Afghanistan's Unraveling May Strike Another Blow to U.S. Credibility
Saturday, August 14, 2021 | |
| By Thomas Gibbons-Neff, Fahim Abed and Sharif Hassan The Taliban's rapid advance has made clear that U.S. efforts to turn Afghanistan's military into a robust, independent fighting force have failed, with its soldiers feeling abandoned by inept leaders. | | | By Steven Erlanger Allies may understand the desire to give up on a failed project, but the retreat heightens the sense that America's backing is no longer unbounded. | | | By Lisa Friedman and Coral Davenport Many Republicans in Congress no longer deny that Earth is heating because of fossil fuel emissions. But they say abandoning oil, gas and coal will harm the economy. | | |
| U.S. By Alysia Santo and R.G. Dunlop As fatal police shootings have become a flashpoint in U.S. cities, they have also occurred at high rates in rural areas — largely without national attention. | | | Opinion | Guest Essay By Devi Lockwood "It's changing quite rapidly," says a hunter in Canada. "And I'm not old at all. I'm 31." | | |
| By Reuters Many local residents were missing and hundreds were left homeless, as buildings collapsed from the floods. Experts said flooding has become common in Turkish cities adjacent to the Black Sea, due to the mismanagement of some rivers. | | | By The Associated Press Mayor London Breed announced some of the nation's most stringent restrictions on unvaccinated people, barring them from indoor venues like bars, restaurants, gyms and large concerts. Workers of these establishments have until Oct. 13 to prove that they are fully vaccinated. | | | By Mekado Murphy The director Shawn Levy narrates a sequence from the film, starring Ryan Reynolds. | | |
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