Prakash Gogoi
Prakash covers news and politics for Vision Times.
90 Military Officers Call for Milley and Austin to Resign After Afghanistan Debacle
Ninety retired military officers have written an open letter demanding the resignation of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Mark Milley, and Defense Secretary, Lloyd Austin, over the botched American exit from Afghanistan. On...
Washington Faces Criticism After Allowing Sale of Auto Chips to Huawei, US Chip Manufacturing Drops to 12 Percent
The U.S. government has reportedly approved license applications that allow Huawei to buy auto chips from American firms. Chinese companies have been under severe trade restrictions for the past few years as they were considered...
US Gave Taliban Names of American Citizens and Afghan Allies, Now It’s a ‘Kill List’
Officials at Washington reportedly handed over a list to the Taliban that contained the names of Americans and Afghan allies in the country who are to be allowed entry into the outer perimeter of the...
Taliban Forces Overrun US Military Assets, But Can They Use the High-Tech Equipment?
As the United States nears the end of its military presence in Afghanistan, the Biden administration is being criticized for leaving high-tech military equipment behind, besides the American citizens and Afghan allies. These military assets...
Thousands in Shanghai Under Lockdown After New COVID-19 Cases Emerge
Shanghai health officials ordered the lockdown of three residential complexes in the Pudong New Area after discovering five COVID-19 cases there. The infected individuals were cargo workers at the Shanghai Pudong International airport. At least...
US and UK Warn People to Avoid Kabul Airport
On Aug. 25, the U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan issued a security alert, asking American citizens in the country to avoid going to the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul. Americans who are at the East...
Pfizer CEO Warns of Vaccine-Resistant COVID-19 Variants
According to Albert Bourla, CEO of Pfizer, a vaccine-resistant variant of the COVID-19 virus will eventually emerge. His statement comes as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Pfizer vaccine and ended...
China and Russia Keen to Recognize Taliban Government in Afghanistan
It’s been more than a week since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan, and the world is still largely undecided on how to deal with the new regime that has a history of supporting terrorist...
Biden Sticks to Withdrawal From Afghanistan by Aug. 31, Evacuation Facing Terror Threats
President Joe Biden indicated that he plans on sticking to the August 31 deadline for full withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan. In a remark given on August 24, the president said that 70,700 people...
De Blasio Announces Compulsory COVID-19 Vaccination for Public School Staff, Businesses Push Back Against Vaccine Mandates
Bill de Blasio, Mayor of New York City, has announced compulsory vaccination for staff members of all public schools in the city. Employees, whether it be teachers, cafeteria workers, custodians, outside contractors, and others all...
FDA Approves Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Despite Risks, Critics Slam Agency
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine. In a press release dated August 23, the FDA stated that the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, which will now be marketed as Comirnaty, will...
American Airlines, Delta and Other Commercial Airlines Ordered to Join Afghan Evacuation Efforts
On Aug. 22, the Pentagon activated Stage-1 of the Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF) protocol that provides the Defense Department access to commercial air resources. The CRAF activation is aimed at augmenting the Pentagon’s support...