Month: August 2021
MSNBC expert schools Republicans on what disastrous withdrawals actually looked like through history
Many Republican lawmakers are spinning the withdrawal from Afghanistan as the worst thing ever to happen throughout the entirety of American history. However, one foreign policy expert schooled the GOP on this historic distortions during an appearance on MSNBC Tuesday.
Read MoreYandex buys out Uber’s stake in Yandex Self-Driving Group, Eats, Lavka and Delivery for $1B
Russian internet and ride-hail giant Yandex has acquired Uber’s stake in its Self-Driving Group (SDG), as well as Uber’s indirect interest in Yandex.Eats, Yandex.Lavka and Yandex.Delivery. The total cost of the deal came to $1 billion, giving the Russian company
Read MoreMidterm elections are a year away, and foreign policy rarely moves voters
But risks remain for the Biden administration
Read MoreUS had a ‘secret gate’ where the Taliban agreed to escort Americans safely at the Kabul airport: report
The United States reportedly had a secret deal with the Taliban to escort Americans to the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, CNN.com reported Tuesday. An official revealed the U.S. special operations forces had a “secret gate” at the airport and established
Read MorePalestinians riot along Gaza border for 4th night, after Israel allows goods in
Gazans from so-called ‘night confusion units’ set tires alight and lob improvised explosives at fence, on day construction materials pass through Kerem Shalom crossing
Read MoreUK in talks with Taliban to ensure Britons get safe passage out of Afghanistan
The UK is in talks with the Taliban to ensure Britons can safely leave Afghanistan, the government has said.
Read MoreSouthern California Has Jobs For Incoming Afghans — But Not Much Affordable Housing
Afghans making their way to some California communities have run into a challenge that many residents face — affordable housing. Costs have made it difficult to find long-term places to live.
Read MoreTaliban members escorted Americans to gates at Kabul airport in secret arrangement with US – CNN
Taliban members escorted Americans to gates at Kabul airport in secret arrangement with US CNN Taliban commit ‘house-to-house executions’ in Kabul after US exit as chilling audio demonstrates Afghans’ fear Fox News Trump Reveals His Master Plan for Afghanistan: We Should’ve ‘Let
Read MoreWhat It Was Like Entering The Kabul Airport Alongside The Taliban
NPR’s Audie Cornish speaks with Nabih Bulos, Middle East correspondent for the Los Angeles Times, about the Taliban’s takeover of the Kabul airport.
Read MoreWATCH: GOP demands accountability over Afghan failings
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday described the Biden administration’s handling of the evacuation as “probably the biggest failure in American government on a military stage in my lifetime.”
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