#Afghanistan didn’t have to fall the way you let it

#Afghanistan didn’t have to fall the way you let it

“#Afghanistan didn’t have to fall the way you let it” President Joe Biden admitted Monday “the buck stops with me” — but nonetheless stood by his decision to rush troops out of Afghanistan, despite the nightmarish mess he’s leaving behind. “I am deeply saddened by the facts we now face, but I do not regret…

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#Letters to the Editor — Aug. 17, 2021

#Letters to the Editor — Aug. 17, 2021

“#Letters to the Editor — Aug. 17, 2021” The Issue: The Taliban’s capture of Kabul, Afghanistan, after President Biden’s removal of US troops. Are we the greatest country in the world with the strongest military power (“Kabul falls,” Aug. 16)? Seems hard to believe. No disrespect to our brave men and women. The problem goes…

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#Pelosi’s scolding Taliban for their brutality even as her leader green-lights atrocities

#Pelosi’s scolding Taliban for their brutality even as her leader green-lights atrocities

“#Pelosi’s scolding Taliban for their brutality even as her leader green-lights atrocities” If you’re wondering how the situation in Afghanistan could’ve spun so horrifically out of control, and so quickly, consider how Democrats now running the country think. On Saturday, just as the Taliban were set to take over the country, Speaker Nancy Pelosi actually…

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#Can we export democracy and other commentary

#Can we export democracy and other commentary

“#Can we export democracy and other commentary” Intellectual: Can We Export Democracy? “Should we conclude from” America’s Afghanistan failure “that democracy cannot be exported?” asks Guy Sorman at City Journal. “Japan, India, South Korea, Taiwan and Tunisia demonstrate the contrary. But everything depends on circumstances and local culture.” India’s “local traditions of election and deliberation…

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#Who are the Taliban and what are they planning?

#Who are the Taliban and what are they planning?

“#Who are the Taliban and what are they planning?” The Taliban have now seized control of Afghanistan two weeks before the United States was due to completely withdraw its troops after a 20-year military presence in the war-torn country. Chaotic scenes erupted after Taliban insurgents retook Kabul on Sunday with thousands of panicked Afghans rushing…

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#Plans underway to house Afghan refugees at US military bases

#Plans underway to house Afghan refugees at US military bases

“#Plans underway to house Afghan refugees at US military bases” ​The Department of Defense is preparing to house thousands of Afghan refugees on military bases in the US as the Biden administration scrambles to evacuate the Special Immigrant Visa applicants amid the Taliban’s​ ​rapid takeover of Afghanistan, according to reports. Up to 30,000 Afghans who…

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#China ready to deepen relationship with Afghanistan

#China ready to deepen relationship with Afghanistan

“#China ready to deepen relationship with Afghanistan” China said Monday that Beijing is ready to deepen “friendly and cooperative” relations with Afghanistan a day after the Taliban toppled the Afghan government. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying did not answer explicitly when asked whether Beijing will recognize the Taliban as the legitimate rulers but said that…

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#Airlines avoid Afghanistan amid Taliban takeover

#Airlines avoid Afghanistan amid Taliban takeover

“#Airlines avoid Afghanistan amid Taliban takeover” Airlines are canceling flights to Kabul and re-routing international voyages to avoid Afghanistan airspace after the Taliban swiftly conquered the country’s capital over the weekend. United Airlines, which is flying non-stop to Delhi, India daily from Newark Liberty International Airport and five times a week from Chicago O’Hare International…

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