The United States will likely not complete evacuating Americans and others from Taliban-held Afghanistan by its self-imposed Aug. 31 deadline, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said Monday. “I think it’s possible but I think it’s very unlikely given the number of Americans who still need to be evacuated, the number of SIVs, the number of others…
‘Unlikely’ Afghanistan Evacuation Will be Finished by Aug. 31 Deadline: Schiff
Israel Carries Out Strikes on Hamas Sites in Gaza
The Israeli military announced that it carried out strikes against four sites occupied by Hamas in the Gaza Strip in response to arson balloons and the firing of machine guns at Israel by the Islamist terrorist group. “All summer, Hamas launched arson balloons from Gaza into Israel. In response to Hamas’ renewed attacks today, we…
Allies to Press Biden to Extend Afghanistan Aug 31 Deadline to Continue Evacuations
President Joe Biden is set to be pushed by allies to extend the evacuation operation from Kabul beyond his self-imposed Aug. 31 deadline, amid warnings from the Taliban that doing so would result in “consequences.” At an emergency virtual G7 meeting of leaders on Afghanistan on Tuesday, the United Kingdom is expected to call on…
Officials: Egypt Closes Gaza Border Amid Tensions With Hamas
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US Working On Offering COVID-19 Vaccines to Afghan Refugees: Psaki
The Biden administration is working on offering COVID-19 vaccines to Afghan refugees, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on Monday. Psaki also told reporters that refugees from Afghanistan arriving in the United States are being tested for COVID-19, the disease caused by the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus. “They are being tested, and we…
Leaked Footage Shows Grim Conditions in Iran’s Evin Prison
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—The guard in a control room at Iran’s notorious Evin prison springs to attention as one by one, monitors in front of him suddenly blink off and display something very different from the surveillance footage he had been watching. “Cyberattack,” the monitors flash. Other guards gather around, holding up their mobile phones…
Taliban Say They Have Retaken 3 Northern Districts Seized by Afghan Militias
The Taliban were in position near the Panjshir valley and had retaken three districts in northern Afghanistan that fell to local militia groups last week, a spokesman said on Monday, though there were no confirmed reports of further fighting. The districts of Bano, Deh Saleh, and Pul e-Hesar in the northern province of Baghlan were…
US Veteran Groups Demand Meeting With Biden on Afghanistan Evacuation Effort
August 23, 2021
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On Monday, a group of nearly four dozen veteran organizations requested a meeting with President Joe Biden to discuss the evacuation of U.S. partners in Afghanistan and “fulfilling our commitment to our Afghan allies.” “Failing to meet our obligations to these Afghans would not only be a national security risk—harming America’s reputation abroad and eroding the…
Beijing Says the US Cannot Abandon Afghanistan Amid Anti-American Propaganda Offensive
August 23, 2021
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The Chinese regime said that the United States cannot simply walk away from the Afghanistan chaos in its latest salvo directed at Washington amid an aggressive propaganda campaign leveraging the crisis. Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin on Aug. 23 cast the United States as the “chief root cause and biggest factor” for the unfolding…
New Jersey Military Base to Be Used to House Afghan Evacuees: Pentagon
A military base in New Jersey will house evacuees from Afghanistan as the United States works on flying tens of thousands of Afghans from the Taliban-held country. Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, about 39 miles northeast of Philadelphia, is the fourth base that is preparing to or already has accepted evacuees. The other three bases are Fort…
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