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He Is The Last American Soldier To Leave Afghanistan

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Chris Donahue was the very last American service member to leave the country Monday. He’s commander of the 82nd Airborne Division, XVIII Airborne Corps. (Image credit: Handout/U.S. Central Command via Getty I)

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He Is The Last American Soldier To Leave Afghanistan – NPR

He Is The Last American Soldier To Leave Afghanistan  NPR Pentagon releases picture of last US soldier to leave Afghanistan, ending 20-year war  Yahoo News Army general was the last soldier to leave Afghanistan  NBC News Fort Bragg commander one of the last

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Southeast Asia “omnichannel” health startup Doctor Anywhere gets $88M SGD

Doctor Anywhere, a startup that takes an “omnichannel” approach to healthcare, announced today it has raised $88 million SGD (about $65.7 million USD) in Series C funding. The round was led by Asia Partners, with participation from Novo Holdings, Philips

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America must admit admit the Afghanistan war ‘was a failure’ and has been for years: CNN’s Zakaria

CNN’s Fareed Zakaria delivered a reality check on Monday to people who think that the United States could have prevailed in Afghanistan despite 20 years of failures and setbacks. While appearing with Anderson Cooper, Zakaria explained that the United States

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These Researchers May Have Just Found The Planet’s Northernmost Island

The scientists initially thought they had arrived at Oodaaq, an island discovered in 1978. They instead wound up on an undiscovered island further north. (Image credit: Morten Rasch via AP)

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The Taliban Is Celebrating Its Takeover Now That The U.S. Withdrawal Is Complete

Taliban fighters watched the last U.S. planes disappear into the sky over Afghanistan around midnight local time on Monday and then fired their guns into the air. (Image credit: Khwaja Tawfiq Sediqi/AP)

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Minnesota court deals yet another setback to pipeline foes

The Minnesota Court of Appeals has affirmed a decision by state pollution regulators to issue a water quality certification for Enbridge Energy’s Line 3 crude oil pipeline. It’s the latest setback for opponents as the project nears completion.

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What’s left behind in Afghanistan after ‘heartbreak’ of U.S. departure

The final flight of American troops left Afghanistan just before midnight on what is now Tuesday, August 31, in Kabul, after 20 years of war. The U.S. airlifted more than 120,000 American civilians and Afghan allies from Kabul, but thousands

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What’s left behind in Afghanistan after ‘heartbreak’ of U.S. departure

The final flight of American troops left Afghanistan just before midnight on what is now Tuesday, August 31, in Kabul, after 20 years of war. The U.S. airlifted more than 120,000 American civilians and Afghan allies from Kabul, but thousands

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