August, 2021

• 25 August

  The Taliban Haven’t Changed

  

  Welcome back to “Forgotten Fact-Checks,” a weekly column produced by National Review’s News Desk. This week, we remind our leaders that the Taliban have not changed, highlight another shoddy smear job of Governor Ron DeSantis, and take note of more media misses. The Taliban Haven’t Changed For the first time …

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• 25 August

  U.S. Turning Away Some Afghan Allies from Kabul Airport to Give Priority to American Citizens

  

  U.S. troops on the ground in Kabul are turning away from the airport some Afghan collaborators and interpreters who supported America during its two decade occupation of the territory. These personnel are being temporarily refused in order to give priority to U.S. citizens and green card holders, an anonymous State …

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• 25 August

  CIA Director Met with Taliban Leader in Kabul

  

  CIA Director William J. Burns had a secret meeting with Taliban leader Abdul Ghani Baradar Monday in Kabul. The former deputy secretary of state was sent to attend the clandestine rendezvous by President Biden amid the chaotic circumstances surrounding the U.S. evacuation from Afghanistan following the Taliban’s takeover. Anonymous U.S. …

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• 25 August

  Taliban Says U.S. Must Meet August 31 Withdrawal Deadline: ‘No Extensions’

  

  The Taliban on Tuesday eliminated any ambiguity surrounding the United States’ withdrawal deadline, saying the American military must be out of Afghanistan by the Biden administration’s August 31 departure date. Amid rumors that President Biden is deliberating pushing out the expiration date to evacuate the thousands of American nationals and …

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• 25 August

  Syrian jihadist group expands control in areas outside Idlib

  

  The government run by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham in Idlib imposed more measures to isolate its areas of influence in northwestern Syria. Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) seems to be running an independent emirate in Idlib by imposing more measures that restrict the movement of goods and individuals. HTS has been designated …

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• 25 August

  No plans to increase troops at Kabul airport as deadline looms, Pentagon says

  

  Evacuation flights peaked over the past 24 hours, but security fears are growing amid Taliban warning. The Pentagon has no plans to request additional troops to secure Kabul airport as evacuations pick up ahead of an expected withdrawal deadline next week, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby told reporters Monday. Some 16,000 …

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• 25 August

  Iran, Hezbollah, Lebanon top Bennett’s agenda with Biden

  

  Israel fears that Iran and Hezbollah will take advantage of the economic and political crisis in Lebanon to tighten their hold on the country. Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is now on his way to Washington for a first official visit. He is scheduled to meet with President Joe Biden Aug. …

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• 25 August

  Immigration et démographie urbaine: les cartes à peine croyables de France Stratégie

  

  Seine Saint-Denis, Paris intra-muros… mais aussi Rennes ou Limoges (!): la proportion des 0-18 ans nés de deux parents extra-européens explose dans de nombreuses aires urbaines. Un basculement démographique historique. Analyses. Depuis de nombreuses années, la question des statistiques ethniques constitue un sujet brûlant au sein des débats relatifs au …

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• 25 August

  L’erreur afghane

  

  Les Russes avaient compris les premiers qu’on n’impose pas le socialisme à un pays musulman. Les Américains viennent de comprendre qu’on n’impose pas la démocratie à un pays islamique. Le bilan amer de Jean-Paul Brighelli sur le drame afghan. Voici un pays qui a sensiblement la même taille que la …

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• 25 August

  Syrian jihadis hail Taliban ‘conquest’ despite their own effort to rebrand

  

  The Taliban’s rapid takeover of Afghanistan was widely welcomed by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, which offered sweets in the streets of Idlib. Islamists of various shades have hailed the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan as a major victory for global jihad. Leaders of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the powerful extremist Sunni group …

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