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USA. 20 years later: The lasting impact of 9/11 on Congress (Brookings)

Sarah A. Binder and Molly E. Reynolds Twenty years after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the effects of the day still permeate policy and politics on Capitol...

Afghanistan/UN. UN Preparing for Exodus of Half-Million Afghan Refugees (VoA)

Lisa Schlein U.N. agencies are appealing for nearly $300 million in preparation for the possible exodus of hundreds of thousands of Afghan refugees, seeking safety...

Afghanistan/Albania. First Group of Afghan Evacuees Arrives in Albania (VoA)

Armand Mero, Keida Kostreci ​A first group of 121 evacuees from Afghanistan arrived early Friday in Albania, after the country agreed to temporarily house at-risk Afghan...

Afghanistan. WHO: Afghanistan Running Out of Medical Supplies to Treat Sick, Wounded (VoA)

Lisa Schlein The World Health Organization says only a few days of medical supplies are left in Afghanistan to treat the health needs of millions...

Afghanistan/USA. US Launches Airstrike Against IS Individual in Afghanistan (VoA)

Steve Herman The U.S. military launched a drone strike Saturday targeting a member of an Islamic State group’s Afghanistan affiliate. The Central Command said the strike...

USA/Ukraine. Biden Shouldn’t Soft-Pedal Ukraine on Human Rights (HRW)

Yulia Gorbunova When Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, has his first meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden on August 30, he will be looking for reassurances...

Tunisia. In Tunisia, President’s Power Grab and an Absent Constitutional Court (HRW)

Eric Goldestein President Qaies Saied of Tunisia claimed he was acting constitutionally when he arrogated broad powers for himself on July 25, after months of stalemate among...

Afghanistan. ‘The Taliban Are Looking for Me’ (HRW)

Patricia Gossman Yesterday’s bombing at Kabul’s international airport has drastically curtailed evacuation flights for at-risk Afghans. The effort was already winding down, after getting out some human...

Afghanistan/China. Afghanistan’s China Town reopens, not disrupted by the deadly blasts in Kabul airport: sources (Global Times)

File photo shows an Afghan vendor prepares food ahead of Eid-al-Fitr festival in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan.Photo: Xinhua The China Town in Afghanistan's capital of...

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