White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki on Thursday responded to calls from U.S. lawmakers urging President Joe Biden to resign after 13 U.S. service members were killed in a terrorist attack in Afghanistan. Psaki told reporters during a press conference that today is “not a day for politics,” but to honor the memory of service members—as…
‘Not a Day for Politics’: Psaki Answers US Lawmakers’ Calls for Biden to Resign
August 27, 2021
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Documents Identifying Afghan Staff Left at British Embassy in Kabul
Documents with contact information of some Afghans who worked for British authorities were found lying on the ground in the abandoned UK Embassy compound in Kabul, left by Foreign Office staff as the Taliban advanced. The discovery was made on Aug. 24 by a journalist from The Times of London during a tour through the…
UK Enters Final Stages of Afghan Evacuation, Shuts Processing Site
Britain’s evacuation mission at Kabul airport is in its final hours after the main processing site was shut, UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said on Friday morning. “We will process the people that we’ve brought with us, the 1,000 people approximately in the airfield now, and we will seek a way to continue to find…
Previous COVID-19 Infection Protects Against Delta Variant Better Than Pfizer Vaccine: Study
People who have previously recovered from COVID-19 have been observed to have better protection against the Delta variant of the CCP virus compared to those who received the Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine, according a study from Israel. “This analysis demonstrated that natural immunity affords longer lasting and stronger protection against infection, symptomatic disease, and hospitalization due to…
Afghanistan Evacuation Flights Resume After Deadly Bombings
Evacuation flights from Afghanistan resumed with new urgency on Friday, a day after two suicide bombings killed 13 U.S. troops and at least 95 Afghans. As the call to prayer echoed through Kabul along with the roar of departing planes, the anxious crowd outside the airport was as large as ever. Dozens of Taliban members…
More Attacks Anticipated, US Flag to Fly at Half-Staff After Kabul Carnage
The United States says it is bracing for repeat attacks by the ISIS terrorist group following Thursday’s lethal blasts outside Kabul’s international airport that left at least 85 dead, including 13 U.S. troops. Speaking at a press briefing on Thursday, shortly after the attacks, Marine Corps Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr., commander of U.S. Central…
More Attacks Expected, US Flag to Fly at Half-Staff After Kabul Carnage
The United States says it is bracing for repeat attacks by the ISIS terrorist group following Thursday’s lethal blasts outside Kabul’s international airport that left at least 85 dead, including 13 U.S. troops. Speaking at a press briefing on Thursday, shortly after the attacks, Marine Corps Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr., commander of U.S. Central…
13 US Service Members Killed in Afghanistan Bombings; Biden Promises to Retaliate
Thirteen U.S. service members were killed in a terrorist bomb attack outside the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Aug. 26. An initial report from Pentagon officials indicated that 11 Marines and one Navy medic were among those who were killed; another service member died hours later, according to The Associated Press. At least 18 service members…
For Beijing, Taliban-Controlled Afghanistan Creates More Problems Than Benefits, Experts Say
August 27, 2021
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The Chinese regime has more to lose than to gain with a Taliban-controlled Afghanistan as Beijing faces a tough task ahead fostering its relationship with the militant group, China experts warned recently. “I’m not sure that China is actually going to benefit because Beijing now has to do something that it’s never done before, which…
Biden: US ‘May Have’ Shared List of Names With Taliban
President Joe Biden on Thursday didn’t deny reports that the administration handed the Taliban a list of names of American citizens, green card holders and Afghan allied personnel in an attempt grant them entry to Kabul’s international airport, saying that it “may have” happened. “There have been occasions where our military has contacted their military…
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