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August 13th, 2021

Biden Comes Under Fire for Withdrawal as Afghan Govt Crumbles Iraq Daily Roundup: Three Killed
Taliban Is Surrounding Kabul as Battle Looms Venezuelan Government, Opposition Leaders Meet in Mexico
China-Russia Military Drills Show United Front Against US Afghan Commander Ismail Khan Captured by Taliban in Herat
Israeli FM Says He Sees No Good Alternative to Iran Nuclear Deal Guarded Welcome for Kenyan Troops in DR Congo Flashpoint Town
Officials Meet as Fuel Shortage, Power Cuts Paralyze Lebanon 'You Cannot Refuse': Ethiopians Heed Call to Back War Effort
South Korea's Moon Orders Investigation Into Navy Sexual Harassment Claims Why Yasukuni Shrine Is a Controversial Symbol of Japan's War Legacy
Dutch May Have to Close Kabul Embassy, Will Bring Back Some Afghan Staff Prague Says It Will Not Suspend Deportations to Afghanistan
Denmark and Norway to Shut Embassies in Afghanistan, Evacuate Staff More Army Deployed as Uneasy Zambia Counts Votes After Polls
Residents Flee Another Western Mexico Town Amid Gang Fights Taliban Sweep Through Southern Afghanistan in Latest Territory Push
Israeli Cities Impose Beach Apartheid on Palestinians Militant Killed, Four Injured in Overnight Gunfight in Indian-Controlled Kashmir
Iran Says Eastern Borders Secure Amid Taliban Advancements in Afghanistan Iran Oil Output Falls to 40-Year Low in 2020
Germany to Cut Kabul Embassy Staff to 'Minimum' Report: US Planning to Fully Withdraw From Kabul Embassy
McConnell Calls for US Airstrikes to Stop Taliban Advance Israel to Partially Renovate Hazardous, Politically Sensitive Bridge to Temple Mount
Palestinian Islamic Jihad Cautions Israel Over 'Settlement Plans' for Hebron's Ibrahimi Mosque Israeli Forces Fire Tear Gas, Stun Grenades After Ibrahimi Mosque Friday Prayers
Turkish Army Fire Kills Iraqi Kurd Farmer Amnesty Slams Egypt's 'Climate of Impunity' on Eighth Anniversary of Rabaa Massacre
Iraqi Forces 'Illegally' Expel 91 Families in Familial Feud Involving Official: HRW US Sanctions Companies for Transporting Iranian Oil
Biden Administration Imposes More Sanctions on Cuba 18 Civilians Killed in Two Weeks of Fighting in Herat
Blocked by Twitter for Political Reasons: India's Rahul Gandhi Attack Kills Eight Egyptian Troops in Sinai
Sources: US Planning for a Full Embassy Withdrawal as the Taliban Close in on Kabul Russia Tells BBC Journalist to Go Home in Row With UK
Plans for Talks to End Venezuela Political Impasse Hit Snag Grief Grips South African Town After Gruesome Vigilante Killings
Mexican President Apologizes to Indigenous for Spanish Conquest US Says It Hopes to See More Resistance From Afghan Forces
US Troops Conduct 'Strategic' Military Exercise in Niger Egypt Army Says 13 Jihadists Killed in Restive Sinai
Ukrainian Armed Forces Visits USAF for Joint Training US Embassy in Afghanistan Tells Staff to Destroy Sensitive Materials
Pentagon: Rapid Taliban Gains 'Deeply Concerning' Six Palestinians Injured by Israeli Forces Near Nablus
Israeli Forces Attack Worshippers in Hebron's Ibrahimi Mosque Bennett Seeking Joint US-Israel Strategy on Iran if Nuclear Talks Fail: Report
Bennett Cut Down Plans for New Settlement Homes to Avoid Angering US: Report Israel to Permit Entry of Gaza Merchants for First Time in 18 Months
China-Russia Military Drill Makes Room for Combined Force Against US Biden Democracy Summit Invitation to Taiwan 'Risks Crisis in China-US Ties'
Afghan Women Forced From Banking Jobs as Taliban Take Control Germany to Reduce Embassy Staff in Kabul, Fly Out Staff and Helpers
US Treasury Sanctions Cuban Officials, Military Unit Over Violence US Treasury Imposes Sanctions on Alleged Oil Smuggler, Companies Linked to Iran's Quds Force
In Desperation, US Scours for Countries Willing to House Afghan Refugees Saleh Says Afghan Govt Will Continue Fight Against Taliban
Doha Meeting Agrees on Need to Accelerate Afghan Peace Process Afghanistan: 18 Civilians Killed in Two Weeks of Fighting in Herat
Decades-Old Remains of Jordanian Soldier Found in Jerusalem Afghanistan: Iran Asks Taliban to Ensure Diplomats' Safety
Saudi Court Sentences More Jordanians and Palestinians Iran Witnessing Millionaire Boom Despite US Sanctions and Fifth Covid-19 Wave
Iraq Elections: Nouri Al-Maliki Is Plotting His Comeback US Envoy Heads to Ethiopia to Urge End to Fighting
Taliban Captures Afghan Commander Ismail Khan After Fall of Herat Official: Canada Sending Forces to Close Afghan Embassy
Bitter Blow: Britain's Former Hub in Afghanistan Taken by Taliban Venezuelan Government, Opposition Leaders to Meet in Mexico
France to Help Afghans Threatened by Taliban Egypt Officials Say Militant Attack Kills 7 Troops in Sinai
Taliban Sweep Across Afghanistan's South, Take 4 More Cities

August 12th, 2021

2024 Republicans Quietly Back Biden on Afghanistan Iraq Daily Roundup: Turkish Soldier Among Seven People Killed
Fall of Ghazni Leaves Afghanistan's Capital Exposed Germany Will Withhold Aid From Afghanistan if the Taliban Implements Sharia Law
CIA Weighs Creating Special China Unit in Bid to Out-Spy Beijing
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