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Last British flight evacuating civilians from Afghanistan leaves Kabul
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
'Vaporised' on a tuk-tuk: Two ISIS-K Kabul bomb plotters were killed by US drone strike while riding on the back of a three-wheeled motorbike in northern Afghanistan	8 12:38 M. Murcek [11132]
Child injured in Turkish bombardment of Manbij	0 [11125]
Taliban largely seal off Kabul airport as airlift winds down	13 15:33 Matt [11132]
Afghanistan’s last Jew’s would-be Jewish rescuers save Afghan women soccer team	3 11:22 Glinter Tojo4824 [11130]
Good Morning	3 16:30 jpal [11127]
47 Victims Rescued, 102 Arrested in Multi-State Human Trafficking Operation	2 15:00 Tom [11132]
Former US Marine Captain Evacuating as Many as Possible as Aug. 31 Deadline Looms	2 07:32 Procopius2k [11130]
3 groups of students freed in Nigeria in 24-hour period	0 [11126]
IDF attacks in Gaza following riots, incendiary balloons	0 [11129]
Without evidence, Antifa accounts in Portland are saying a homeless camp was shot up by a right-winger	1 23:21 The Walking Unvaxed [11128]
Kadeem Yarde, 23, of Bideford, Devon, was charged w/riot in connection w/the violent far-left/antifa riot in Bristol, England in March	0 [11128]
A group of antifa were saved by police after they were beaten and forced to retreat at a violent left vs right protest in Modesto, Calif	5 09:09 Chris [11126]
Atlanta Antifa are rallying their comrades on Twitter to confront attendees of the “Worldwide Freedom Rally”	2 14:55 Silentbrick [11128]
Turkish bombardment on Tel Tamr, NE Syria, continues for the second consecutive day	0 [11129]
Iranian-backed factions are still targeting Daraa al-Balad	0 [11130]
SDF arrests ISIS members, agents of Turkey in Syria's Deir ez-Zor	0 [11136]
Government and opposition resume shelling each other in Syria's northwest	0 [11128]
Around 350 migrants tried to scale the fence from Morocco into Spain’s Melilla enclave	1 09:05 Skidmark [11128]
Iraqi security forces repelled an attack by ISIS in the Al-Dhuluiya area in Salah Al-Din	0 [11127]
Extinction Rebellion protesters throw red paint at London's Guildhall	3 08:13 Skidmark [11129]
Taliban said their fighters entered Panjshir province without facing any resistance, Massoud supporters deny	0 [11133]
Last British flight evacuating civilians from Afghanistan leaves Kabul	1 06:59 Skidmark [11132]
Houthi court in the Yemeni capital Sanaa has sentenced 11 Yemenis to death on charges of aiding “the enemy.”	0 [11129]
Page 2: WoT Background
PHOTOS: Here Are Just Some of the Capabilities Thrown Away By US Commanders at Bagram Air Base	2 20:30 Vortigern Grundy4662 [11130]
Why the US is parking local Afghan support staff in third countries	5 14:27 Procopius2k [11126]
Macron vows French troops will stay in Iraq even if US withdraws	0 [11127]
After 15 Years at Gitmo, Bali Bombing Suspects to Get Day in Court	1 06:14 Frank G [11132]
Afghanistan to be free of explosions once US troops leave: Taliban	1 08:16 Skidmark [11126]
Hundreds of people protest against closure of banks in Kabul	3 08:39 Besoeker [11128]
Taliban appoints acting minster of higher education as 200 university lecturers left Afghanistan	1 06:11 Frank G [11125]
Gambia Says Migrants Expelled From EU Are Not Welcome Home	0 [11131]
Biden State Department Falsely Denies Taliban, Terrorist Haqqani Network Ties	2 03:28 Dron66046 [11133]
Unlawful Travel Bans Placed On Those Critical of Tunisia's Leader	2 07:30 Dale [11129]
We're Planning to Attack and Eliminate Allied Democratic Forces From DR Congo - Museveni	2 06:02 Frank G [11131]
Rostec announced the successful test of military exoskeletons in Syria	1 16:29 Mercutio [11126]
Portland: Serial police brutality complainant arrested in motor vehicle homicide	3 21:56 trailing wife [11138]
Future Syria Party in northeast Syria warned of the revival of ISIS cells coinciding with the escalation of Turkish attacks on the region	0 [11125]
Residents of Syria's Ariha fear Turkey will deliver them to Syrian regime	0 [11130]
Taliban: US should have informed us before conducting airstrike; Pres. Joe promises more	0 [11132]
“The emphasis on using ‘other options’ against (Iran) amounts to threatening another country illegally,” says Ali Shamkhani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council	1 06:27 Frank G [11126]
ISIS attack that targeted Kabul airport was a challenge directed towards the Taliban not the US, Russia's Ambassador to Afghanistan Dmitry Zhirnov says	1 10:10 Cesare [11128]
France and Britain will urge the United Nations to work for the creation of a ‘safe zone’ in the Afghan capital Kabul to protect humanitarian operations	0 [11128]
Biden vows 'diplomacy first' with Iran over its nuclear program	1 12:46 NoMoreBS [11130]
White House: Biden Not Firing Any Generals, Has Full Confidence in Blinken	6 12:50 NoMoreBS [11129]
Democrats Demand Reparations and Open Borders for Afghan Migrants	2 10:44 Elmerert Hupens2660 [11133]
Page 3: Non-WoT
See How Vaccinations Are Going in Your County and State	2 19:40 Procopius2k [11133]
COVID-19 Vaccine Doses by Race/Ethnicity Data	0 [11124]
China's fast-fashion spy machine: How shadowy teen brand Shein uses algorithms to harvest data on its users and find out what they want to buy - before its mega-factory spits the clothes out at rock-bottom prices	2 23:51 Woodrow [11129]
Is it time to stop obsessing over Covid figures? Statistics reveal virus is NOT the biggest killer - with heart disease, dementia and cancer each claiming four times as many lives in an average week last month	17 23:55 Woodrow [11129]
The $6million gun: Pistol once used by Billy the Kid sells for world record price that's double what experts thought it would fetch	3 09:12 Bertie Crains2651 [11126]
More than a thousand anti-vaxxers march on New York City streets to protest de Blasio's vaccine mandate which forces everyone 12 and older to show proof of vaccine to get into restaurants, bars, entertainment and gyms	2 17:52 Frank G [11134]
CDC's 'woke' new language guide proposes replacing 'dehumanizing' words like inmate, poor and ELDERLY	1 17:40 Skidmark [11126]
Cook County judge strips mother of parental rights because she is not vaccinated	3 11:24 Wren [11130]
At Least 10 Shot Friday, 8 Shot Thursday, in Mayor Lightfoot's Chicago	0 [11124]
Woman is arrested after being caught masturbating with a VIBRATOR on Georgia beach and telling cops she thought no one saw her: Police say she was NOT drunk and NOT on drugs	15 19:30 Vortigern Grundy4662 [11130]
Okinawa: Contaminants found in Moderna vaccine not belonging to suspended lots	2 13:34 Dale [11126]
30 were recovered from a mass grave in Lugansk	0 [11130]
Photolog: the Spasskaya Tower Festival in Moskva	0 [11131]
Death toll from explosions at an arms depot in southern Kazakhstan climbed to 13	0 [11125]
South Sudan security forces arrest activists amid crackdown fears	0 [11127]
Alleged Penn Station gunman held on bail after calling judge 'bro'	0 [11127]
California teacher boasts not having American flag, tells students to pledge allegiance to gay pride flag	3 09:21 Skidmark [11125]
Class act...	4 08:21 Deacon Blues [11126]
6 Mussulmanians arrested accused of trying to kidnap pregnant relative. Arizona.	1 14:12 Grampa Cooky [11129]
Page 4: Opinion
Mother of slain Marine unleashes on 'treasonous' Biden in surprise call to radio show: 'You did this to my son'	7 23:30 The Walking Unvaxed [11138]
Biden Drone Strikes White House After Vowing To Kill Those Reponsible For American Military Deaths In Kabul	2 15:58 Bobby [11125]
Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) - Still The Power Behind The Throne	5 15:42 Bubba Lover of the Faeries8843 [11124]
Ida Will Be One Of The Strongest Hurricanes To Hit Louisiana Since The 1850s, Governor Says \|NBCNEWS	18 23:32 The Walking Unvaxed [11130]
Rock artist Dave Grohl introduces his arch nemesis on stage	0 [11127]
US 'experts' who created Afghanistan mess should be fired for malpractice	4 11:45 Lord Garth [11126]
‘Woke' US soldier threatens Americans, says they ‘become the enemy' if they don't obey under martial law	12 14:22 Procopius2k [11130]
Afghanistan: The End of the Occupation	0 [11128]
Mongol Army - Tactics, Logistics, Siegecraft, Recruitment	0 [11129]
Page 6: Politix
GOP backlash brewing against Biden as officials call for resignation	16 20:06 CrazyFool [11135]
Jesse Jackson moved to rehab, wife Jacqueline to ICU in COVID treatment	2 10:56 Thing From Snowy Mountain [11127]

