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Aug 17 2021
Headline Roundup
Taliban Give First Press Conference Since Taking Over Afghanistan
In the Taliban's first press conference since it took control of Afghanistan, spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid described how the militant organization would run the country in accordance with Islamic law. Mujahid pledged that women would be "very active within our society, within our framework," said that "nobody will be harmed in Afghanistan," promised not to launch attacks on the U.S. or other
National Review (News) Axios ViceAug 15 2023
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Afghanistan Marks 2 Years Since Taliban’s Return to Power
It has been two years since the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan, overtaking the former Afghan government as Western troops pulled out.
Life Under the Taliban: Most news coverage from left-rated sources, as well as some right-rated sources, focused on the Taliban, women’s rights, and an ongoing humanitarian crisis. While the Taliban celebrated its victory, AP (Lean Left bias)
CNN (Online News) Reuters Fox News (Online News)Oct 18 2020
Analysis
Ultimatum signals modest US goal in Iraq: Avoid defeat
The threat by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo seemed extreme. The United States would shutter its own embassy in Baghdad if Iraq didn’t rein in Shiite militia attacks on American targets.
The ultimatum late last month – which came with the promise of a “strong and violent” response if the attacks did not stop – was a stunning admission of weakness, analysts say. And it revealed the scale
Christian Science MonitorAug 01 2022
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Ayman al Zawahiri, al Qaeda Leader and 9/11 Strategist, Killed in US Drone Strike
Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, a key mastermind behind the 9/11 attacks, was killed in a drone strike attack on Saturday night. He was 71.
President Joe Biden on Monday night confirmed the move in a speech from the White House, emphasizing that "justice has been delivered" and labeling the mission as a "total success." He also confirmed that there were no civilian casualties and
Wall Street Journal (News) Vice Fox News (Online News)Aug 16 2021
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Biden Defends Afghanistan Withdrawal After Taliban Takeover
In his first public remarks since the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, President Joe Biden said he stood “squarely behind” his decision to withdraw American troops from Afghanistan on Monday. “American troops cannot and should not be fighting in a war and dying in a war that Afghan forces are not willing to fight for themselves,” Biden said, adding, “I will not mislead the American people by
Wall Street Journal (News) New York Times (News) Fox News (Online News)Aug 16 2021
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Perspectives: Placing Blame as Afghanistan Falls to Taliban
As Afghanistan falls to Taliban militants on the heels of the U.S. military's departure from the country, people in the U.S. and across the world are considering who or what is to blame. The Biden administration announced in April that the U.S. would leave Afghanistan completely by Sept. 11, 2021, and the last U.S. troops left Bagram Airfield, the main U.S. military base in the region for the
The Atlantic MSNBC National Review (News)Feb 11 2022
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Biden Administration Warns Russia Could Invade Ukraine 'In Very Short Order'
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday that Russia could invade Ukraine “at any time,” including during the Beijing Olympics.
Blinken has made similar statements before, however. National security adviser Jake Sullivan later clarified that current U.S. intelligence did not suggest Russian President Vladimir Putin had decided to invade, but that “he very well may give the final
Washington Post Foreign Policy New York Post (News)