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Children are dying of starvation in Afghanistan
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Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
'Military' planes are spotted landing at Bagram airbase in Afghanistan after it was claimed China is 'considering' sending soldiers to ex US airbase to strengthen ties with Taliban	5 19:41 jpal [11123]
Good Morning	4 23:00 Sheba and Tenille6766 [11132]
SaudiArabia has thwarted an attempt to smuggle a large quantity of narcotics into the country	5 14:04 Retard Strength [11125]
Crackdown in western Libya results in the detention of 4,000 migrants	0 [11126]
SaudiArabia's air defenses have intercepted an explosive drone launched by the Iran-backed Houthi militia towards Khamis Mushait	2 09:04 Frank G [11124]
Libyans end Morocco talks without sign of election law deal	0 [11126]
IDF troops apprehend two Gaza men with hand grenades near border	0 [11124]
Afghan interpreters who worked for the Dutch summoned by Taliban: TV	2 22:35 jpal [11126]
IS claims responsibility for gunning down Sikh in Pakistan	0 [11131]
Libya's migrant roundup reaches 4,000 amid major crackdown	1 08:57 Bertie Crains2651 [11125]
Two Burkina soldiers killed in blast near Ivory Coast	0 [11128]
Peacekeeper killed in blast in Mali's troubled north: UN	0 [11127]
Jihadist chief, 18 fighters killed in Mozambique: SADC	0 [11127]
Panjshir Officials Deny Targeted Killings in Province	0 [11129]
Anti-Talib Resistance: In Nangarhar 4 Talibs toes up, in Kapisa 5 Talibs ditto	3 15:46 Frank G [11125]
Militants airlifted missiles with toxic substances to Idlib	0 [11126]
Page 2: WoT Background
Afghanistan Faces Imminent Blackouts As Power Bills Skyrocket	5 17:51 Blackbeard Barnsmell6454 [11128]
More than $2MILLION is raised for Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller after he was jailed at grim military brig for repeatedly criticizing chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal	3 22:33 Blackbeard Barnsmell6454 [11125]
Rodrigo Duterte: Philippine president announces retirement from politics	0 [11125]
How Afghan women live under the Taliban	0 [11125]
UN agency for Palestinian refugees has urgent budget crisis	0 [11125]
Iran asked U.S. to unfreeze $10 bln to show good will, Iran official says	0 [11125]
High-level US delegation, including the new diplomat tasked with mediating the Lebanese-Israeli maritime border dispute, is expected to visit Beirut later this month	3 10:41 ed in texas [11124]
Children are dying of starvation in Afghanistan	20 21:19 Frank G [11131]
Several political factions including ex-rebel groups announce the formation of an alliance separate from Sudan’s main civilian bloc	0 [11130]
Tunisia prez tell la Belle France prez new govt will be formed in coming days	0 [11124]
Mural painted in Umm al-Fahm honors terrorists who hailed from city	0 [11125]
UN agency for Palestinian refugees has urgent budget crisis	1 00:30 Raj [11126]
Islamabad Engages in Afghanistan-Hosted Talks With TTP	0 [11127]
Taliban to deploy suicide bombers to Afghanistan’s borders	7 15:14 Frank G [11123]
Turkish Red Crescent Sending Aid to Feed Displaced Afghans	0 [11126]
Life under the Talibs: selling children, closing factories	3 12:53 ed in texas [11129]
Page 3: Non-WoT
NYC homeless shelter boss accused of fraud while running private prison now earns $1 MILLION-a-year despite running 'vermin-infested shelters where security guards sleep during fights and undercooked food gives residents diarrhea'	3 16:41 CrazyFool [11123]
How the US Air Force dropped ATOMIC BOMB on South Carolina family's backyard, with TNT detonator leaving 50 foot crater after B-47 navigator unwittingly pulled plane's emergency release handle	7 21:41 Airandee [11128]
Spirit Airlines plane catches fire in New Jersey after a large bird strikes one of its engines shortly before takeoff	5 20:15 Otto Jerert6072 [11126]
Dindunuffin, Georgia Terrorist Threatening to Kill Black People Was Actually a Black Woman Creating a Hoax Crime	9 19:39 Otto Jerert6072 [11131]
WH Staff Veto Joe Biden, Keep Him from Taking Democrat Lawmakers' Questions	5 13:00 NoMoreBS [11127]
Coronavirus: Serious patients drop as new Green Pass system kicks in	5 19:58 Speng Snaviting6874 [11127]
One of Pakistan’s most beloved comedians, UmarSharif, passes away	2 13:09 Skidmark [11129]
Oman evacs coastal areas as Tropical Storm Shaheen bumps to Cat 1 cyclone	0 [11125]
Boxing bouts fixed at 2016 Olympics, investigation finds	4 13:14 Skidmark [11129]
Leading medical journal apologizes for referring to women as 'bodies with vaginas'	9 19:44 Otto Jerert6072 [11127]
Egypt: Developing Sinai	3 13:18 Skidmark [11125]
Residence of Grand Duke Romanov to be restored in Tashkent	2 12:29 ed in texas [11129]
3 Warfares Doctrine Underpins CCPs Sprawling Campaign to Infiltrate the West	1 08:08 Dale [11128]
Most COVID-19 Patients at Israel Hospital Fully Vaccinated, Doctor Calls Mandates ‘Diabolic'	19 22:56 swksvolFF [11128]
Page 4: Opinion
Oct. 3rd and 4th 1993	4 16:54 Frank G [11127]
Jonathan Turley: Defamation of Border Patrol agents may be actionable	1 00:40 Raj [11124]
Catastrophe: Russia and Mukden	1 02:46 Sheba tse Tung4690 [11127]
Book Review: Coronados Well Equipped Army	3 19:19 swksvolFF [11126]
Page 6: Politix
Biden sabotages his own Infrastructure Bill	6 12:57 Tom [11128]
Melania and White House aides called Ivanka and Jared 'the interns'	5 15:47 Bobby [11127]
Report: Nancy Pelosi Offers Far-Left $2.1 Trillion Reconciliation Package	1 17:06 CrazyFool [11126]
Newsom signs sweeping reforms, raises age for new cops to 21, can lose badge for 'racial bias'	6 19:23 Anomalous Sources [11130]
Taliban tweet their military victories, I was censored during presidency: Trump to Twitter	0 [11123]
Jimmy Carter Turns 97	21 19:29 Sheba tse Tung4690 [11125]
Kamala Harris takes private, one-night ~~stand~~ trip to California as Capitol Hill talks peak	19 19:37 NoMoreBS [11130]
Louie Gohmert shares reassuring update on jailed Marine after visit	3 20:05 Blackbeard Barnsmell6454 [11128]
Ohio's DeWine, Others Consider Redistricting Map that Would Eliminate Jim Jordan's District	3 08:53 Dale [11125]
Nat'l Teachers Union Prez Panicked DeSantis Will Trigger Flight To Private Schools	3 03:37 Sheba tse Tung4690 [11129]

