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Firefight at Kabul airport kills Afghan guard 16,000 more leave Afghanistan
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Taliban Says U.S. Must Meet August 31 Withdrawal Deadline: 'No Extensions'	4 18:40 Besoeker [11125]
Queueing up to escape from Hell: Satellite images show thousands of Afghans lining up for rescue flights as evacuations are held on 'war-footing pace' as deadline looms	2 20:29 Croque Fliting8030 [11130]
Good Morning	5 13:50 AlmostAnonymous5839 [11127]
List of Armaments US Is Left to Taliban - Secret Warehouse of US Equipment Captured ? -(GP)	2 18:53 Besoeker [11124]
Taliban Says No Extension, Wants To Stop Departure Of Afghan Citizens	17 23:08 Dron66046 [11128]
CIA Director William Burns held a secret meeting with Taliban leader Abdul Ghani Baradar on Monday as Biden speeds up evacuations before the insurgents 'red line' August 31 deadline	7 18:26 Besoeker [11128]
Adam Schiff warns it's 'unlikely' Biden will rescue all Americans and Afghan allies before August 31 deadline after classified briefing: US military tells president to decide on extension TODAY or risk leaving troops behind	11 13:31 Dale [11128]
Kadhimi visits Tarmiyah as new operation launched against ISIS sleeper cells	0 [11129]
Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst on Afghan Refugees: ‘We Want to Welcome Those Who are Fully Vetted'	9 11:31 swksvolFF [11127]
Another man arrested in Assam for supporting Taliban on FB, count rises to 16	5 23:04 trailing wife [11129]
Dutch opening 2nd center for Afghan evacuees	0 [11127]
Afghan Refugee Claims Taliban Raping the Dead Bodies of Its Victims	14 23:18 Dron66046 [11127]
3 more arrested in mob attack on Arab man in Bat Yam in May	5 01:35 Fearless Leader1948 [11132]
The day Taliban captured and executed 'obscene' Afghan TikTok comedian - who carried on telling jokes about the militia even as they dragged him away in Kandahar	6 17:05 swksvolFF [11127]
Cyprus sends 88 Syrian migrants back to Lebanon	0 [11127]
Thanks To Joe Biden The Taliban Now Has Over 200 Military Aircraft ‐ Ranks Them As #26 In List Of Nations In Combat Aircraft Strength	18 23:40 Sonny Pheling1565 [11129]
Panjshir: Massoud Wants to Talk But Ready to Fight	1 23:30 Dron66046 [11126]
IDF strikes Hamas targets in Gaza in response to incendiary balloons	0 [11128]
Top LeT commander, his aide killed in Srinagar	0 [11126]
Iran has restarted exports of gasoline and gasoil to Afghanistan, after receiving a request from the Taliban	0 [11130]
Saudi Arabia’s defense forces intercepted a drone that was launched by Houthis towards Khamis Mushait	0 [11125]
Tunisian President Kais Saied extends parliament suspension, Ennahda’s Ghanouchi suspend’s party’s exec committee	1 08:52 Bertie Crains2651 [11130]
Syrian army units aided by pro-Iran militias have staged a major assault on an opposition enclave in Deraa	0 [11129]
'It makes no sense': NOPD detective slain in Houston mourned as hunt for his killers continues	2 07:50 Mercutio [11132]
Firefight at Kabul airport kills Afghan guard; 16,000 more leave Afghanistan,US chopper picks up 16 Americans in Kabul	1 07:30 Skidmark [11133]
Antifa assaulted several journalists yesterday including a female reporter	5 10:11 Chris [11123]
Marquise Love, the Portland BLM volunteer security who roundhouse kicked Adam Haner in the head has been given early release from prison today	2 10:27 Rex Mundi [11127]
Border Patrol says morale is 'in the toilet' with just 12 guards protecting a 245-mile stretch of border in the Rio Grande during a historic influx in migrants	3 14:28 crazyhorse [11131]
Page 2: WoT Background
Biden Effect: France, UK, Italy and Germany Turn to Putin and Russia for Assistance in Afghanistan \| Gateway Pundit	5 17:08 swksvolFF [11125]
Airbnb says it will temporarily house 20,000 Afghan refugees	5 15:20 Chris [11127]
Gaza factions plan another border rally Wednesday	0 [11127]
No New Afghan Govt. until Last U.S. Soldier Leaves	1 10:57 Cesare [11128]
Taliban starts removing barricades from Kabul streets	0 [11125]
Russia and Turkey are close to signing a new contract to supply Ankara with additional S-400 air defense units	1 05:25 g(r)omgoru [11130]
Afghanistan trade with Pakistan increases by 50% after Taliban takeover	3 16:45 magpie [11125]
Cyprus to revoke passports of Turkish Cypriot officials over 'hostile' actions	0 [11129]
Eritrea rebuffs US 'blackmail' after sanctions on army chief over Tigray allegations	1 13:11 Skidmark [11127]
SaudiArabia and Russia sign an agreement to develop joint military cooperation between the two countries	1 11:49 Tom [11127]
Video shows a patient being transported on a motorcycle as Lebanon’s hospitals reach a breaking point	0 [11126]
Effective steps taken to eradicate terror network: CM Jam	0 [11131]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Rolling Stone Charlie Watts dead at 80	3 17:47 M. Murcek [11129]
