Aug 23, 2021 09:39 am UTC| Politics
The US is scrambling to control the evacuation efforts in Afghanistan as the nation has fallen into the hands of the Islamic insurgent group Taliban. Over the weekend, the White House has invoked the Civil Reserve Air...
Joe Biden Afghanistan crisis: POTUS says allies are not questioning US credibility
Aug 23, 2021 09:17 am UTC| Politics
US President Joe Biden to this day is still facing immense criticism and pressure over the evacuation efforts in Afghanistan. In another address from the White House regarding the situation, Biden said that the US allies...
Afghanistan crisis: Sen. Chris Murphy criticizes Ted Cruz for hold on State Dept. nominees
Aug 23, 2021 09:13 am UTC| Politics
Republicans are mostly those who have been critical of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, especially with US President Joe Biden taking the most criticism for still defending his decision to pull out the US troops....
Kamala Harris begins trip to Southeast Asia
Aug 23, 2021 09:10 am UTC| Politics
Amid the pressure and criticism from most regarding the situation in Afghanistan, US Vice President Kamala Harris has begun her trip to the Southeast Asian region. During her visits as the highest-ranking Biden...
Afghanistan: assessing the terror threat in the west as the Taliban returns
Aug 22, 2021 01:44 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
There is no other way to put it. The wests failure in Afghanistan will be remembered as one of epic proportions. Not only has the coalition of nations that entered the country 20 years ago failed to export their values ...
What lies behind social unrest in South Africa, and what might be done about it
Aug 22, 2021 01:43 am UTC| Politics
South Africa has among the highest recorded levels of social protest of any country in the world. The reasons behind this are more complex than often assumed. The scale and severity of the looting and sabotage in...
The Taliban's conquest of Kabul threatens the lives and safety of girls, women and sexual minorities
Aug 22, 2021 01:41 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
The world watched in shock as Ashraf Ghani, the president of Afghanistan, fled the country on Aug. 15. The Taliban occupied Kabul, the countrys capital, and international news channels and social media began to be flooded...
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