Later on Tuesday, President Joe Biden is due to address the nation about the completion of the US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, earlier confirmed by the Pentagon.
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Taliban revels in US ‘defeat,’ says withdrawal a ‘big lesson for other invaders’
Now in control of quiet Kabul airport, insurgent group’s leaders symbolically walk on the runway, say they want ‘good relations with the US and the world’.
Ombudsman faults ‘defective’ decision-making on COVID under Netanyahu
State Comptroller says there was no proper procedure during past virus waves to monitor then-PM and his cabinet, finds decisions were made without government deliberation.
Side effects feared from vaccine are more common in COVID cases – Israeli study
Research on 2 million Israelis fails to find high incidence of any serious side effect post-inoculation; coronavirus patient 4 times more likely to get myocarditis than vaccinee.
America’s catastrophic miscalculation: 20 years of disaster in Afghanistan, by the numbers
The unceremonious exit of US forces from Afghanistan marks the end of nearly two decades of foreign military intervention in the country, leaving behind a trail of destruction and waste difficult to comprehend.
Yes, I miss Donald Trump
Biden was a calamity waiting to happen, and it happened. We were right all along about Trump being the president we needed.
Tel Aviv University suspends professor over anti-haredi rant
‘Haredi lawmakers aren’t even on the level of an octopus,’ says Tel Aviv University lecturer. ‘Likud MK Miri Regev is an animal.’
Taliban Offered US Military to Secure Kabul, But Americans Said No, Bombshell Report Reveals
In early August, the US intelligence community thought that Kabul would be isolated within a month and gave the capital 90 days before it would fall to the Taliban*. But no one expected that the US-trained and equipped Afghan forces would surrender without a fight, and the city would crumble in a matter of days.
Americans have long claimed Afghanistan helped end ‘Soviet empire’ – now it’s their turn?
Wise men in Washington have claimed for years that defeat in Afghanistan is what pushed the Soviet Union to collapse. Now that the US has done much worse, the world is about to see whether their theories hold water.
Amazon, “Economic Terrorism” and the Destruction of Competition and Livelihoods
Amazon and Walmart have a record of using predatory pricing, deep discounts and other unfair business practices to attract customers to their online platforms.
Watch: Taliban declares independence after US withdrawal
Taliban celebrates end of the US mission in Afghanistan, declares independence.
US military’s Afghanistan commander admits that hundreds of Americans left behind, but praises Taliban as ‘helpful’ in withdrawal
Head of the US Central Command capped the completion of the 20-year war effort by praising the Taliban for aiding Kabul evacuation efforts, but acknowledged that hundreds of Americans had to be left behind.
After 20 years, LAST US FLIGHT departs Kabul, leaving Afghanistan to its fate
Last Americans, including acting ambassador, have now left, ending near 20-year occupation.
‘War is over – Taliban WON’: FINAL US flight leaves Kabul airport, ENDING Afghanistan airlift
The last three US military transport planes have departed the Hamid Karzai Airport just ahead of the August 31 deadline, officially ending the American withdrawal from Afghanistan, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) has confirmed..
Watch: Last US plane leaves Afghanistan
Pentagon says the US has completed efforts to evacuate its remaining civilians and troops from Afghanistan.
Taliban to take full control of Kabul airport on Tuesday
The Taliban is holding consultations with Turkey and Qatar regarding the technical management of operations at the airport.