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New York Times:
Intelligence Warned of Afghan Military Collapse, Despite Biden's Assurances — Even as the president was telling the public that Kabul was unlikely to fall, intelligence assessments painted a grimmer picture. — WASHINGTON — Classified assessments by American spy agencies over the summer painted …
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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.
Politico:
Pelosi loses patience with centrists on infrastructure deal — With Heather Caygle and Sarah Ferris. — ‘AMATEUR HOUR’ — As the world watches the fallout from Afghanistan, Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and her leadership team are busy planning for the House's return next week.
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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 …
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.
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CNN:
Biden administration embroiled in internal blame-shifting amid Afghanistan chaos — Washington (CNN)Factions within the Biden administration are embroiled in a blame game over why the US government didn't act sooner to withdraw American citizens and Afghans who helped the US over two decades of war …
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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.
Erin Doherty / Axios:
Taliban accumulate massive amounts of U.S.-supplied firepower — The Taliban accumulated an enormous amount of U.S.-supplied guns, ammunition, helicopters, combat aircraft and more after Afghan security forces collapsed this weekend, AP reports. — Why it matters: The U.S. spent billions …
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Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
Pentagon: We may have 10,000 Americans stuck in Kabul
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Dan Bilefsky / New York Times:
A Taliban official's TV interview with a female presenter is part of a broader campaign.
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Associated Press:
Taliban vow to honor women's rights but within Islamic law
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Wall Street Journal:
Biden Wanted to Leave Afghanistan. He Knew the Risks.
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Luis Martinez / ABC News:
Human remains found in wheel well of C-17 military plane that departed from Kabul
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Washington Post:
Last images from the Afghan war capture a 20-year failure to acknowledge how badly the conflict was going
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Wall Street Journal:
Taliban Consolidate Control in Afghanistan's Capital, Thousands Remain Stranded
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Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Even Biden allies question execution of Afghanistan withdrawal
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Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
Get Afghan Refugees Out. Then Let Them In. — There are no good ways to lose a war …
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Albert Hunt / The Hill:
The sausage making ain't gonna be pretty the next few months
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Bush Center:
Statement by President and Mrs. Bush on Afghanistan
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Washington Post:
Eerie tension settles over Kabul as Taliban patrols the streets and U.S. reasserts control at the airport following chaotic scenes
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Samuel Benson / Deseret News:
They aided the U.S. military in Afghanistan for years. Have we left them to die?
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Washington Post:
72 hours at Camp David: Inside Biden's lagging response to the fall of Afghanistan
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Biden gave the best possible defense of his Afghanistan withdrawal
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Biden's big bet on Afghanistan
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Antonio Planas / NBC News:
Female mayor in Afghanistan says she's waiting for Taliban to ‘come ... and kill me’
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Reuters:
Afghan turmoil ‘shames’ the West, says German president
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Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
Biden must rescue thousands of U.S. citizens trapped in Afghanistan
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Joe Ferullo / The Hill:
Beltway reporting of Afghanistan withdrawal a disservice to Americans
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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.
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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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Tim Kelly / Reuters:
As Taliban takes over, some swap iconic AK-47s for made-in-America rifles — The Russian Kalashnikov AK-47 and its derivatives have long been the assault rifle of choice for militant groups because of their rugged design, but some Taliban fighters are trading them in for captured U.S. guns as Afghanistan's government collapses.
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Molly Beck / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Sen. Andre Jacque of De Pere hospitalized after testing positive for COVID-19 — MADISON - One of the Legislature's most active lawmakers who has opposed mask and vaccine mandates has received hospital care after testing positive for COVID-19. — Sen. Andre Jacque, a Republican from De Pere …
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Wall Street Journal:
As Delta Surges, Covid-19 Breakthrough Cases Remain Uncommon — WSJ analysis finds higher risk of infection from strain, but research shows that vaccines still protect against most serious illness — The Delta variant of the Covid-19 virus appears to be breaking through the protection vaccines provide …
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
CNN's Poppy Harlow Will Take Hiatus to Pursue Legal Studies (EXCLUSIVE) … CNN mid-morning anchor Poppy Harlow is going to take a hiatus from working on her program to tend to a legal matter: studying the law at Yale University. — Harlow, who has been with CNN since 2008 …
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Jim Langevin / Foreign Policy:
I'm a Democrat Who Opposed the Withdrawal. This Catastrophe Is Why. — At minimum, Biden owed our allies in Afghanistan a plan. — During a hearing of the U.S. House Armed Services Committee about Afghanistan in May, I asked a senior Defense Department official if the U.S. military …
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Emma Green / The Atlantic:
He Taught a Ta-Nehisi Coates Essay. Then He Was Fired. — The first time Matt Hawn suspected that he might run into trouble for what he was teaching was last August. His contemporary-issues class was discussing the events in Kenosha, Wisconsin, where protesters had taken to the streets …
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U.S. Department of Justice:
Pharmacist Arrested for Selling COVID Vaccination Cards Online — A licensed pharmacist was arrested today in Chicago on charges related to his alleged sale of dozens of authentic Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) COVID-19 vaccination cards on eBay.
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