Ukraine Celebrates 30 years of independence Today (Foreign Brief)	0 [11124]
European Space Agency asks for patience as it sifts through over 23,000 applications from aspiring astronauts to go to the moon – including 1,979 from the UK	2 19:07 M. Murcek [11126]
COVID vaccines show no signs of harming fertility or sexual function	5 23:23 Sonny Pheling1565 [11126]
Havana Syndrome: VP's vietnam Departure Held Back 3 Hours	5 19:01 Grampaw Cooky [11127]
Israel expands third vaccine dose to all adults over 30	0 [11128]
Massive Microsoft Power Apps data breach exposes personal details of 38 million people: American Airlines and NYC schools data including social security numbers and vaccination status among information leaked	1 10:01 M. Murcek [11129]
Jen Psaki confirms findings of the 90-day intelligence probe into COVID origins are due TODAY but the public will have to wait to see its declassified findings	0 [11125]
Unvaccinated adults 50+ are 17x more likely to die than vaxxed counterparts	50 19:03 newc [11124]
Watch: Church Goes Wild as Fed-Up Oliver North Swears About Biden Admin on Stage	4 09:00 Skidmark [11130]
Dr. Fauci's Economic Lockdowns Killed 267,000 Infants in Low and Middle-Income Countries	4 13:15 Skidmark [11127]
Hospitals Causing Wave Of Covid Deaths After Firing Unvaccinated Nurses (Dated 8/18/21) Important - [Washington Gazette]	4 06:56 Dron66046 [11128]
South Florida doctors stage symbolic walkout amid surge in unvaxxed COVID-19 patient, WHO demands 1st World vax delay while 3rd World catches up	10 19:17 ruprecht [11125]
CM Buzdar orders action against gangs involved in child beggary	1 13:18 Skidmark [11127]
CPO orders arrest of rapist of seminary student	0 [11127]
Man who tried to EAT five memory cards filled with child porn images after being stopped by police sentenced to 12 years in federal prison	1 18:04 M. Murcek [11126]
Get vaccinated or stay in jail! New York judge tells defendant he must get the COVID-19 shot to make bail, while Bronx judge makes it part of plea deal for suspect to show 'he's finally putting others' interests above his own'	14 22:29 trailing wife [11127]
'No Way In Hell I'm Getting The Vaccine Booster' - If The Left Looses Bill Maher - Did They Loose Their War ?	8 19:39 ed in texas [11128]
Russia to unveil new version of BMP-3 combat vehicle	0 [11127]
Kalashnikov produces first batch of submachine guns for pilots	3 10:18 ed in texas [11126]
Former KGB Agent, Yuri Bezmenov, Warns America About Socialist Subversion	4 01:38 Wren [11126]
Page 4: Opinion
The flight of the human-rights warriors from Afghanistan and Iran	8 18:16 M. Murcek [11131]
'In the next 48 hours America would be in control of all Afghan airports': Ex- Navy Seal imagines he's Biden and reveals how he would fix fatal mistakes that has left 'Americans and allies stranded' after the Taliban takeover	5 17:27 Captain Phogum6237 [11130]
Franklin Graham Calls for Day of Prayer as Stranded Christians Face 'Life or Death Situation' in Afghanistan	0 [11126]
About time: Why the Hurriyat Conference must be banned with immediate effect	0 [11128]
Is Afghanistan the First Domino to Fall?	9 19:11 Skidmark [11128]
Guns, Germs, and Feelz - (American Thinker)	0 [11127]
Cartoon: Botched Pullout	1 19:17 Skidmark [11126]
Feared Haqqani network emerges as powerful force in Taliban takeover	1 11:23 M. Murcek [11128]
Mark Steyn: Dead Superpower Walking	3 16:02 ruprecht [11131]
Russian war flick set in 2015 Syria premieres October 7th	1 18:54 swksvolFF [11127]
There are forces that want you to believe we are all just ugly and hateful. But we aren't.	2 16:39 49 Pan [11125]
The liberal safari into inceldom has only just begun	15 18:56 M. Murcek [11132]
Page 6: Politix
Cuomo, last day as Gov, commutes sentence of domestic terrorist and others	2 15:35 Bubba Lover of the Faeries8843 [11125]
Kamala Harris tells us to buy Christmas presents now, warns about climate change and China - but fails to address catastrophe in Afghanistan in Singapore speech	6 23:22 Dron66046 [11130]
Biden Implies - Kamala Will Be President Pretty Soon - (CFP)	24 22:59 Sonny Pheling1565 [11131]
California man found with over 300 stolen recall election ballots	5 17:05 Abu Uluque [11129]
Pelosi and Co's hypocrisy unmasked and on full display	6 20:09 Frank G [11130]
CBS Poll: Majority of Americans No Longer Believe Biden Is Competent	4 22:44 Dron66046 [11126]
George W. Bush's CIA Director Gen. Michael Hayden calls Trump supporters 'our Taliban'	17 22:58 trailing wife [11130]
Tone-deaf Hunter Biden is escorted by FOUR-car motorcade as he steps out in Camp David baseball cap to grab lunch at his favorite Greek restaurant in Malibu - amid his father's fiasco in Afghanistan	4 18:22 Besoeker [11126]
Psaki claims no Americans 'stranded' in Afghanistan in heated exchange	10 19:32 Deacon Blues [11124]

