#Afghanistan floods, heavy rain kill 22, destroy hundreds of homes

#Afghanistan floods, heavy rain kill 22, destroy hundreds of homes

“Afghanistan floods, heavy rain kill 22, destroy hundreds of homes” KABUL – Heavy rain and flooding has killed 22 people, destroyed hundreds of homes and damaged crops in Afghanistan, which is already facing a humanitarian crisis, a disaster management official said on Thursday. The Taliban government, struggling to cope with the disaster that has affected more than a…

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#What’s behind Biden’s voter drive and other commentary

#What’s behind Biden’s voter drive and other commentary

“What’s behind Biden’s voter drive and other commentary” Gov’t watchdog: What’s Behind Joe’s Voter Drive? President Biden’s order for federal agencies to promote voting “may sound benign,” but it isn’t, warn Tarren Bragdon and Stewart Whitson at The Wall Street Journal. For starters, “the Constitution doesn’t grant the president authority over federal elections”; it grants…

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#At least six killed in blasts at Kabul high school

#At least six killed in blasts at Kabul high school

“At least six killed in blasts at Kabul high school” KABUL, April 19 – Three explosions at a high school in western Kabul killed at least six people and injured a number of students, Afghan security and health officials said. Many residents in the neighborhood belong to the Shia Hazara community, an ethnic and religious…

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#’I used to hate this day’

#’I used to hate this day’

“‘I used to hate this day’” Few souls know better than Travis Mills that life can change in an instant.  While on his third tour of duty in Afghanistan, the United States Army Staff Sergeant was having a “normal day at work” when, while at a resting stop, an improvised explosive device detonated. Six seconds…

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#CBS News top editor slams boss at goodbye party

#CBS News top editor slams boss at goodbye party

“CBS News top editor slams boss at goodbye party” CBS News London bureau chief Andy Clarke had some choice words for his boss Neeraj Khemlani at his going-away party Wednesday in London. According to a source who attended the party, Clarke said he was leaving the network after 38 years because the news bureau needed…

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#CBS News’ Charlie D’Agata apologizes for saying Ukraine more ‘civilized’ than Iraq, Afghanistan

#CBS News’ Charlie D’Agata apologizes for saying Ukraine more ‘civilized’ than Iraq, Afghanistan

“#CBS News’ Charlie D’Agata apologizes for saying Ukraine more ‘civilized’ than Iraq, Afghanistan” A senior foreign correspondent at CBS News apologized Saturday after he said on air that the war in Ukraine can’t be compared to those in Iraq and Afghanistan — because the Eastern European nation is more “civilized.” Correspondent Charlie D’Agata was reporting…

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# How are Afghans using crypto under the Taliban government?

# How are Afghans using crypto under the Taliban government?

“# How are Afghans using crypto under the Taliban government? ” After the Taliban took full control of Afghanistan in August last year, many international non-governmental organizations and services stopped operating in the country. Among them were payment services like Western Union and Swift. Many Afghans subsequently began to learn about cryptocurrencies and the underlying…

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#How the world is legitimizing the Taliban

#How the world is legitimizing the Taliban

“#How the world is legitimizing the Taliban” Two very different viewpoints emerged from meetings between western officials and top leaders of the Taliban last week in Oslo, Norway. From the European and American perspective, the meetings were in no way a legitimization of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan. The repeated attempts to make that point…

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