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WASHINGTON — Here are some of the headlines Americans woke up to Friday about the situation in Afghanistan: “Taliban sweep across Afghanistan’s south; take 4 cities” — The Associated Press. “U.S. to evacuate most staff from embassy in Kabul as Taliban sweep across Afghanistan” — NBC News. “U.S. Asks Taliban to Spare Its Embassy in Coming Fight for Kabul” — The New York Times. “Afghanistan’s rapid collapse is part of a long, slow U.S. defeat”— The Washington Post. “Joe Biden’s ‘fall of Saigon’” — Politico. It’s hard to overstate how badly the situation in Afghanistan appears to be deteriorating. And...

KABUL—The Taliban completed the seizure of Kandahar, Afghanistan’s second-largest city and the Islamist movement’s birthplace, and took into custody a warlord who organized the failed defenses of the western city of Herat. Combined with other advances, including the capture of the provincial capital of Helmand, the fall of these two major cities has given the Taliban full control of southern and western Afghanistan, allowing the insurgent movement to pool its forces for a final march on Kabul. The U.S. has already launched the drawdown of its large embassy in Kabul, sending troops to evacuate most of the staff as it...

Dulles, Virginia – We're consigning the fate of Afghanistan to its feeble government and bringing the troops home, but for many veterans who fought in Afghanistan or Iraq, these conflicts are not over. The horrors of war still echo in their hearts and their anxieties are only heightened as they watch the botched exit from Afghanistan. Despite the Taliban's resurgence, President Biden clings to his claim that "we're ending America's longest war." Mr. Biden speaks of the U.S. exit in terms of finality – describing how the "final withdrawal," would "conclude" at the end of August, even as thousands of...

The British Government has said it will be sending 600 troops to Afghanistan to help British nationals flee as the Taliban continue to seize territory around the country, with Kandahar and Lashkar Gah - the capital of the southern province of Helmand - the latest to fall to the insurgency. 'I have authorised the deployment of additional military personnel to support the diplomatic presence in Kabul, assist British nationals to leave the country and support the relocation of former Afghan staff who risked their lives serving alongside us,' Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said. Wallace described the deployment was a 'pre-planned...

Chuck Schumer brought HR1 – SR 1 to the floor around 3:30 a.m. after the Senate had concluded 15 hours of amendment votes on a $3.5 trillion budget resolution. In the dead of night, Schumer sought to pass the federal overhaul of elections by unanimous consent, according to the Houston Chronicle. Only one objection by a senator was required to stop the process. In a roughly 15-minute back-and-forth, Cruz tanked Schumer’s attempt to force the election bill through the Senate.

The Taliban have captured another three provincial capitals in southern Afghanistan, including in Helmand, the scene of some of the heaviest fighting in the past two decades, as the insurgents press a lightning offensive that is gradually encircling the capital, Kabul. And the United Nations is warning that a "humanitarian catastrophe" may be emerging in Afghanistan as civilians flee the oncoming Taliban. The loss of Helmand's provincial capital comes after years of toil and blood spilled by American, British and allied NATO forces. Hundreds of foreign troops were killed there over the course of the nearly two-decade war.The insurgents have...

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LONDON (AP) — For a large chunk of the past 20 years, British troops fought hard to ensure that the southern Afghanistan province of Helmand did not fall into the hands of the Taliban. Confirmation Friday that the Taliban had captured Lashkar Gah, the capital of Helmand, had particular resonance in Britain. The vast majority of the U.K.’s 457 casualties occurred in the province as British troops fought with American and allied NATO forces. The Camp Bastion complex in Helmand was the headquarters for British military operations from 2006 until 2014. With the Taliban advancing rapidly and now in control...

A full 72 percent of young, black New Yorkers are about to be denied service and the right to work in New York City restaurants, gyms, and theaters. The far-left New York Times reported Thursday only 28 percent of black New Yorkers aged 18 to 44 years are vaccinated, “compared with 48 percent of Latino residents and 52 percent of white residents in that age group.” And they won’t only be denied service; they will also be denied the right to work at these establishments. [cut] Why would anyone trust a media that for three years told us Donald Trump...

Chelsea Clinton is planning a full year series of her children’s book “She Persisted.” Philomel Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House, said on Twitter that another picture book and ten new chapter books about women in history will be released in 2022. The picture book, “She Persisted in Science: Brilliant Women Who Made a Difference” will be released on March 1. Chelsea Clinton plans full year series of 'She Persisted' children's books © Getty Images Chelsea Clinton is planning a full year series of her children’s book “She Persisted.” Philomel Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House, said on...

