19 Aug 2021

Germany’s Merkel holds phone calls with US, Uzbek presidents

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Developments in Afghanistan were main concern of both calls, say diplomatic sources. BERLIN/TASHKENT, Uzbekistan German Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke by phone Wednesday with US President Joe Biden and Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, according to diplomatic sources. In her call with … Read More
13 Aug 2021

Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 13 August 2021

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August 13, 2021 Greetings from Tyler, Real life has become a science fiction thriller that we wouldn’t even watch.  It’s too predictable, not believable, and hokey beyond description.  It has ugly proponents who think they’re movie stars, telling us what … Read More
15 Aug 2021

Taliban enters Afghanistan’s capital; US diplomats evacuate: LIVE UPDATES

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Taliban fighters entered the outskirts of the Afghan capital on Sunday and said they were awaiting a “peaceful transfer” of the city after promising not to take it by force, but the uncertainty panicked workers who fled government offices as … Read More
13 Aug 2021

Taliban insurgents take Kandahar, Herat as US plans to evacuate Americans from embassy in Kabul

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The insurgents have taken more than a dozen provincial capitals in recent days and now control more than two-thirds of the country. Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan on Friday seized Kandahar and Herat—the country’s second and third largest cities, hours after … Read More
10 Aug 2021

Things look grim in Afghanistan, even with US airpower. In 21 days, they could be much worse

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(CNN) Many thought it would happen like this. But to see it so fast, so stark, brings no comfort in the prediction. The last six days have brought Afghanistan to arguably the most perilous place in the last two decades. At … Read More

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