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August 17th, 2021

Turkey Destroys Clinic in Northern Iraq, Killing 18 Kurds North Korean Media Denounces South's Plan to Build New Frigates
Following Protests, Cuba Lays Out Laws on Social Media Use Taliban Calls for Peace in Afghanistan, Says It Will Establish an 'Inclusive' Government
White House Rebuts Chinese Claim That Afghanistan Withdrawal Suggests Weakening Support for Taiwan Libya Says Senior Official Released, 2 Weeks After Abduction
Uganda to Take in 2,000 Afghan Refugees YouTube Says It Bans Accounts Believed to Be Owned by the Taliban
Developing Southern Mexico Key Aim of US Talks, Ebrard Says Finland to Halt Development Aid to Afganistan After Taliban Takeover
Zambia Celebrates Peaceful Transfer of Power After Elections Venezuela Opposition Leader Guevara Willing to Join Talks With Maduro Government
US Completes Drawdown of Kabul Diplomats; Remaining Staff to Aid in Evacuation US Has No Current Plans to Deploy Military to Haiti: US National Security Advisor
North Macedonia to Accept 450 Afghan Refugees Canada Will Not Recognize Taliban as Afghan Govt: PM Trudeau
Afghan Central Bank's $10 Billion Stash Not All Within Reach of Taliban UK Plans to Welcome Thousands of Afghans in New Refugee Plan
Israeli Bulldozers Demolish Kindergarten Near Jerusalem Pro-Govt Yemeni Forces Kill 15 Houthi Fighters in Ambush
Biden Authorizes $500m More for Afghan Refugee Relocation US Will Not Be Harmed From Afghan Soil, Taliban Spokesman Says
Israel Strikes Syria for First Time in Nearly a Month New US Air Force Secretary Wants to 'Scare' China
China Says It's 'Willing' to Work With the US On Afghanistan Iran's Supreme Leader Appoints New Chief for Country's Navy
Defense Ministry Meeting to Approve Rare West Bank Palestinian Construction Delayed Palestinian Firefighters Help Israel Battle Jerusalem-Area Blazes
'Reckoning' Over UK Foreign Office's Handling of Afghanistan: UK Defense Secretary Israel Destroys Palestinian Nursery, Makes Arrests Across West Bank
'Deaths, Injuries' as Turkish Air Raid Hits Clinic in Iraq's Sinjar Outrage in Egypt as 'Anti-Islamist' Host Interviews Taliban Spokesperson on State TV
Congress to Investigate Failures in Afghanistan Withdrawal Plans Prototype Military Plane Crashes Outside Moscow, Kills Three
US Agencies Scrub Websites to Protect Afghans Left Behind Some Govt Offices Reopen in Herat
Taliban Pledges Safety for Diplomats, Tells Media to Continue US Social Media Firms Face New Challenge in Afghanistan
Ethnic Karen Commanders in Myanmar Admit Killing 25 Men First German Plane Evacuated Only Seven People From Kabul
India Evacuates 170 People From Afghanistan, Including Ambassador In Pictures: Evacuation Flights Resume at Kabul Airport
NATO Chief Blames Afghan Leadership for Kabul Collapse EU Says Will Work With Taliban Only if Rights Are Respected
Transcript of Taliban's First News Conference in Kabul Thousands of Afghans Enter Pakistan Via Chaman Border Crossing
Taliban Agreed to Allow 'Safe Passage' to Airport, US Says SIGAR Report: What We Need to Learn: Lessons From Twenty Years of Afghanistan Reconstruction
Artists Demand Closure of UK Exhibition After Removal of Palestine Solidarity Statement Burkina Faso Army Says Killed 13 Jihadists, Destroyed Camp
Ukrainian Soldier Killed in Pro-Russian Separatist Attack Fresh Attack Leaves 37 Civilians Dead in Western Niger
US Steps Up Emergency Kabul Airlifts to Evacuate 5,000 to 9,000 People Per Day US Demands Iran Stop Nuclear 'Escalations'
US Senator John Cornyn Deletes Erroneous Taiwan Tweet Blasted by Chinese Media Biden's National Security Adviser Says Taliban Committed to Allowing Safe Passage for Civilians Looking to Escape Afghanistan
Unrealistic Timelines, Unsustainable Goals Made 'Victorious US Withdrawal' From Afghanistan Impossible, Watchdog Finds US Ramps Up Emergency Kabul Airlift to Get 5,000 to 9,000 Out Per Day
NATO Scrambles to Complete Afghanistan Evacuations 'As Soon as Possible' The New US Air Force Secretary Wants to 'Scare China'
Israel Strikes Quneitra Province, Syrian State Media Reports Arizona Is 8th State to Weigh Sanctioning Ben & Jerry's Over Settlement Boycott
China 'Willing' to Work With US on Afghanistan, but Calls for Easing of Other Pressures Fall of Kabul Sends Big Players US, China, Russia Into Diplomatic Flurry Over Afghan Future
Over 700 Evacuated by US From Afghanistan in Past 24 Hours Taiwan Would Not Collapse Like Afghanistan, Premier Says
China Holds Assault Drills Near Taiwan After 'Provocations' Taliban Say They Want Peace, Will Respect Women's Rights Under Islamic Law
More Than 40,000 War-Wounded Treated in Afghanistan Since June: Red Cross Afghan Central Bank Chief Flees Kabul, Blaming Ghani for Chaos
Taliban Order Fighters to Respect Foreigners in Afghanistan: Official Gorbachev, Leader Who Pulled Soviets From Afghanistan, Says US Campaign Was Doomed From Start
Uganda to Take 2,000 Afghan Refugees at US Request Iran Says Its Embassy in Kabul Remains Open
US to Continue Afghan Evacuations Over Coming Weeks: Pentagon Over 600 Afghans Cram Into US Cargo Plane in Desperate Flight From Kabul
Russia Says No Rush to Recognize Taliban, Calls for Inclusive Government How the Taliban Engineered 'Political Collapse' of Afghanistan
Past Gun-Toting Taliban, Some Kabul Residents Venture Back to Work Taliban Risk Military Strikes if They Host Terrorists Again, NATO Warns
Hundreds of Afghan Security Forces Help at Kabul Airport, US Says UN Aid Chief in Afghanistan Warns of Hunger Caused by Drought
UK Says Will Work to Avoid Humanitarian Disaster in Afghanistan Czech President: NATO's Failure in Afghanistan Puts Its Legitimacy in Question
EU Ministers Weigh Afghan Security, Migrant Challenges Watchdog Calls on US to Protect Afghan Journalists
Afghans Urge Taliban to Open Govt Offices, Let Daily Life Resume Torkham Pass Opens, Trucks Loaded With Goods Enter Afghanistan
Taliban Says They Seek to Establish an 'Inclusive Govt' Afghanistan: Turkish Foreign Minister Says Taliban Statements 'Positive'
Arabic Press Review: US Officials Request to Meet Tunisia's Ghannouchi Report: Egypt Seeking to Avoid Renewed Escalation Between Israel and Hamas
Faulty, Indiscriminate, Lethal: Israel Opts for Vietnam-Era Bombs in Gaza Afghanistan's Currency Falls to Record Low Amid Ongoing Turmoil
US Calls on Iran to Halt 'Nuclear Escalations' New Israeli Plan a 'Dangerous Blow to the Two-State Solution'
Dozens Killed in Niger Village Attack Billions Spent on Afghan Army Ultimately Benefited Taliban
NATO Chief: Afghan Leaders Responsible for Military Collapse Taliban Encounter Afghan Cities Remade in Their Absence

August 16th, 2021

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