandoning Afghanistan and legitimizing the Taliban, the U.S. is letting those “courageous” Afghan women and journalists to be slaughtered by the insurgents. Read More...

In a blunt letter, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged the Afghan President to “accelerate peace talks” with the Taliban. The letter, along with a proposed draft plan for Afghan peace, was delivered by the U.S. Special Representative Zalmay Khalilzad. The special envoy, Khalilzad, has been leading the U.S. negotiations with the Taliban since 2018. After two years of dialogs, Khalilzad was able to sign a U.S.-Taliban peace agreement in February 2020.

Under the accord, the United States committed to withdrawal of all U.S. and NATO troops from Afghanistan by May 2021. In return, the Taliban pledged to cut its ties with al-Qaida – the militant group behind 9/11 attacks – and refrain from attacking American and coalition forces. Read More...

In Fall 2020, I was granted admission to the graduate program in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Kent State University. After receiving the acceptance letter, I wanted to learn more about the school, its history and culture. One of my initial findings about Kent State University was the May 4 shooting. It totally shocked me.

It is a tragic event that happened on May 4, 1970, on Kent State campus when the Ohio National Guard opened fire on students protesting the Vietnam war. The shooting left four students dead and nine others wounded. Read More...

In November 2020, Amazon opened a new distribution facility at the former Rolling Acres mall site in Akron. This is not the first former shopping mall in Northeast Ohio to turn into an Amazon facility. Randall Park mall in North Randall and Euclid Square mall in Euclid have also undergone this transition.

Amazon’s acquisition of these shopping malls in Northeast Ohio is part of a bigger trend across the country. The former shopping malls are strategically important for Amazon as they are located near large population centers, thus giving Amazon the potential to fulfill the promise of its “Prime one-day delivery”. Read More...