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Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
Biden must rescue thousands of U.S. citizens trapped in Afghanistan — As the situation on the ground in Afghanistan's capital continues to deteriorate, thousands of U.S. citizens are trapped in and around Kabul with no ability to get to the airport, which is their only way out of the country.
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Daniel Silverberg / The Atlantic:
Biden Was Right — In 2017, I arrived at Kabul's Hamid Karzai Airport as part of a congressional staff delegation. Even though the U.S. embassy stood a mere four miles away, safety concerns necessitated our helicoptering from a recently constructed multimillion-dollar transit facility instead of traveling by road.
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Associated Press:
The latest on Afghanistan: Four Afghans dead after fall from US plane wheel well — Here's the latest on the rapidly unfolding events related to Afghanistan: — Report: Afghans who worked for US may temporarily go to bases in Wisconsin and Texas — The U.S. intends to evacuate tens …
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Craig Whitlock / Washington Post:
Afghan security forces' wholesale collapse was years in the making — In the summer of 2011, Army Lt. Gen. William Caldwell IV made a round of public appearances to boast that he had finally solved a problem that had kept U.S. troops bogged down in Afghanistan for a decade.
Joseph Choi / The Hill:
US reaches deal with Taliban on evacuations: report — The U.S. has reached a deal with the Taliban to ensure that evacuations from Kabul's airport can take place without interference from the group, according to a report by The Associated Press. — The deal was reached in talks in Doha …
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The Bulwark:
'Please Don't Leave Us Behind. We Will Be Great Americans.' — An interview with a U.S.-trained Afghan Air Force pilot, now hiding from the Taliban. — AFGHAN AIR FORCE PILOTS LAND THEIR UH-60 BLACKHAWKS ON A NARROW LANDING STRIP DURING A RESUPPLY MISSION TO AN OUTPOST IN GHAZNI PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN, SUNDAY, MAY 9, 2021.
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
After Sunday It's Even More Clear Biden Was Right — Americans, or at least the commentating classes, are watching aghast as events unfold in Afghanistan. Some are second-guessing the wisdom of withdrawal - after all, how hard is it to maintain a few thousand soldiers there permanently?
Wall Street Journal:
Three Killed in Kabul Airport as Afghans Scramble to Escape Taliban — Mass evacuations follow the insurgents' capture of Kabul after a rapid sweep of the country — At least three people were killed by gunfire Monday morning in chaotic scenes at the passenger terminal of Kabul's international airport …
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The Guardian:
An Afghan woman in Kabul: ‘Now I have to burn everything I achieved’ — A university student tells of seeing all around her the ‘fearful faces of women and ugly faces of men who hate women’ — arly on Sunday morning I was heading to university for a class when a group of women came running out from the women's dormitory.
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Preston Byrne:
Did America just lose Afghanistan because of WhatsApp?
Did America just lose Afghanistan because of WhatsApp?