    
                23:00 Sheba and Tenille6766

                        22:56 swksvolFF

                        22:35 jpal

                        22:33 Blackbeard Barnsmell6454

                        21:41 Airandee

                        21:19 Frank G

                        21:06 Sheba tse Tung4690

                        20:55 Jan

                        20:46 49 Pan

                        20:16 Anomalous Sources

                        20:15 Otto Jerert6072

                        20:05 Blackbeard Barnsmell6454

                        20:05 Speng Snaviting6874

                        19:58 Speng Snaviting6874

                        19:44 Otto Jerert6072

                        19:41 jpal

                        19:39 Otto Jerert6072

                        19:38 trailing wife

                        19:37 NoMoreBS

                        19:29 Sheba tse Tung4690

                        19:27 swksvolFF

                        19:26 NoMoreBS

                        19:23 Anomalous Sources

                        19:22 swksvolFF

Who's in the News
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9	Taliban/IEA
2	al-Qaeda
2	Islamic State
2	Migrants/Illegal Immigrants
2	Arab Spring
1	Govt of Sudan
1	Hamas
1	Hezbollah
1	Houthis
1	Muslim Brotherhood
1	Narcos
1	Pak Taliban (TTP)
1	PLO
1	Sublime Porte
1	[untagged]
1	Abu Sayyaf (ISIS)
1	al-Qaeda in North Africa
1	Commies
1	Devout Moslems
1	Govt of Iran

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Sat 2021-10-02
Taliban say they have raided IS hideout north of Kabul

Fri 2021-10-01
Senior al Qaeda leader killed in drone strike in Syria, US defense officials say

Thu 2021-09-30
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Wed 2021-09-29
Yemeni officials: Clashes over Marib kill 130 fighters

Tue 2021-09-28
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Mon 2021-09-27
At least 50 killed in fighting for Yemen's Marib: Military sources

Sun 2021-09-26
MS-13 Member on Interpol's '100 Most Wanted List' for Multiple Murders Found in U.S

Sat 2021-09-25
Fort Bliss woman soldier assaulted at Afghan refugee camp

Fri 2021-09-24
AOC ~~blubbers~~ bursts into tears as Iron Dome's $1bn funding is OVERWHELMINGLY approved in House 420-9

Thu 2021-09-23
Five Killed in Five Attacks in Jalalabad

Wed 2021-09-22
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Tue 2021-09-21
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Mon 2021-09-20
Texas Governor Sends Highway Patrol, National Guard to Block Migrants at Border

Sun 2021-09-19
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