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Taliban take over Kunduz
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
ISIS sets up fake checkpoint in Makhmour, abducts at least five	1 15:39 jpal [11126]
Rescued ~~migrants~~ colonists get OK to land in Italy after days at sea	0 [11128]
Good Morning	15 11:09 San Fran Nan with a turban [11126]
In Desperate Bid to Stop Taliban Offensive, Biden Begins Massive Bombing Campaign Supported by Gunships	28 23:59 Dron66046 [11129]
Taliban take over Kunduz	1 00:20 Skidmark [11132]
KDPI accuses Iran of killing one of its members in Erbil	0 [11128]
ISIS kills a civilian, wounds another in Saladin	0 [11124]
Iran-backed Houthis assault an academic at Ibb University as part of a series of escalating Houthi attacks against academics	0 [11126]
Jordan’s military says it thwarted an attempt to smuggle drugs and weapons into the country from neighboring Syria	1 02:25 SteveS [11129]
Foreign extremists kill six pro-regime fighters in northwest Syria	0 [11129]
Two Algerian soldiers have been killed when a landmine exploded during a military operation in Algeria’s Ain Defla province	0 [11129]
More than 200 terrorist Taliban were killed in Cheberghan city after Air Forces targeted their gathering and hideout	1 23:19 Richard Aubrey [11130]
Antifa cancelled protest/riot after publicity ensured that there’d be a large group of people protecting shop	8 16:36 Bugs Bucket4797 [11128]
Antifa have joined the politically diverse crowd in Paris at the anti-covid passport protest	0 [11123]
Al-Badr militant killed in Budgam gunfight	0 [11129]
Cop killed in militant attack in south Kashmir's Kulgam	0 [11125]
Taliban kill top Afghan govt media official as fighting rages	1 12:30 Dron66046 [11129]
Taliban capture first provincial capital in latest offensive	2 11:43 trailing wife [11128]
US sends in B-52s in desperate bid to stop the Taliban seizing key Afghan cities - where British troops fought and died - as fighters seize prison and set all the inmates free in latest town to fall	4 09:20 M. Murcek [11126]
Migrants crossing border in New Mexico area instructed to take Ubers and Lyfts, local police helpless	1 00:43 Shuting Sniting9218 [11131]
Page 2: WoT Background
No route to western Europe: Lithuania tells Iraqis not to risk trip to Belarus	1 14:27 Procopius2k [11129]
Iran nuclear talks could resume in September: EU official	0 [11128]
IDF says will only call up vaccinated reservist for duty	2 14:29 Procopius2k [11127]
US State Department called on Americans to leave Afghanistan immediately	7 13:18 Tom [11129]
Hezbollah's Nasrallah plays innocent, says Beirut blast probe is politically biased	0 [11127]
Erdogan to visit Libyan Capital Tripoli in October.	0 [11125]
Iran dismisses G7's tanker attack allegations as 'baseless'	0 [11137]
Pakistan asks Afghan govt to refrain from blame-game: FO	0 [11124]
Nasrallah: Clashes with Israel 'very dangerous'	0 [11127]
Israel in contact with most Arab countries, including Iraq — senior diplomat	1 13:20 Tom [11126]
From plotting a hijack to creating the JeM, why Pakistan guards Masood Azhar so much	0 [11128]
How Chinese investments are capturing Pakistan's economy	8 19:04 NoMoreBS [11131]
Page 3: Non-WoT
India's First Gold In Athletics	4 13:42 Unosh Hupinelet8756 [11127]
Israel's new COVID restrictions take hold amid ongoing surge	2 11:49 Angstrom [11128]
2 Chicago police officers shot; 2 suspects nabbed: reports	10 20:26 CrazyFool [11131]
St Louis Taxi Company: Vaccinated Are Not Allowed To Ride - No Masked People Either	4 11:53 jack salami [11129]
More than a thousand homes have been damaged and about 5,000 people evacuated in NorthKorea after flooding	4 11:43 Whomock Wholuting7462 [11132]
Flames swept through a town near Athens overnight	0 [11127]
Deadly fighting erupts between rival factions of South Sudan VP Machar's party	0 [11127]
MPA Asad Khokhar's brother killed in firing at wedding ceremony	0 [11128]
'Russian Tank' defeats 'Captain America' in highly-anticipated wrestling rematch to take gold in Tokyo 2020 Olympics	1 00:10 Chris [11126]
Covid-19 Round-up: Delta, Delta, Delta	12 17:26 Skidmark [11131]
It snowed in Odessa, Ukraine Saturday	8 21:12 Old Patriot [11126]
Page 4: Opinion
Learn to speak Bidenese (short video)	11 15:17 Glavick Whererong9495 [11130]
US Intel has data on all of the viruses the WIV was studying	2 07:57 Besoeker [11125]
Baltimore Math Professor Who Sold Grades for Cash Gets One Year in Jail	9 10:47 Kofi Hatfield4430 [11128]
West Africa: Islamic State's Determined Expansion Into Lake Chad Basin	0 [11126]
Page 6: Politix
Albany sheriff says NY Governor Cuomo could face misdemeanor in groping case	0 [11125]
Senate likely to pass ‘Infrastructure’ Bill next week	9 20:28 Waldemar Noodleman3358 [11132]
It Begins: Boston Court Takes Custody of Biotech Executive's Daughter to Force Vaccination Against Parents' Wishes [Liberty Daily]	8 11:55 Angstrom [11129]
NYC's Vaccine Pass App Fails Horribly, Malfunctions When Shown Picture of Micky Mouse	2 00:34 Shuting Sniting9218 [11125]
Obama's Birthday Bash - ‘Not a Mask in Sight' [BeckerNews]	11 19:34 Rex Mundi [11130]

    
                23:59 Dron66046

                        23:19 Richard Aubrey

                        21:12 Old Patriot

                        20:28 Waldemar Noodleman3358

                        20:26 CrazyFool

                        20:25 CrazyFool

                        20:11 Ebbomoger Speaking for Boskone4589

                        20:06 Ebbomoger Speaking for Boskone4589

                        19:44 rjschwarz

                        19:34 Rex Mundi

                        19:28 CrazyFool

                        19:04 NoMoreBS

                        18:47 Zhang Fei

                        18:17 Ebbomoger Speaking for Boskone4589

                        18:12 Zhang Fei

                        17:26 Skidmark

                        17:01 magpie

                        16:39 g(r)omgoru

                        16:37 g(r)omgoru

                        16:36 Bugs Bucket4797

                        16:32 Zhang Fei

                        16:20 Bugs Bucket4797

                        16:10 Zhang Fei

                        16:03 g(r)omgoru

Who's in the News
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5	Taliban
3	Govt of Pakistain Proxies
3	Human Trafficking
3	Govt of Iran
2	Commies
2	Govt of Pakistan
2	Islamic State
2	Hezbollah
2	Antifa/BLM
1	[untagged]
1	al-Nusra
1	al-Qaeda in North Africa
1	Houthis
1	ISWAP
1	Narcos
1	Sublime Porte
1	Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan

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