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The European Union’s leaders removed the United States from a “safe list.” Individual countries in the bloc are not obliged to follow suit, however. https://ift.tt/3zygzJ8 https://ift.tt/3zv5c4y World New York Times August 29, 2021 at 08:00PMUnvaccinated U.S. visitors could soon face new restrictions on travel to Europe.
After seven hours of waiting for clearance to enter the airport gates, the group met a dead end: Evacuations were permanently called off. https://ift.tt/2Y7wnVk https://ift.tt/3gJ5qxr World New York Times August 28, 2021 at 08:00PMAmerican University of Afghanistan students and relatives trying to flee were sent home.
Two officials from the bloc said that starting Monday, the European Council would advise its member states to ban nonessential travel from the United States. https://ift.tt/3DrUgXE https://ift.tt/3zrtvQT World New York Times August 28, 2021 at 08:00PME.U. Set to Propose Travel Restrictions on U.S. Visitors
Britain is reporting more than 30,000 new coronavirus cases a day, but the public seems to have moved on. Experts say this could be a glimpse into the future for other countries. https://ift.tt/3yjN24o https://ift.tt/3jodMwp World New York Times August 27, 2021 at 08:00PMBritons, Unfazed by High Covid Rates, Weigh Their ‘Price of Freedom’
Evacuations are slowing as U.S. officials estimate that about 350 Americans are still trying to leave Afghanistan. https://ift.tt/3zEiDiR https://ift.tt/3mEjYCv World New York Times August 27, 2021 at 08:00PMU.S. officials warn Americans again to leave the Kabul airport after Biden says a new attack is ‘highly likely.’
https://ift.tt/3sQ0Lig https://ift.tt/3BfU4ZM World New York Times August 26, 2021 at 08:00PMDenmark says Covid is no longer a ‘socially critical disease.’
The U.S. military said that it had killed its target in the first strike since a deadly attack on the Kabul airport. https://ift.tt/2USGcFd https://ift.tt/3gEUG3m World New York Times August 26, 2021 at 08:00PMThe U.S. launches a reprisal strike and warns Americans to leave the Kabul airport.
Caleb Wallace, a leader in the anti-mask movement in San Angelo, Texas, is in an intensive care unit and his wife says his condition is life-threatening. https://ift.tt/38iFh3U https://ift.tt/3sRvJX8 World New York Times August 26, 2021 at 08:00PMTexas anti-mask organizer clings to life in a battle with Covid-19.
Founded in 2015, the Afghan branch of the Islamic State counts both U.S. forces and the Taliban as its foes. https://ift.tt/3mCDlMj https://ift.tt/2WAZks9 World New York Times August 26, 2021 at 08:00PMWhat Is the Islamic State Khorasan, a.k.a. ISIS-K?
Rylee McCollum, barely older than the war itself, had a wife and a baby on the way. He was one of the first publicly identified American victims of the suicide bombing at Kabul’s airport. https://ift.tt/3gGrE3n https://ift.tt/3mJa826 World New York Times August 26, 2021 at 08:00PMHe was a baby on 9/11. Now he’s one of the last casualties of America’s longest war.
Bombers struck a huge crowd outside the airport, killing at least 60 Afghan civilians in the waning days of the U.S. evacuation from Afghanistan. https://ift.tt/2Wr7nrq https://ift.tt/3BiL7PA World New York Times August 25, 2021 at 08:00PMSuicide Bombers in Kabul Kill Dozens, Including 13 U.S. Troops
Pakistan, nominally a U.S. partner in the war, was the Afghan Taliban’s main patron, and sees the Taliban’s victory as its own. But now what does it do with its prize? https://ift.tt/3B8mk0c https://ift.tt/3ziVhyX World New York Times August 25, 2021 at 08:00PMThe Real Winner of the Afghan War? It’s Not Who You Think.