    
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Who's in the News
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21	Taliban/IEA
4	Govt of Pakistan
2	Human Trafficking
2	Commies
2	Hamas
2	Antifa/BLM
1	Islamic State
1	Lashkar e-Taiba
1	Ottoman Proxies
1	Sublime Porte
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1	Arab Spring
1	Govt of Pakistain Proxies
1	Govt of Saudi Arabia
1	Govt of Syria
1	Hezbollah
1	Houthis

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Two weeks of WOT

Tue 2021-08-24
Firefight at Kabul airport kills Afghan guard
16,000 more leave Afghanistan

Mon 2021-08-23
US Embassy Tells Americans: Do Not Go to Kabul Airport

Sun 2021-08-22
9 Talbanis surrender to Resistance Forces in Andarab; 6 of them Paks

Sat 2021-08-21
U.S. charges man who made bomb threat near U.S. Capitol

Fri 2021-08-20
IMF suspends Afghanistan's access to funds

Thu 2021-08-19
US freezes assets of Afghanistan central banks as Taliban takeover

Wed 2021-08-18
Former Vice PR and Now President Of Islamic Republic Of Afghanistan 🇦🇫 Amrullah Saleh In Panjishir

Tue 2021-08-17
Reports say Ghani in Oman to escape to US

Mon 2021-08-16
Taliban Declares Victory and Announces ‘Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan' From Presidential Palace

Sun 2021-08-15
Kabul has fallen, Taliban is killing political leadership and religious minorities in Afghanistan

Sat 2021-08-14
Herat: Ismail Khan captured by the Taliban

Fri 2021-08-13
Source: US tells Ashraf Ghani to step down

Thu 2021-08-12
Bangladesh Police Arrest 3 Men Suspected of Planning Drone Attacks

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

Tue 2021-08-10
Cuomo finally resigns!

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