Commentary on Afghanistan

Bloodshed Resolve? 'West wants Afghans hostile to China, Iran'

In Afghanistan, a car caught fire at a British military base, around the same time the US defense secretary's plane was landing. Leon Panetta and his staff were not affected, and authorities are now trying to determine whether it was an assassination attempt.The incident comes as President Obama is hosting his key ally - British Prime Minister David Cameron - for talks in Washington DC. 

RT talks to London-based activist and journalist Sukant Chandan for more insight.