Many Afghans who helped U.S. forces in Afghanistan are now in danger. One spoke to us about his battle to get his family out alive as he hid in Kabul. https://ift.tt/3sPsqjb https://ift.tt/3gDz9b9 World New York Times August 25, 2021 at 08:00PMA Stranded Interpreter, and the Soldiers Who Would Not Let Go
The U.S. government has long warned of potential security threats but the latest warning cited specific gates. https://ift.tt/2WnXquQ https://ift.tt/3kku3Se World New York Times August 24, 2021 at 08:00PMU.S., others warn of threat at airport in Kabul and tell citizens to leave immediately.
Russian political prisoners today are subjected to “psychological” pressure, said the opposition leader Aleksei A. Navalny, who is forced to watch state TV for more than eight hours a day. https://ift.tt/3Da8DzM https://ift.tt/2US5inS World New York Times August 24, 2021 at 08:00PMIn First Interview From Jail, an Upbeat Navalny Discusses Prison Life
“We don’t want our forces, God forbid, to harm or harass women,” a Taliban spokesman said. https://ift.tt/3B4bnwE https://ift.tt/2Wkrck8 World New York Times August 23, 2021 at 08:00PMA Taliban spokesman urges women to stay home because fighters haven’t been trained to respect them.
Biden administration officials said the trip by Representatives Seth Moulton and Peter Meijer had wasted resources needed to help evacuate people in Afghanistan. https://ift.tt/2WppDSb World New York Times August 23, 2021 at 08:00PMTwo House members secretly flew to Kabul on an unauthorized oversight mission.
Though the streets are quiet, Kabul residents describe a struggle to make ends meet in a reeling economy where banks and government offices are closed, and uncertainty reigns. https://ift.tt/3yeaMXA https://ift.tt/2Wo3q6r World New York Times August 23, 2021 at 08:00PMUnder Taliban Rule, Life in Kabul Transforms Once Again
https://ift.tt/3gxuojg https://ift.tt/3kd8Klm World New York Times August 23, 2021 at 08:00PMThe C.D.C. adds several countries to a list that travelers should avoid.
Jewish activists say they are exercising their right to free worship at a site holy to Jews and Muslims. But the change upsets a longstanding compromise aimed at staving off conflict. https://ift.tt/3mq83bl https://ift.tt/3jeDN17 World New York Times August 23, 2021 at 08:00PMIn Shift, Israel Quietly Allows Jewish Prayer on Temple Mount
Tens of thousands are still hoping for rescue, with priority recently being given to Americans over Afghan allies, according to a U.S. official and those involved in the effort. https://ift.tt/3DcFnIH https://ift.tt/3zgnM07 World New York Times August 22, 2021 at 08:00PMTaliban Reject Extended Deadline as U.S. Races to Finish Evacuation
In 2001, when the Taliban were weak and ready to surrender, the U.S. passed on a deal. Nearly 20 years later, the Taliban hold all the cards. https://ift.tt/3kfCcr2 https://ift.tt/3gpISBG World New York Times August 22, 2021 at 08:00PMDid the War in Afghanistan Have to Happen?
A toddler was trampled to death as a crowd surged near the Kabul airport, and many residents who aided America remain in hiding, fearing they will be killed by their new rulers. https://ift.tt/3gn8TSi https://ift.tt/2XG7nUJ World New York Times August 20, 2021 at 08:00PMDesperation as Afghans Seek to Flee a Country Retaken by the Taliban
The 18 passenger jets won’t fly into or out of Kabul but will help carry people fearing reprisals from Taliban fighters from bases in the Middle East to stops in Europe. https://ift.tt/3AZx1Cc https://ift.tt/3B3IXmw World New York Times August 21, 2021 at 08:00PMThe U.S. orders six commercial airlines to help transport Afghan evacuees.
The 18 passenger jets won’t fly into or out of Kabul but will help carry people fearing reprisals from Taliban fighters from bases in the Middle East to stops in Europe. https://ift.tt/3mr78ay https://ift.tt/3B3IXmw World New York Times August 21, 2021 at 08:00PMThe U.S. orders six commercial airlines to help transport Afghan evacuees.
