Metaphor for me searching the web:
he is Not Good at hunting. cannot overstate pic.twitter.com/q4UO2n5SvO
— maAAAAAAArk?? (@haircut_hippie) October 6, 2021
Elsewhere….
President Biden brought these kids of White House military aides who were promoted today on board Marine One for a quick tour before he departed for a weekend in Delaware. pic.twitter.com/INNpk0eazs
— Jennifer Epstein (@jeneps) October 8, 2021
It was surprising for the press to walk outside for his Marine One departure and see the president playing with a yo-yo and some kids from military families. pic.twitter.com/2QkmjucNF2
— Jennifer Epstein (@jeneps) October 8, 2021
BREAKING: U.S. officials will meet with senior Taliban officials this weekend for talks aimed at easing the evacuations of foreign citizens and at-risk Afghans from Afghanistan, a U.S. official said. The talks will be held in Doha, Qatar. https://t.co/eFSDFb7jrZ
— The Associated Press (@AP) October 9, 2021
… The U.S.-Taliban agreement of 2020, which was negotiated by the Trump administration, demanded the Taliban break ties with terrorist groups and guarantee Afghanistan would not again harbor terrorists who could attack the United States and its allies.
It seems certain the two sides will discuss in the weekend talks how to tackle the growing threat. The Taliban have said they do not want U.S. anti-terrorism assistance and have warned Washington against any so-called “over-the -horizon” strikes on Afghan territory from outside the country’s borders.
The United States, meanwhile, would seek to hold Taliban leaders to commitments that they would allow Americans and other foreign nationals to leave Afghanistan, along with Afghans who once worked for the U.S. military or government and other Afghan allies, a U.S. official said…
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