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Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
Afghanistan Is Your Fault — Kabul has fallen. Americans will now exercise …
Afghanistan Is Your Fault — Kabul has fallen. Americans will now exercise …
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ABC News:
Afghanistan updates: Chaos at Kabul airport, world responds
Afghanistan updates: Chaos at Kabul airport, world responds
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Anatol Lieven / Politico:
Why Afghan Forces So Quickly Laid Down Their Arms
Why Afghan Forces So Quickly Laid Down Their Arms
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Eli Yokley / Morning Consult:
Support for Afghanistan Withdrawal Tumbles Amid Taliban Resurgence
Support for Afghanistan Withdrawal Tumbles Amid Taliban Resurgence
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Washington Examiner:
WATCH LIVE: Biden delivers remarks on Taliban takeover of Afghanistan
WATCH LIVE: Biden delivers remarks on Taliban takeover of Afghanistan
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Associated Press:
The Latest: Merkel says latest Afghan developments ‘awful’
The Latest: Merkel says latest Afghan developments ‘awful’
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Kurt Schlichter / Townhall:
Our Military Is A Woke Joke
Our Military Is A Woke Joke
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Noah Rothman / MSNBC:
The fall of Afghanistan in 2021 is the result of years of American delusion
The fall of Afghanistan in 2021 is the result of years of American delusion
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Shannon Pettypiece / NBC News:
White House weighs response as Biden faces mounting criticism over Afghanistan crisis
White House weighs response as Biden faces mounting criticism over Afghanistan crisis
Eliot A. Cohen / The Atlantic:
A Moment for Soul-Searching — My Afghanistan war lasted almost exactly two years …
Jacqui Heinrich / Fox News:
US prepares to house thousands of Afghan refugees on American military installations
US prepares to house thousands of Afghan refugees on American military installations
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BBC:
Afghanistan: US takes control of Kabul airport to evacuate staff from country
Afghanistan: US takes control of Kabul airport to evacuate staff from country
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Lynsey Addario / The Atlantic:
The Taliban's Return Is Catastrophic for Women
The Taliban's Return Is Catastrophic for Women
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Washington Post:
International human rights organizations scramble to get local allies out of Afghanistan
International human rights organizations scramble to get local allies out of Afghanistan
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Brett Bruen / USA Today:
Ex-Obama adviser: Why Biden must fire his national security adviser for Afghanistan failure — The people, plans and processes that President Joe Biden has put in place to keep America safe are not working. — President Joe Biden needs to shake up his national security team.
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Chris Cillizza / CNN:
Joe Biden is facing a crisis of competence — (CNN)At the heart of Joe Biden's 2020 presidential campaign was a single word: competence. — After four years of Donald Trump's incompetence in, well, everything, the Biden argument was that the country badly needed a steady hand on the tiller …
Michael Gerson / Washington Post:
Trump wanted out of Afghanistan. Biden's choice to follow through is a catastrophe.
Trump wanted out of Afghanistan. Biden's choice to follow through is a catastrophe.
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Tara Copp / Defense One:
Inside Reach 871, A US C-17 Packed With 640 Afghans Trying to Escape the Taliban — The Air Force evacuation flight from Kabul to Qatar came near the record for most people ever flown in the Boeing airlifter. — AFGHANISTAN - WHITE HOUSE - AIR FORCE - CIVILIANS
Axios:
Scoop: Investigation finds fired Tennessee vaccine official mailed dog muzzle to self — A Tennessee investigation found evidence that the state's fired vaccine chief, Michelle Fiscus, purchased a dog muzzle that she previously claimed someone had mailed in an attempt to intimidate her.
globaltimes.cn:
Afghan abandonment a lesson for Taiwan's DPP: Global Times editorial — The US troops' withdrawal from Afghanistan has led to the rapid demise of the Kabul government. The world has witnessed how the US evacuated its diplomats by helicopter while Taliban soldiers crowded into the presidential palace in Kabul.
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The New York Times Company:
Group Statement Sent to President Biden on Behalf of The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post — Dear President Biden: — For the past twenty years, brave Afghan colleagues have worked tirelessly to help The New York Times, The Washington Post …
Jaclyn Peiser / Washington Post:
A conservative cardinal who criticized the vaccine caught covid. Days later, he was put on a ventilator. — Most days during the coronavirus pandemic, Cardinal Raymond L. Burke could be found strolling down the streets of Rome maskless and carrying rosary beads.
Ricardo Lopez / Minnesota Reformer:
MNGOP Chair Jennifer Carnahan resigns from board of Big Brothers Big Sisters Twin Cities — Embattled Minnesota Republican Chairwoman Jennifer Carnahan on Saturday resigned from the board of the Big Brothers Big Sisters Twin Cities organization, a spokeswoman said.
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Ted Cruz, and the ugly attacks on CNN's Clarissa Ward — The political right has plenty to work with right now on Afghanistan. The withdrawal from that country has gone poorly — significantly more poorly than the Biden administration predicted it would — legitimizing long-standing GOP arguments …
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CNN:
Exclusive: Title, cover and details of new Trump book from Bob Woodward and Robert Costa revealed — (CNN)First it was “Fear,” then it was “Rage,” now it is “Peril.” That is the title of the highly-anticipated third book about President Trump from legendary journalist Bob Woodward …
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