The 18 passenger jets won’t fly into or out of Kabul but will help carry those fearing reprisals from Taliban fighters from bases in the Middle East to stops in Europe. https://ift.tt/3kvPY9l https://ift.tt/3B3IXmw World New York Times August 21, 2021 at 08:00PMThe U.S. orders six commercial airlines to help transport Afghan evacuees.
The Taliban faced the first armed challenge from former Afghan soldiers and villagers in the mountains north of Kabul. https://ift.tt/3j85t7U https://ift.tt/3802EiT World New York Times August 20, 2021 at 08:00PMResistance fighters drive Taliban from 3 districts in the mountains north of Kabul.
“You are not a horse,” the Food and Drug Administration said. “Stop it.” https://ift.tt/3gmWzS2 https://ift.tt/3ms21Hj World New York Times August 20, 2021 at 08:00PMHealth officials warn people not to treat Covid with a drug meant for livestock.
The image of the infant being hoisted over concertina wire went viral and prompted questions about what happened to the child. https://ift.tt/2WdbUh1 World New York Times August 19, 2021 at 08:00PMA baby passed over a wall in Kabul is reunited with his family, the military says.
There is growing anti-China sentiment in South Korea, particularly among young voters. Conservative politicians are eager to turn the antipathy into a presidential election issue. https://ift.tt/380KBsA https://ift.tt/3AVWpJ9 World New York Times August 19, 2021 at 08:00PMSouth Koreans Now Dislike China More Than They Dislike Japan
The Taliban have pledged that women will have rights “within the bounds of Islamic law.” What that means depends on who is interpreting it. https://ift.tt/37VxJnE https://ift.tt/3AVxNAb World New York Times August 18, 2021 at 08:00PMWhat is Shariah law, and what does it mean for Afghan women under the Taliban?
He was a young soccer player frantic to flee the Taliban. “He had no hope and wanted a better life,” a sports official said. So he joined the desperate crush at the Kabul airport. https://ift.tt/37YGPQw https://ift.tt/3kbjdOi World New York Times August 18, 2021 at 08:00PMA 17-year-old Afghan soccer player died falling from a U.S. evacuation plane.
Along with Pakistan and China, Russia has gained broad influence in security matters at the expense of the United States and India. https://ift.tt/37ZVsmC https://ift.tt/3y2b97F World New York Times August 18, 2021 at 08:00PMWith Afghan Collapse, Moscow Takes Charge in Central Asia
One of the most vaccinated societies, Israel now has one of the highest infection rates in the world, raising questions about the vaccine’s efficacy. https://ift.tt/3xZSold https://ift.tt/3AVEDpg World New York Times August 17, 2021 at 08:00PMIsrael, Once the Model for Beating Covid, Faces New Surge of Infections
The whereabouts Ashraf Ghani, whose departure from Afghanistan last weekend sped the government’s collapse, had been a matter of speculation for days. https://ift.tt/3k7rGlt https://ift.tt/3D0vUEb World New York Times August 17, 2021 at 08:00PMThe Afghan president who fled the country is now in the U.A.E.
The Taliban claim to be more tolerant now, even willing to work with women. But have they really cast off their extremist ideology or is it all a ruse? https://ift.tt/3sozq6u https://ift.tt/3xVjbz8 World New York Times August 16, 2021 at 08:00PMThe Taliban’s Leaders: Worldly and ‘Inclusive’ or Ruthless Ideologues?
Hundreds of protesters took to the streets in Jalalabad. The Taliban shot into the crowd and beat protesters. https://ift.tt/3spPTY6 World New York Times August 17, 2021 at 08:00PMThe Taliban respond with force to an outpouring of public anger.
