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Taliban takes control of border with Uzbekistan
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Good Morning	10 18:59 KBK [11127]
DOZENS of migrants rush to climb into back of tractor-trailer driven by human smugglers in Texas	2 07:08 M. Murcek [11132]
NYPD finally crackdown on Times Square drug dealers: Cops bust huge drugs ring running 24 hour open-air crack market in bid to stamp out violence that is plaguing the world-renowned tourist spot	5 19:12 Chris [11127]
ANDSF Repels Taliban Attack on Mazar-e-Sharif: Governor	0 [11125]
Taliban Control Most of Farah City: Reports	0 [11129]
13 Children En Route to Terrorist Training Rescued: MoJ	0 [11126]
Fighting Underway in Balkh, Takhar Provinces	1 19:05 SteveS [11123]
Over 4,000 Wounded Afghans Treated by ICRC in 10 Days	0 [11128]
Taliban enter third provincial capital in 12 hours, seventh in four days	5 10:14 DarthVader [11136]
More than 18 attacks on electricity towers thwarted in Iraq in two weeks: military spox	0 [11124]
Matthew Rupert, of Galesburg, Ill., has been sentenced to nearly 9 years in federal prison after being convicted for his role in the Minneapolis BLM-Antifa riots last year	15 19:21 Grunter [11130]
Clashes between GNU Forces in Al-Zawiya, West Libya	2 10:11 magpie [11128]
Taliban conquered Fayzabad the capital of Badkhshan province	0 [11127]
Taliban entered Gardiz the capital city of Paktia province	0 [11132]
Taliban entered Maimana city the capital of Faryab prvoince	0 [11127]
Iran Army's Navy Commander Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi said that domestically-manufactured ‘Dena’ Destroyer is ready for carrying out naval-related missions	9 18:17 M. Murcek [11128]
Explosion on a merchant ship in the Syrian port of Latakia	2 09:59 g(r)omgoru [11134]
Cameroon Says Hundreds of Boko Haram Militants from Nigeria and Chad Surrender	0 [11127]
Nigerian army says 335 Boko Haram militants have surrendered	0 [11132]
Taliban takes control of border with Uzbekistan	0 [11133]
In Syria, two soldiers were wounded by mortar fire from Turkish-controlled territory	0 [11130]
Page 2: WoT Background
Iranian official on trial in Sweden for war crimes tied to new president Raisi	2 10:16 Tom [11128]
U.S. Provides Nearly $100M in Additional Humanitarian Aid for Lebanon	0 [11127]
An American Story: Tennessee Girl Discards Christianity, Becomes Climate Change Activist, Joins ISIS	9 12:11 Frank G [11126]
Senior Pentagon official said Tuesday the drone attack on the Mercer Street tanker came from Yemen UPDATE: ‘Never mind’	1 11:33 Lord Garth [11126]
Gantz, Herzog threaten Israel will step up responses if Iranian attacks continue	2 08:52 M. Murcek [11127]
Drawdown of US embassy in Kabul is under discussion, sources say	2 19:02 Lord Garth [11129]
Senior Iranian security official urged Iraq to expel Iranian rebels from Iraqi Kurdistan, or expect Tehran to take ''preventative measures''	0 [11127]
Mossad: Iran's new president is a nut	2 14:30 JohnQC [11131]
Iraqi Electricity Minister Adil Kareem claimed on Tues. that water scarcity in Iran has stopped electricity exports to Iraq	3 18:14 SteveS [11124]
Wagner: Scale of Russian mercenary mission in Libya exposed	0 [11131]
Ankara and Baku in talks on creating a joint Turkic army	0 [11129]
Page 3: Non-WoT
China's Tech Crackdown Screws Foreign Investors	0 [11127]
Poland's ruling coalition crumbles as PM dumps junior partner	0 [11127]
Factory worker, 27, gets 1.8cm-long nail removed from his scrotum after accidentally shooting himself with a nail gun	13 18:22 Retard Strength [11128]
Covid-19 Delta Variant: What The CDC Is Sharing.	9 20:45 Ding [11126]
British man is arrested for 'spying for Russia and handing over documents for cash while working at embassy in Germany'	1 11:49 Mercutio [11125]
Russia and China stage joint war games with 13,000 troops in response to 'mounting pressure' from the West	1 08:16 DarthVader [11126]
A man died in West Africa of a virus that causes internal bleeding and organ failure.	5 23:09 Skidmark [11135]
Fourth case of fatal, rare melioidosis in U.S. found in Georgia	4 12:27 DarthVader [11125]
Israel to expand use of COVID drug that gets 88% of patients out of hospital	9 18:14 Abu Uluque [11131]
More than 200 arrested in latest Saudi anti-corruption purge	0 [11129]
Terrifying moment woman, 28, fights off attacker who slams her to the ground before stealing her car keys at gas station in Alabama	6 23:10 Skidmark [11131]
Houston hospital system erects TENTS to deal with surge in COVID cases as intensive care units are swamped: Austin and Dallas schools defy Gov Greg Abbott and implement new mask mandates	61 23:38 Blackbeard Barnsmell6454 [11132]
Covid Cases Have Skyrocketted On Martha's Vineyard - 102 new cases, with 50 per cent, coming from fully-vaccinated residents.	10 18:49 Lord Garth [11132]
Lyft driver busted for attack on country singer Clare Dunn	0 [11122]
How NYC gang members allegedly hunted down and killed a federal witness	0 [11125]
Federal judge rules against several Indiana abortion laws	0 [11128]
NSA Watchdog to review NSA... following Tucker Carlson's spy claims	2 11:08 Glenmore [11127]
(CDC warns against travel to Israel)	16 17:49 M. Murcek [11130]
Returning Crimea to Ukraine, any reparations out of the question, Russian senator says	0 [11130]
Russian Army to receive the first T-14 tanks by 2022	4 11:20 SteveS [11124]
Russian writer Viktor Likhonosov dies at 86	0 [11123]
North Macedonia to buy military equipment from Turkey	0 [11128]
Oregon State University develops first-ever bipedal robot that can run a 5K	2 07:07 Skidmark [11125]
You'll beer-ly believe it! Analysis of 467 popular beers reveals tens of thousands of unique molecules - around 80% of which aren't yet described in chemical databases	2 08:33 M. Murcek [11123]
Page 4: Opinion
‘It was preordained': State Department blames Trump for US withdrawal from Afghanistan	12 23:37 SteveS [11133]
Ezra Levant on CCP virus	3 06:47 Besoeker [11126]
Page 6: Politix
Pilot plan to charge drivers by the MILE is hidden in Biden's $1.2trillion infrastructure bill	36 22:29 CrazyFool [11127]
Where are you going, Joe? Another 'senior moment' as confused President Biden ignores Secret Service agent directions into White House and bizarrely walks onto lawn	12 17:31 M. Murcek [11126]
Swing-state Wisconsin removes 205,000 voters from the rolls	10 10:46 M. Murcek [11128]
Leader of the Minneapolis chapter of @MinnesotaDFL has come out in support of far-left violent extremism	2 12:11 M. Murcek [11127]
Chicago cops turn backs on Mayor Lori Lightfoot after fatal police shooting	0 [11126]
Sen. Kennedy: Bipartisan $1T infrastructure bill full of 'stupid stuff'	4 18:28 Blackbeard Barnsmell6454 [11126]
Cuomo refused to hire woman because she wasn't 'pretty enough,' ex-aide claims	1 11:58 Mercutio [11129]
Meet Kathy Hochul: New York's Soon-To-Be First Female Governor	7 12:01 M. Murcek [11125]
'I Thought He's Done A Hell Of A Job... That's Why It's So Sad ': Biden On Cuomo's Resignation	3 17:15 M. Murcek [11125]
19 Senate Republicans Made ‘History' for Joe Biden by Passing Bipartisan So-Called Infrastructure Bill	3 11:59 M. Murcek [11135]
US Treasury Using Extraordinary Measure to Raise Cash	6 17:52 M. Murcek [11126]
Major Landlords Sue L.A. for $100 Million over Eviction Moratorium	6 18:22 M. Murcek [11130]
Texas Supreme Court rules runaway Democrats CAN be arrested after returning from D.C. if they don't show up for GOP session on voting bill	8 18:29 Blackbeard Barnsmell6454 [11125]
'The new 40 acres and a mule': Connecticut plans to give black people a head start in legalized marijuana dispensaries in 'equity' drive	12 20:33 Eohippus Glusoger7178 [11132]
Jen Psaki discusses press room 'alligators', marriage and her red bob in 3,500 word Vogue feature with Annie Liebovitz photo shoot	3 08:58 M. Murcek [11129]