    
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                        21:39 Frank G

                        21:19 SteveS

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                        20:30 Vortigern Grundy4662

                        20:22 Slerelet Pholurt3539

                        20:06 Angusotch Johnson8421

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                        19:40 Procopius2k

                        19:30 Vortigern Grundy4662

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                        19:27 rjschwarz

                        19:22 M. Murcek

                        18:51 CrazyFool

                        18:45 Ebbomoger Speaking for Boskone4589

                        18:24 Frank G

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                        17:52 Frank G

Who's in the News
31	[untagged]
15	Taliban/IEA
5	Islamic State
5	Antifa/BLM
3	Sublime Porte
2	Human Trafficking
2	Govt of Iran
1	Houthis
1	ISWAP
1	Moslem Colonists
1	Muslim Brotherhood
1	Tablighi Jamaat
1	[untagged]
1	al-Qaeda
1	Commies
1	Devout Moslems
1	Govt of Iran Proxies
1	Govt of Syria
1	Hamas

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Two weeks of WOT

Sun 2021-08-29
Last British flight evacuating civilians from Afghanistan leaves Kabul

Sat 2021-08-28
Biden Pledges to 'Hunt Down' Those Behind Airport Attack

Fri 2021-08-27
Karzai, Abdullah house-arrested by Taliban in Kabul

Thu 2021-08-26
Bomb explodes in northern gate of Kabul airport

Wed 2021-08-25
Taliban Vows to Help Fight Climate Change

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

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