Mr. Kaji, a university dropout, turned a numbers game into one of the world’s most popular logic puzzles. https://ift.tt/2W2sWhH https://ift.tt/3k3YE6p World New York Times August 16, 2021 at 08:00PMMaki Kaji, the ‘Godfather of Sudoku,’ Is Dead at 69
Here are answers to questions about the militants who have seized control in Afghanistan again, including their origin story, their record as rulers, and why so many women fear their return. https://ift.tt/3iVNNMk https://ift.tt/3jYhqMu World New York Times August 16, 2021 at 08:00PMWho Are the Taliban, and What Do They Want?
A leading Afghan broadcaster featured a female anchor for the first time since the Taliban’s recent takeover. https://ift.tt/3iV8lF6 https://ift.tt/37PecVZ World New York Times August 16, 2021 at 08:00PMWhat will happen to Afghanistan’s women and girls under Taliban rule?
The fall of Afghanistan’s government was captured in hundreds of videos from across the country. We analyzed some of the key moments. https://ift.tt/3sl37VY https://ift.tt/2W10CMF World New York Times August 15, 2021 at 08:00PMWhat Scenes From the Taliban’s Victory in Afghanistan Reveal
Retreating Afghan government soldiers crowded onto a bridge over the Amu Darya River that was a backdrop for the Soviet failure in Afghanistan decades ago. https://ift.tt/3yRs9P7 https://ift.tt/3snfUHK World New York Times August 15, 2021 at 08:00PMAn Iconic Bridge Sees U.S. Allies Flee Afghanistan as the Soviets Did
The U.S. military took charge of security over part of the airport’s civilian side as thousands rushed the tarmac. Some hung from jets even as they taxied down the runway. https://ift.tt/3mdkPK3 https://ift.tt/3soEBmN World New York Times August 15, 2021 at 08:00PMAfghans storm Kabul’s airport in a desperate bid to escape.
The U.S. military took charge of security over part of the airport’s civilian side as thousands rushed the tarmac. Some hung from jets even as they taxied down the runway. https://ift.tt/3m7xyhi https://ift.tt/3soEBmN World New York Times August 15, 2021 at 08:00PMAfghans storm Kabul’s airport in a desperate bid to escape.
A takeover of the entire country was all but absolute as the Afghan government collapsed and the U.S. rushed through a frenzied evacuation. https://ift.tt/3iMH3An https://ift.tt/3g5H94w World New York Times August 14, 2021 at 08:00PMKabul’s Sudden Fall to Taliban Ends U.S. Era in Afghanistan
The U.S. embassy warned citizens to not head to the airport after reports of gunfire and said the situation is “changing quickly.” https://ift.tt/37HBL31 https://ift.tt/3g2mwWQ World New York Times August 14, 2021 at 08:00PMEvacuation from Kabul falters as chaos at airport reigns.
In Kunduz, the new insurgent leaders said they had no quarrel with the people. But residents say they soon began instilling fear. https://ift.tt/37HECZR https://ift.tt/3m97Fh8 World New York Times August 14, 2021 at 08:00PMA Week Into Taliban Rule, One City’s Glimpse of What the Future May Hold
The insurgents’ conquest of the country is all but complete, and prominent politicians are talking with the Taliban about a transfer of power. https://ift.tt/3AHtSac World New York Times August 14, 2021 at 08:00PMThe Taliban moves into Kabul, as the Afghan government collapses and the president flees.
Its loss marks the complete collapse of northern Afghanistan to the Taliban. Countrywide, just two major cities remain government control. https://ift.tt/3CQYd7W World New York Times August 13, 2021 at 08:00PMAfghanistan’s commercial hub, Mazar-i-Sharif, falls to the insurgents.
A magnitude 7.2 quake struck in the west of the country, flattening buildings and overwhelming hospitals. https://ift.tt/2VVA7b7 World New York Times August 13, 2021 at 08:00PMA powerful earthquake violently shakes Haiti. Hundreds are dead.