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Sep 24 2021
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‘Who will rebuild the country?’ Educated Afghans’ stay-or-go struggle.
Even some of those Afghans who knew they had to leave their homeland wrestled with a sense that by choosing exile they were betraying their country. How did they resolve that moral dilemma?
It became a regular ritual for Ayesha. As the Taliban swept across Afghanistan in early August, every day she found herself saying goodbye to another young, well-educated friend who was fleeing the
Christian Science MonitorAug 17 2021
Analysis
Biden wasted his chance to rescue Afghans who aided US troops
After the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, many Afghans who aided the United States’ 20-year war effort are looking to flee.
Some Afghan allies have been told by US authorities not to go to the Kabul airport, currently the only available exit point, and to shelter in place until instructed otherwise. Many have shown up at the airport nonetheless, desperately trying to escape, even
VoxAug 16 2021
Analysis
For Biden, Images of Defeat He Wanted to Avoid
President Biden will go down in history, fairly or unfairly, as the president who presided over a humiliating final act in the American experiment in Afghanistan.
Rarely in modern presidential history have words come back to bite an American commander in chief as swiftly as these from President Biden a little more than five weeks ago: “There’s going to be no circumstance where you see
New York Times (News)Aug 16 2021
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As Taliban enter Kabul, Afghanistan president flees country
Afghanistan’s embattled president left the country Sunday, joining his fellow citizens and foreigners in a stampede fleeing the advancing Taliban and signaling the end of a 20-year Western experiment aimed at remaking Afghanistan.
The Taliban fanned out across the capital, and a group of fighters entered the presidential palace in Kabul. Suhail Shaheen, a Taliban spokesman and
Christian Science MonitorAug 15 2021
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Taliban Spokesman: The War Is Over in Afghanistan
The spokesman for the Taliban's political office told Al-Jazeera TV on Sunday that the war is over in Afghanistan and that the type of rule and the form of regime will be clear soon.
"We assure everyone that we will provide safety for citizens and diplomatic missions. We are ready to have a dialog with all Afghan figures and will guarantee them the necessary protection," spokesman
Newsmax (News)Aug 13 2021
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Taliban Seize Kandahar, Prepare to March on Afghan Capital Kabul
The Taliban completed the seizure of Kandahar, Afghanistan’s second-largest city and the Islamist movement’s birthplace, and took into custody a warlord who organized the failed defenses of the western city of Herat.
Combined with other advances, including the capture of the provincial capital of Helmand, the fall of these two major cities has given the Taliban full control of southern
Wall Street Journal (News)Nov 12 2020
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Peacekeepers including six Americans killed in Egypt helicopter crash
A handful of peacekeepers, including several Americans, have reportedly died in a helicopter crash that occurred in the Sinai Peninsula.
The helicopter, which belonged to Multinational Force and Observers, crashed during "a routine mission in the vicinity of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt" on Thursday, the MFO said in a statement. Eight of the nine members involved in the crash died. The ninth
Washington ExaminerApr 07 2023
Headline Roundup
White House Afghanistan Report Says Trump 'Severely Constrained' Withdrawal Options
The National Security Council on Thursday released a 12-page summary of the administration’s review of the 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan, saying the government now prioritized earlier evacuations and highlighting Trump administration actions that purportedly contributed to the withdrawal’s problems.
Evacuating Earlier: The summary does not directly state that the U.S. should have
Forbes Axios Fox News DigitalDec 31 2019
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US Embassy compound in Baghdad under siege as crowds protesting airstrikes break through gate
Crowds of angry Iraqis protesting America’s recent airstrikes against an Iran-backed militia laid siege to the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad Tuesday, chanting “Down, Down USA!” as they stormed through a main gate, prompting U.S. troops to fire back tear gas in response.
On Tuesday afternoon the chaotic scene was still unfolding in the Iraqi capital. At least six U.S. soldiers were
Fox News DigitalJul 13 2019
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"Rogue" ruling bans common second trimester abortion method in Oklahoma
In a ruling that pro-abortion rights advocates called "rogue," an Oklahoma judge upheld a state law on Friday that banned the most common abortion method for women at least 14 weeks into a pregnancy.
Oklahoma County District Judge Cindy Truong declined to strike down the 2015 ban on dilation and evacuation abortions, a method considered to be the "standard of care" for women seeking an
CBS News (Online)