Independence Pass east of Aspen is listed as closed according to the state’s transportation department, but the road was not shut down Wednesday because of mudslides but rather to lessen traffic. Earlier in the day, the Colorado Department of Transportation marked the road as closed on its travelers update site http://www.cotrip.org because of a “safety closure due to mudslide,” and Pitkin County Undersheriff Alex Burchetta said Wednesday afternoon the county sent out an alert about 3:30 p.m. as such, based on that information. However, there were not any mudslides and the messaging “evolved” and was changed by CDOT, Burchetta said....

Former President Donald Trump issued a statement on Friday bemoaning the situation in Afghanistan, adding to criticism of the Joe Biden administration's handling of Taliban advances in the country.Trump spokesperson Liz Harrington issued the statement via Twitter as the administration is pushing ahead with a planned withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan due to end on August 31. "Tragic mess in Afghanistan, a completely open and broken Border, Crime at record levels, oil prices through the roof, inflation rising, and taken advantage of by the entire world," Trump's statement said. "DO YOU MISS ME YET?" the former president asked. His statement...

EXC: Ex-Cardinal Negotiating Vatican-China Deals Attended Hunter Biden-Led Communist Party Influence Events, Deleted Webpages Reveal.Former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick – who played a critical role in shaping the Vatican’s controversial relationship with the Chinese Communist Party – has repeatedly headlined events sponsored by CEFC China Energy, a Chinese government-led influence group that has counted Hunter Biden as its Managing Director, The National Pulse can reveal.The former Cardinal, who was defrocked due to sexual abuse, spoke at several events hosted by the group, with excerpts of his remarks earning publication in CEFC China Energy’s journal, “China Eye.” McCarrick has asserted commonalities exist...

Former President Donald Trump recently gave a colorful recounting of his historic call with Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada last year in the shadow of potential peace negotiations with the Afghan government. "We're going to come back and hit you harder than any country has ever been hit," Trump said he told Akhundzada, recounting the threatened consequences if the Taliban failed to make peace. "And your village, where I know you are and where you have everybody, that's going to be the point at which the first bomb is dropped." A few hours after that March 2020 call, Trump put an...

If you ask 10 different people what online banking means to them, don’t be surprised if you get 10 different responses. But in the minority community, there’s a very special meaning. Opportunity. Among some minorities, you may hear online banking called a “second chance,” “lifeline” or even “entry into the real world.” In the black community, which has often been left behind by the “brick and mortar” banks, partnering with online lenders and “cyber banks” have given them a seat at the table they never had in the past. One only need look at the checkered history that the bank...

The Pope that Broke the Camel’s BackWe have put up with a lot as Catholics, and we all have our breaking points—some at different moments and for different reasons.“The straw that broke the camel’s back” refers to increasing the load on a beast of burden until the “final straw” makes the beast collapse. “Beast of burden” is a key concept, as we are talking about an animal that does not have a glorious existence, and is actually quite rugged, yet even the camel has its limits. In addition, we might imagine a scenario wherein the camel is treated in such...

When the pace of vaccinations in the U.S. first began to slow, President Joe Biden backed incentives like million-dollar cash lotteries if that’s what it took to get shots in arms. But as new coronavirus infections soar, he’s testing a tougher approach. (snip) Still, while more severe measures — such as mandating vaccines for interstate travel or changing how the federal government reimburses treatment for those who are unvaccinated and become ill with COVID-19 — have been discussed, the administration worried that they would be too polarizing for the moment.That’s not to say they won’t be implemented in the future,...

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The 1973 Supreme Court decision of Roe v. Wade is about to be put on life support and the plug may be pulled. Speculation is running high that SCOTUS may reverse Roe in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. Arguments will be heard in October. The Mississippi law bans abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy. This is a direct challenge to Roe, which says states may not prohibit abortion until viability of the child. If the court upholds the Mississippi law, then the heart of Roe will be gone. States will be free to restrict and even ban abortion. A...

A meeting Monday evening in which the Fox Chapel Area School District approved a universal indoor mask mandate for its facilities became heated when some in attendance began jeering board members and one man raised his arm in a Nazi salute toward the board. The actions have now prompted a rebuke from the superintendent. The incident occurred just after the board voted unanimously to approve the district’s health and safety plan and followed comments from about 20 members of the public who were closely split on whether a mask mandate should be implemented. Superintendent Mary Catherine Reljac proposed adding an...