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April 07April 07
State Department review of US withdrawal from Afghanistan includes far more findings than White House document
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The State Department’s review of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan has far more findings in it than the document about the withdrawal that the White House released Thursday afternoon, according to a source familiar with the report.

Ceci Partridge
March 07March 07
Gender equality will take 300 years to achieve, UN chief warns
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Progress toward gender equality is “vanishing before our eyes,” United Nations Secretary General António Guterres told the Commission on the Status of Women on Monday.

Pristine Villarreal
September 05September 03
DHS, FBI expect foreign terrorist messaging to exploit 9/11 anniversary and Afghanistan withdrawal, intel bulletin says
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(CNN) — US intelligence officials are anticipating foreign terrorist organizations will seek to exploit the 20th anniversary of 9/11 and “probably the US withdrawal from Afghanistan” in their messaging, according to a FBI, DHS, and NCTC joint intelligence bulletin obtained by CNN. The agencies also concluded that homegrown violent extremists are unlikely to initiate or […]

Ceci Partridge
August 27
11th Marine was among 13 US service members killed, US Marines confirm
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The US Marines have confirmed that another Marine was among the 13 US service members killed Thursday. “We can confirm, at this time, 11 Marines were killed in the line of duty at Hamid Karzai International Airport. This is an update to the information we provided yesterday,” said Maj. Jim Stenger, Marine Corps spokesperson. What we […]

Ceci Partridge
August 26August 26
Biden to Kabul attackers: ‘We will hunt you down and make you pay’
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(CNN) — President Joe Biden vowed Thursday to retaliate for a terrorist attack that killed a dozen US service members outside Kabul’s international airport even as he said the frantic mission to airlift Americans from Afghanistan would continue. “We will not forgive. We will not forget. We will hunt you down and make you pay,” Biden said […]

Ceci Partridge
March 09March 09
US begins to withdraw some troops from Afghanistan
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(CNN) — The US has begun withdrawing some troops from Afghanistan, part of the initial drawdown to 8,600, a spokesman for US Forces in Afghanistan announced on Monday. The move is part of the historic agreement signed between the US and Taliban late last month that sets into motion the potential for a full withdrawal of US […]
March 04March 04
US conducted airstrike on Taliban fighters following attack on Afghan checkpoint
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(CNN) — The United States conducted an airstrike Wednesday against Taliban fighters in Afghanistan who are accused of attacking an Afghan National Defense and Security Forces checkpoint, according to the US military. The strike comes hours after a telephone call between President Donald Trump and Taliban chief negotiator Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar on Tuesday amid reports that […]
February 21February 21
Seven-day reduction in violence in Afghanistan to begin, US announces
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(CNN) — A seven-day reduction in violence in Afghanistan, negotiated by the US and the Taliban, is set to begin Friday night local time, the US State Department announced. “After decades of conflict, we have come to an understanding with the Taliban on a significant reduction in violence across Afghanistan. This is an important step on […]

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