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9:30 AM ET, August 17, 2021

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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
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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.
The White House:
Remarks by President Biden on Afghanistan  —  THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon.  I want to speak today to the unfolding situation in Afghanistan: the developments that have taken place in the last week and the steps we're taking to address the rapidly evolving events.
Associated Press:
Taliban announce ‘amnesty,’ urge women to join government  —  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban declared an “amnesty” across Afghanistan and urged women to join their government Tuesday, seeking to convince a wary population that they have changed a day after deadly chaos gripped …
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Biden gave the best possible defense of his Afghanistan withdrawal  —  President Biden's case for the fruitlessness of a continued military mission in Afghanistan got a boost as the Afghan army melted away, and its leaders fled practically overnight.  During remarks from the White House on Monday …
Hans Nichols / Axios:
Biden officials: Trump left bare cupboard on Afghanistan  —  Senior national security officials presiding over a historic foreign policy collapse are privately expressing deep frustrations about the thin Afghanistan withdrawal plans left behind by Donald Trump.
Bush Center:
Statement by President and Mrs. Bush on Afghanistan  —  “Laura and I, along with the team at the Bush Center, stand ready as Americans to lend our support and assistance in this time of need.  Let us all resolve to be united in saving lives and praying for the people of Afghanistan.”
Antonio Planas / NBC News:
Female mayor in Afghanistan says she's waiting for Taliban to ‘come ... and kill me’  —  One of Afghanistan's first female mayors said Sunday that she is waiting for the Taliban to come and kill her as the Islamic militants reached the capital, Kabul.  —  “I'm sitting here waiting for them to come.
Washington Post:
Eerie tension settles over Kabul as Taliban patrols the streets and U.S. reasserts control at the airport following chaotic scenes  —  Horrifying scenes of desperate Afghans, lunging for the wheels of a U.S. military aircraft as it taxied for takeoff from Kabul airport Monday …
Joe Ferullo / The Hill:
Beltway reporting of Afghanistan withdrawal a disservice to Americans  —  As Taliban forces pushed through Afghanistan this past week, most news outlets covered the swiftly shifting story by falling back to their usual position: reporting from inside the Beltway.
Wall Street Journal:
Biden to Afghanistan: Drop Dead  —  Biden is defiant in blaming others for his Afghan debacle.  —  By The Editorial Board  —  President Biden told the world on Monday that he doesn't regret his decision to withdraw rapidly from Afghanistan, or even the chaotic, incompetent way the withdrawal has been executed.
Matt Viser / Washington Post:
Biden's promise to restore competence to the presidency is undercut by chaos in Afghanistan  —  Joe Biden presented voters with a core argument why he, more than anyone else, was the best choice to replace the wildly unorthodox Donald Trump: He would bring competence.
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.
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
Wall Street Journal:
Taliban Consolidate Control in Afghanistan's Capital, Thousands Remain Stranded
Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Leon Panetta compares fall of Afghanistan to Bay of Pigs
Discussion: New York Post, CNN, Politico and Insider
Washington Post:
After Taliban triumph, Biden faces even greater test in preventing extremist resurgence in Afghanistan
Discussion: Summit News and TheBlaze
Religion News Service:   Refugee aid groups criticize Biden for stumbles in evacuating ‘desperate’ Afghans
Washington Post:
72 hours at Camp David: Inside Biden's lagging response to the fall of Afghanistan
Discussion: Twitchy, RedState, Jihad Watch and Newsweek
Sharon LaFraniere / New York Times:
U.S. to Advise Boosters for Most Americans 8 Months After Vaccination  —  Nursing home residents and health care workers will most likely be the first to get booster shots, as soon as September, followed by other older people who were vaccinated last winter.
Ryan J. Reilly / HuffPost:
Instagram Posts Seal Fate Of Trump-Loving Bodybuilder Who Dragged Capitol Cop  —  The FBI has arrested Logan Barnhart, whom online sleuths dubbed “CatSweat,” with the help of the Sedition Hunters community.  —  When former President Donald Trump sent a tweet early this year promoting Jan. 6 as a …
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CNN:
Some US Capitol rioters stay defiant, even while pleading guilty
Discussion: Raw Story
Harper's:
Bad News  —  In the beginning, there were ABC, NBC, and CBS, and they were good.  Midcentury American man could come home after eight hours of work and turn on his television and know where he stood in relation to his wife, and his children, and his neighbors, and his town, and his country, and his world.
NBC News:
Texas requests five mortuary trailers in anticipation of Covid deaths  —  With Covid-19 surging across the state, Texas has requested five mortuary trailers from the federal government in anticipation of an influx of dead bodies, state officials told NBC News.
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