    
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6	Govt of Iran
3	Commies
2	Sublime Porte
2	Boko Haram (ISIS)
2	Islamic State
1	Ottoman Proxies
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1	Antifa/BLM
1	Arab Spring
1	Govt of Iran Proxies
1	Hezbollah
1	Human Trafficking
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Two weeks of WOT

Wed 2021-08-11
Taliban takes control of border with Uzbekistan

Tue 2021-08-10
Cuomo finally resigns!

Mon 2021-08-09
Taliban say capital of Afghanistan's Takhar province seized

Sun 2021-08-08
Taliban take over Kunduz

Sat 2021-08-07
IDF attacks Hamas headquarters in response to balloon fires

Fri 2021-08-06
Jihadists kill 30 in north Burkina Faso, says official

Thu 2021-08-05
Israel moves cyber sabotage units to UAE to turn Persian Gulf into crisis hub

Wed 2021-08-04
375 Taliban killed in past 24 hours: MoD

Tue 2021-08-03
Possible 'Mine Attack' Incident In Gulf Waters

Mon 2021-08-02
15 Niger troops killed in ambush, subsequent blast

Sun 2021-08-01
Bus with soccer players blown up in Somalia as key election starts

Sat 2021-07-31
Tanker managed by Israeli firm attacked off Oman, killing two

Fri 2021-07-30
Secret files show Iranian plans to sink ships using cyberattacks

Thu 2021-07-29
3 Tunisian parties, including Ennahda, face legal probe
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Wed 2021-07-28
Libya militia leader Mohammed al-Kani diagnosed with rigor mortis

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