U.S. Spent Billions on Afghanistan and Failed to Build a Sustainable Economy https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-spent-billions-on-afghanistan-and-failed-to-build-a-sustainable-economy-11632735001?mod=hp_lead_pos5

An energy shortage in north-eastern #China intensified, prompting the governor of Jilin province to call for an urgent resupply of imported #coal to keep thermal power plants running. Nine other provinces are experiencing shortages. Analysts at investment banks blamed emissions restrictions as well as coal prices, advising that year-on-year growth in September may be hindered by 4% or more.

North Korea fired another projectile into the sea off its eastern coast, according to South Korean military officials. Japan said that it looked like a ballistic missile.

#Sweden: huge explosion in central Gothenburg - 16 treated in hospital according to the local authorities. Police and rescue services are on-site with several units.

🔴 Meeting between Turkish, Russian presidents start in Russia's resort city of Sochi.

672 European financial institutions have financial relationships with 50 businesses that are actively involved with illegal Israeli settlements. These financial institutions provided US$ 114 billion in the form of loans and underwritings and held investments to the amount of US$ 141 billion in shares and bonds of these companies. This is the key finding of a new research report published today by a cross-regional coalition of Palestinian and European NGOs, which looked at financial flows between January 2018 and May 2021. https://www.alhaq.org/advocacy/18867.html

🔴 #Egypt, #Libya resume direct flights after 7-year hiatus

За Запада е особено важно да следи какво прави #Иран след изтеглянето на САЩ от #Афганистан. Особено интересни са динамиките около Шанхайската организация за сътрудничество, които показват активната дипломация на #Китай в Близкия изток и Южна Азия, донякъде в съперничество с #Русия. https://offnews.bg/nashite-avtori/sled-izteglianeto-ot-afganistan-zapadat-triabva-da-nabliudava-ne-samo-760755.html

Indian official: foreign fighters in India-administered Kashmir increase after Taliban takeover

The number of foreign militants in the region has risen for the first time since New Delhi ended India-administered Kashmir’s autonomous status in 2019, an Indian security official told Nikkei. Many are reportedly associated with Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashkar-e-Taiba, groups that fought with the Taliban-affiliated Haqqani network in Afghanistan.

A German-Iranian professor at a Norwegian technical university was charged Wednesday with violating sanctions on Iran by inviting four guest researchers from the Islamic Republic and giving them access to a laboratory.

A Norwegian prosecutor said the visiting researchers had access to knowledge that could be useful to Iran’s nuclear program.

Norwegian broadcaster NRK reported that during the period from February 2018 to 2019 the professor, who was not identified, invited four Iranian researchers to NTNU university in Trondheim.

🔴 At least 9 dead in fire at hospital in Romania's port city of Constanta

Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili detained after returning to country after 8 years

Fighting intensified this week in the strategically important city of Marib in central Yemen, believed to be a key access point to the northern part of the country. Dozens were killed on Monday, as Iran-backed Houthi rebels clashed with pro-government troops. https://thesoufancenter.org/intelbrief-2021-september-30/

#Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday announced he was retiring from politics and dropping plans to run for vice president in next year’s elections when his term ends, avoiding a legal battle with opponents who question such a move.
Speaking before reporters, #Duterte said many Filipinos have expressed their opposition to his vice-presidential bid in surveys and public forums.

#Turkey's 'Terminator' drone now using a laser-guided missile.

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The diplomatic discord between Algeria and France deepened Sunday after Algiers banned French military planes from its airspace, its latest response to a row over visas and critical comments from President Emmanuel Macron.

France's jets regularly fly over the former French colony to reach the Sahel region of West Africa, where its soldiers are helping to battle jihadist insurgents as part of its Operation Barkhane.

A spokesperson for the French Armed Forces said Algeria had closed its airspace to two flights, but that it would have "no major consequences" for operations in the Sahel region.

https://www.france24.com/en/france/20211003-algeria-escalates-france-diplomatic-row-with-flight-ban

An unprecedented operation involving 15 international security agencies has exposed an Iranian terror infrastructure that was planning a series of assassinations against Israeli and Western targets around the world. https://www.investigativeproject.org/9018/colombia-uncovers-another-iranian-foreign

At least five civilians died in a bombing outside a mosque in #Kabul, according to a Taliban spokesman. The attack seemed to target a funeral. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the explosion, but attacks by Islamic State have increased since the Taliban seized control of Afghanistan in August, raising the possibility of a wider conflict between the two extremist groups.

Update: The Taliban said they carried out a deadly operation against a hideout in Kabul belonging to the Islamic State following a bombing outside of a Kabul mosque. https://tolonews.com/afghanistan-174900