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Tara Copp / Defense One:
Inside Reach 871, A US C-17 Packed With 640 Afghans Trying to Escape the Taliban — The Air Force evacuation flight from Kabul to Qatar came near the record for most people ever flown in the Boeing airlifter. — AFGHANISTAN - WHITE HOUSE - AIR FORCE - CIVILIANS
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Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
Biden must rescue thousands of U.S. citizens trapped in Afghanistan — As the situation on the ground in Afghanistan's capital continues to deteriorate, thousands of U.S. citizens are trapped in and around Kabul with no ability to get to the airport, which is their only way out of the country.
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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.
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Biden gave the best possible defense of his Afghanistan withdrawal — President Biden's case for the fruitlessness of a continued military mission in Afghanistan got a boost as the Afghan army melted away, and its leaders fled practically overnight. During remarks from the White House on Monday …
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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.
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Bush Center:
Statement by President and Mrs. Bush on Afghanistan — “Laura and I, along with the team at the Bush Center, stand ready as Americans to lend our support and assistance in this time of need. Let us all resolve to be united in saving lives and praying for the people of Afghanistan.”
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Antonio Planas / NBC News:
Female mayor in Afghanistan says she's waiting for Taliban to ‘come ... and kill me’ — One of Afghanistan's first female mayors said Sunday that she is waiting for the Taliban to come and kill her as the Islamic militants reached the capital, Kabul. — “I'm sitting here waiting for them to come.
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Robert Burns / Associated Press:
Billions spent on Afghan army ultimately benefited Taliban — WASHINGTON (AP) — Built and trained at a two-decade cost of $83 billion, Afghan security forces collapsed so quickly and completely — in some cases without a shot fired — that the ultimate beneficiary of the American investment turned out to be the Taliban.
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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 — Horrifying scenes of desperate Afghans, lunging for the wheels of a U.S. military aircraft as it taxied for takeoff from Kabul airport Monday …
Joe Ferullo / The Hill:
Beltway reporting of Afghanistan withdrawal a disservice to Americans — As Taliban forces pushed through Afghanistan this past week, most news outlets covered the swiftly shifting story by falling back to their usual position: reporting from inside the Beltway.
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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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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.
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Matt Viser / Washington Post:
Biden's promise to restore competence to the presidency is undercut by chaos in Afghanistan — Joe Biden presented voters with a core argument why he, more than anyone else, was the best choice to replace the wildly unorthodox Donald Trump: He would bring competence.
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Associated Press:
Taliban announce ‘amnesty,’ urge women to join government
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The Bulwark:
'Please Don't Leave Us Behind. We Will Be Great Americans.'
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Reuters:
Afghan turmoil ‘shames’ the West, says German president
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The New York Times Company:
Group Statement Sent to President Biden on Behalf of The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post
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Maeve Sheehey / Politico:
Poll: Support for Afghanistan withdrawal plummets as Taliban seize control
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Wall Street Journal:
Taliban Consolidate Control in Afghanistan's Capital, Thousands Remain Stranded
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Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Leon Panetta compares fall of Afghanistan to Bay of Pigs
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Washington Post:
After Taliban triumph, Biden faces even greater test in preventing extremist resurgence in Afghanistan
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Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
Lawmakers Unite in Bipartisan Fury Over Afghanistan Withdrawal
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Jamie McIntyre / Washington Examiner:
Biden's defense falls flat with Afghans still wondering if they will make it out before US leaves
Joseph Klein / Front Page Magazine:
Biden Bungles Afghanistan
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Politico:
Biden was barreling toward perilous political waters. Then Afghanistan happened.
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The Boston Globe:
‘Anger, sadness, fear’: Veterans of Afghan war react to collapse
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Washington Post:
The debacle in Afghanistan is the worst kind: Avoidable
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Jack Beresford / Newsweek:
GOP Removes Page Praising Donald Trump's ‘Historic’ Peace Deal With Taliban
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Matthew Karnitschnig / Politico:
Disbelief and betrayal: Europe reacts to Biden's Afghanistan ‘miscalculation’
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Washington Post:
Afghans who helped the U.S. and its allies left in limbo as evacuation turns chaotic
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Religion News Service:
Refugee aid groups criticize Biden for stumbles in evacuating ‘desperate’ Afghans
David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:
Biden's Right That It's Time for Us to Leave Afghanistan
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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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Samuel Benson / Deseret News:
They aided the U.S. military in Afghanistan for years. Have we left them to die?
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Jake Dima / Washington Examiner:
Trump follows Biden speech by blasting ‘grossly incompetent’ Afghanistan withdrawal
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Andrew Beaujon / Washingtonian:
You Can Help Afghan Refugees Get Resettled in the DC Area
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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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NBC News:
Texas requests five mortuary trailers in anticipation of Covid deaths — With Covid-19 surging across the state, Texas has requested five mortuary trailers from the federal government in anticipation of an influx of dead bodies, state officials told NBC News.
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