A U.S. Veteran with four Afghan deployments said he is surprised by how quickly the Taliban took over the country just two weeks before the U.S. was set to complete its troop withdrawal after a costly two-decade war. (August 16)
In a speech on Monday about the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, President Biden said that American troops shouldn’t fight and die in a war that the Afghan military wouldn’t fight themselves.
Gorbachev has acknowledged Moscow's own decade-long campaign in Afghanistan was a failed deployment that hindered the country in its final years.
The US president was defiant about the move despite the scenes of chaos at Kabul airport.
The Taliban has taken control of Afghanistan after the departure of foreign troops.
The global economic impact of U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan should be negligible, with this caveat: regional instability tends to threaten Middle Eastern oil supply and boost prices, one analyst says.
A woman seeking a five-year restraining order against Trevor Bauer testified Tuesday that her horror grew as bruises emerged and her pain surged the day after a sexual encounter in which she said the Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher choked her into unconsciousness and punched her repeatedly. The 27-year-old said she sent Bauer a picture of herself after returning home to San Diego.
In a speech on Monday after the Taliban took over Kabul, the capital city of Afghanistan, President Biden said, “I stand squarely behind my decision” to withdraw U.S. troops from the country.
"We are hoping that the Americans will take us, and our families, to safety," a US-trained pilot under threat from the Taliban told The Bulwark.
Josh Allen isn't letting his huge payday weigh him down as he develops his mindset during Buffalo's offseason.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Tuesday tested positive for COVID-19.His office said in a statement that Abbott is isolating and receiving a monoclonal antibody treatment.The Republican governor - who has tried to block local officials in Texas from mandating mask wearing - is not experiencing symptoms, according to the statement… which read, "Governor Abbott is fully vaccinated against COVID-19, in good health, and currently experiencing no symptoms. Everyone that the Governor has been in close contact with today has been notified. Texas First Lady Cecilia Abbott tested negative.”The governor’s positive test result comes as the highly infectious Delta variant continues to rampage across Texas and other states with low levels of vaccinations.Many Republicans - including Abbott and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis - have said that wearing masks should be a personal choice… and that parents should decide what’s best for their children instead of the government. Both have worked to ban mask mandates.In Florida, the number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients is the highest its ever been, according to data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.And new COVID-19 cases in the U.S. have jumped about 81% over the past 14 days, according to a Reuters tally.
During a press conference in Kabul, Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid was asked about what assurances can be given that the rights of women and girls can be protected. Through a translator, Mujahid said women will be afforded all their rights, adding, “We are guaranteeing all their rights within the limits of Islam.”
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid says they "will not allow any foreigners to harm or threaten Afghanistan."
Now that the Taliban have taken over Kabul, Afghanistan, the militant group said it plans to soon declare a new “Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.” Bloomberg's Eltaf Najafizada reports from Afghanistan. (Source: Bloomberg)
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Walmart, one of the world’s largest retailers, is looking for a product lead for its digital currency and cryptocurrency division, according to a recent job posting.
World Mobile is currently rolling out telecommunications equipment to establish a mesh network and bring internet connectivity to Tanzania.
Zabihullah Mujahid said that the militants would look to establish ties with other countries and announce the formation of a new government.
(Bloomberg) -- New Zealand found six additional cases of Covid-19 as it began a nationwide lockdown, all connected to a single delta infection discovered Tuesday with a link to Australia. The country’s finance minister said he didn’t expect a “very prolonged” outbreak.Australia’s New South Wales state saw a surge in infections as the virus spreads throughout Sydney despite the nation’s largest city being in lockdown for almost two months. South Korea wants to have 70% of its population vaccinate
The Air Force is investigating human remains found in the wheel well of a C-17 that had been surrounded by panicked Afghans in Kabul.
