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	World Daily update ⋅ August 18, 2021
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	The New York Times Chaos Ensues at Kabul Airport as Americans Abandon Afghanistan The New York Times Images of desperate Afghans clinging to departing military planes underscored America's blunders after 20 years in the country. Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Afghans watch nervously as Taliban regime takes shape, and US and its allies continue frantic exit CNN The situation at Hamid Karzai International Airport is "stabilizing," the UK's foreign secretary said on Tuesday, a day after crowds of locals poured onto the tarmac and clung onto military planes, searching for a way out of the city. Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Intelligence Warned of Afghan Military Collapse, Despite Biden's Assurances The New York Times By July, many intelligence reports grew more pessimistic, questioning whether any Afghan security forces would muster serious resistance and whether the government could hold on in Kabul, the capital. President Biden said on July 8 that ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN US resumes operations at Kabul airport after US forces kill two armed men CNN Pentagon spokesman John Kirby told reporters there had been two security incidents at the airfield at Hamid Karzai International Airport "involving armed individuals shooting at US forces." This ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times US Veterans View Afghan Collapse With Anguish, Rage and Relief The New York Times Mr. Mackey, an Army Special Forces soldier, deployed there five more times, was shot twice, and, he said, grew more cynical on each trip, until he decided the only sensible thing for the United States to do was cut its losses and leave. Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Biden stands behind Afghan withdrawal, despite 'hard and messy' final days. The New York Times WASHINGTON — President Biden offered a defiant defense on Monday of his decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan, blaming the swift collapse of the Afghan government and chaotic scenes at the Kabul airport on the refusal of the country's military to ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Kabul airport is open for evacuations. Getting there past Taliban checkpoints isn't easy. The Washington Post The United States and other countries operated military evacuation flights from Afghanistan throughout Tuesday, though not all seeking to leave the country were able to reach Kabul airport. The Taliban erected checkpoints throughout the capital and near the ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times The Taliban's Leaders: Worldly and 'Inclusive' or Ruthless Ideologues? The New York Times The Taliban claim to be more tolerant now, even willing to work with women. But have they really cast off their extremist ideology or is it all a ruse? Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times How Will the Taliban Rule? Here's the Early Evidence. The New York Times Ms. Jackson is the author of "Negotiating Survival: Civilian-Insurgent Relations in Afghanistan." Currently based in Oslo, she lived in Afghanistan from 2009 to 2012 and from 2017 to 2019. Flag as irrelevant
	The Washington Post Scenes of deadly chaos unfold at Kabul airport after Taliban's return The Washington Post KABUL — The first full day of Taliban rule in Kabul on Monday saw a mad rush by thousands of Afghans on the city's international airport, in a frantic, last-ditch effort to flee the country. Hundreds of people ran alongside the wheels of a U.S. military aircraft as it ... Flag as irrelevant
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