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Taliban say they won’t allow Afghans to leave country, reject evacuation extension

Taliban say they won’t allow Afghans to leave country, reject evacuation extension

The Taliban said Tuesday that they were “not allowing the evacuation of Afghans anymore” and warned that the US must stick to next week’s deadline… Read More ›

Taliban Takeover Prompts Fears Of A Resurgent Al-Qaida

Taliban Takeover Prompts Fears Of A Resurgent Al-Qaida

  WASHINGTON (AP) — The lightning-fast changes in Afghanistan are forcing the Biden administration to confront the prospect of a resurgent al-Qaida, the group that… Read More ›

Afghanistan fallout engulfs Harris’ first day of Southeast Asia trip

Afghanistan fallout engulfs Harris’ first day of Southeast Asia trip

Vice President Kamala Harris, undertaking a suddenly high-stakes visit to Southeast Asia this week amid the first major foreign policy crisis of the Biden administration,… Read More ›

Biden Says US-Led Evacuation From Kabul Is Accelerating

Biden Says US-Led Evacuation From Kabul Is Accelerating

  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Sunday the U.S.-led evacuation of Americans, at-risk Afghans and others from the Kabul airport accelerated this weekend,… Read More ›

Kabul’s airport is the epicenter of a desperate and deadly scramble to escape the Taliban

Kabul’s airport is the epicenter of a desperate and deadly scramble to escape the Taliban

One week after the Taliban takeover of Kabul, the situation at the capital’s airport has become increasingly desperate, with more than 20,000 people in and… Read More ›

Taliban promise to protect women , then kill them for how they dress

Taliban promise to protect women , then kill them for how they dress

The Taliban have shot and killed a woman for not wearing a burka the same day the group promised to honor women’s rights.   The… Read More ›

Miami Beach Suspends Law Used Against People Filming Police

Miami Beach Suspends Law Used Against People Filming Police

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Miami Beach police officers are no longer enforcing a new law that critics believe has emboldened officers to arrest bystanders… Read More ›

The author of ‘The Kite Runner’ has a message for anyone worried about Afghanistan

The author of ‘The Kite Runner’ has a message for anyone worried about Afghanistan

Khaled Hosseini’s novels show readers around the world a side of Afghanistan that goes beyond war and terror. His debut best-seller “The Kite Runner” was… Read More ›

Desperate mothers reported to throw babies over Kabul airport barbed wire

Desperate mothers reported to throw babies over Kabul airport barbed wire

British officer says not all infants made it to safety; thousands stranded in no-man’s land between Taliban fighters and Western troops   Thousands of Afghans… Read More ›

US To Erase Student Debt For Those With Severe Disabilities

US To Erase Student Debt For Those With Severe Disabilities

  WASHINGTON (AP) – The Biden administration announced Thursday it will automatically erase student loan debt for more than 300,000 Americans with severe disabilities that… Read More ›

US holding direct and daily talks with Taliban in effort to ease Biden’s Afghanistan crisis

US holding direct and daily talks with Taliban in effort to ease Biden’s Afghanistan crisis

Washington – While the US State Department continues to engage in high-level diplomatic talks with the Taliban in the neutral setting of Doha, Qatar, as… Read More ›

Biden: It was impossible for US to leave Afghanistan without ‘chaos’

Biden: It was impossible for US to leave Afghanistan without ‘chaos’

President says US forces will remain on the ground until last Americans are retrieved from Taliban-controlled country   WASHINGTON (AFP) — US President Joe Biden… Read More ›

The Governor’s Resignation and the Challenge He Gave Nursing Home Administrators

The Governor’s Resignation and the Challenge He Gave Nursing Home Administrators

  By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com It is a sad reflection on our society that we have caused the Governor of New York State… Read More ›

Biden promised allies ‘America is back.’ Chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal is making them fear it’s still ‘America First.’

Biden promised allies ‘America is back.’ Chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal is making them fear it’s still ‘America First.’

Washington – Visiting Brussels earlier this summer, President Joe Biden was single-minded in his message to American allies. “America is back,” he declared in the… Read More ›

Nuclear talks between Iran and US, EU on hold as each rethinks strategy

Nuclear talks between Iran and US, EU on hold as each rethinks strategy

Iran is optimistic that the US withdrawal from Afghanistan will benefit Tehran.   It has been close to two months since the last meeting in… Read More ›

In 1st call with ally since crisis, Biden and British PM discuss Afghanistan

In 1st call with ally since crisis, Biden and British PM discuss Afghanistan

US president and UK leader announce a virtual summit of the G7 leaders next week on the Taliban’s surprise seizure of power   WASHINGTON —… Read More ›

Afghans watch nervously as Taliban regime takes shape, and US and its allies continue frantic exit

Afghans watch nervously as Taliban regime takes shape, and US and its allies continue frantic exit

Thousands of desperate Afghans remain stranded under Taliban rule in Kabul on Tuesday, as the US and its allies — still frantically evacuating their personnel… Read More ›

UK’s Boris Johnson to host virtual G7 meeting on Afghanistan

UK’s Boris Johnson to host virtual G7 meeting on Afghanistan

Following the successful invasion of Kabul, the Taliban has declared the war in Afghanistan as over.   Taliban has declared the war in Afghanistan as… Read More ›

Afghan president said to flee country with cars and helicopter full of cash

Afghan president said to flee country with cars and helicopter full of cash

Russia’s embassy in Kabul says Ashraf Ghani couldn’t fit all the money in the aircraft, and left some behind on the tarmac Afghan President Ashraf… Read More ›

Report Shows Big Spike In Mail Ballots During 2020 Election

Report Shows Big Spike In Mail Ballots During 2020 Election

  ATLANTA (AP) — Fewer than one-third of voters casting ballots in last year’s U.S. presidential election did so at a polling place on Election… Read More ›