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August 23rd, 2021

US Gets Back to Granting Visas for Chinese Students as Numbers Rebound to Pre-Pandemic Levels Irish Army Rangers Go to Kabul to Help Evacuation
Kabul Airport Restrictions Block Medical Supplies for Afghans: WHO Russia Says It Detained a Ukrainian Spy Trying to Steal Arms Secrets
Cyprus to Strip Passports From Turk Cypriot Officials Hungary Evacuates 173 People, Including Americans, From Afghanistan: Minister
Police Kill Militant Group Commander and Deputy in Indian Kashmir Lithuania Says Will Complete Belarus Border Fence by Sept 2022
Six Out of 136 Abducted Islamic Students Die in North-Central Nigeria Over 60 Killed in Battles Between Yemeni Gov't Army, Houthis in Marib
Egypt Closes Rafah Crossing With Gaza After Reaching an Agreement, Palestinian Detainee Suspends His 43-Day Hunger Strike
Hundreds of EU Staffers Escorted Into Kabul Airport by French Troops IDF Probe of Gaza Shooting Finds Troops Hampered by Blind Spots, Poor Planning
Afghan Opposition Leader Massoud Warns Civil War 'Unavoidable' if Taliban Refuse Talks Taliban Blame US for Airport Chaos as Afghans Face 'Impossible' Race to Flee
Iran to Allow Crypto Mining in September After Blackout Ban Iraq Seeks Role as Mediator With Regional Summit
Iraq Launches Security Operation Against ISIS Cells Near Baghdad Hezbollah's Nasrallah Suggests Iran Drill for Oil Off Lebanese Coast
Iraq Announces Committee to Develop Kuwait Ties Israel's Security Service 'Refuses to Help Curb Crime' in Palestinian-Israeli Communities
Taliban Says It's Ready to Normalize Relations With 'Invaders' Quad Countries to Hold Drills Off Guam Aimed at China
Israel's Bennett to Present Biden With Plan to Confront Iran Italian Naval Air Station Sigonella Takes in Hundreds of Afghan Evacuees
Mandatory Covid-19 Vaccines Coming Soon for US Service Members Following FDA Approval As Hopes of Return Dim, Afghans in India Demand Refugee Status
Deadly Siege: Syrians Trapped in Deraa After Regime Attacks Saleh and Massoud: the Afghan Leaders Challenging the Taliban
Panjshir: Afghanistan's Valley of Resistance Taliban Appoints Central Bank Chief as Prices Rise, Cash Runs Out
US Sanctions Eritrean General Over Rights Abuses in Ethiopia US Lawmakers Push to Shield Lebanese Citizens From Deportation
Poland to Build Fence, Double Troop Numbers on Belarus Border Human Rights Watch: Israel's Bombardment of High-Rise Buildings 'May Amount to War Crimes'
India, Russia Sign Deal for 70,000 AK Rifles Singapore PM Lee Backs US as 'Guarantor' of Security in Asia as Harris Grilled Over Afghanistan Chaos
White House Explains Why It Can't Pinpoint Number of Americans Still in Afghanistan US Military Tests Israel's Iron Dome System on American Soil
US Military Completes First Iron Dome Tests on American Soil Israeli Settlers Torch Dozens of Olive Trees Near Nablus
Israel's Bennett to Present Biden With Strategy for Stopping Iran Without Nuclear Deal Taliban Retake Three Districts in Northeast Baghlan Province
Taliban Insists It Will Not Shelter Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan This Time Around France Sees Need for Afghan Evacuations Beyond US Deadline
US-Led Quad Plans Joint Naval Exercises as China Tensions Boil Over China-US Tension: Xi-Biden Meet May Be Further Delayed as Beijing Considers a Virtual G20 Seat
Australia Willing to Support Extension of Evacuation From Afghanistan: Foreign Minister Russia Says Turkey Could Sign New S-400 Missile Contract Soon
US Raised Prospect of Using South Korea Bases for Afghan Refugees, Seoul Says G7 Need to Talk About Extending Evacuations Deadline From Kabul, Germany Says
Turkey Reports Influx of Afghan Refugees Panjshir: Massoud Wants to Talk but Ready to Fight
Israeli Officials Believe Hamas Preparing for Another Round of Fighting, Says Report Afghanistan: Iran Exports Fuel Following Taliban Request
Nizar Banat Killing: Palestinian Authority Arrests Activists at Ramallah Protests Taliban Says It's Ready to Normalize Relations With 'Invaders'
Iran, Russia, and China to Hold Joint Drills in Gulf in Late 2021, Early 2022 Water Crisis and Drought Threaten 12 Million in Syria, Iraq
Israeli Attack on Gaza Strip 'Apparently Broke the Law', HRW Says Qatar Is an 'Impartial Mediator' Amid Afghanistan Evacuations: FM
Iran Is Ready to Ship More Fuel to Lebanon if Needed Egypt Closes Gaza Border Amid Tensions With Hamas
US Military Presence in Central Asia Unlikely Amid Taliban Rise Harris Meets With Singapore Officials to Begin Asia Visit
Biden's Special Envoy Urges North Korea to Return to Talks Ukraine's Leader Vows to Do All He Can to Bring Back Crimea
New US Sanctions Target Eritrea Over Ethiopia's Tigray War UK Plea for US to Extend Kabul Airlift May Fall on Deaf Ears
Road to Vindication for California's Barbara Lee, the Only Member of Congress to Vote Against Afghanistan War Gunfire at Kabul Airport Kills 1 Amid Chaotic Evacuations
Taliban Says There Will Be 'Consequences' if US Extends Troop Withdrawal Biden Emphasizes That Afghan Refugees Will Be Vetted Before Entering US

August 22nd, 2021

NATO Foreign Ministers Hold Emergency Meeting on Afghanistan Biden Says He Would Consider Sanctions Against Taliban
US Shoots Down Alleged Iranian Drone Over Eastern Syria Pan-Islamic Group Says It Will Seek to Help Achieve Peace in Afghanistan
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