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Monday August 16th, 2021 morning edition

Biden officials admit miscalculation as Afghanistan's national forces and government rapidly fall
Authored by edition.cnn.com
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In the photo, Biden appeared alone wearing a polo shirt in front of a large bank of monitors.

Several administration officials have also been on vacation, but began returning to work remotely Sunday or in the West Wing.

The notion the civilian government led by former President Ashraf Ghani would be unable to withstand the Taliban's advances is not a surprise.

Intelligence assessments over the past year have offered differing timetables for what was viewed by many national security officials as an inevitability.

Yet the downfall and collapse of the Afghan military has happened far quicker than Biden or his team expected.

Afghan Chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah referred to him in a video statement as "former President.".

Aides have said remaining much beyond that date would open US forces to attack. »

7-year-old dies from rare brain-eating amoeba tied to California lake
Authored by cbsnews.com

Parasite called Naegleria fowleri has been found in several states and is blamed for 3 deaths in the U.S. this year.

A child infected with an extremely rare brain-eating amoeba while swimming in a Northern California lake died in a hospital, his family confirmed Friday.

David Pruitt, 7, of Tehama County, died from primary amoebic meningoencephalitis, or PAM, on August 7, said his aunt, Crystal Hayley. »

EA warns Battlefield 2042 playtesters who break NDA they may be banned from final game
Authored by eurogamer.net

EA has issued a start warning to those playing the Battlefield 2042 technical playtest this weekend: break NDA and face a potential ban from the final game.

Predictably, gameplay footage leaked online, which EA yesterday scrambled to pull offline.

And finally: "Break the rules, expect to lose access to both the technical playtest, future EA tests, and potentially access to 2042 itself when it releases. »

Embassy in Kabul instructs US citizens to shelter in place
Authored by thehill.com

The U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, is instructing U.S. citizens to shelter in place amid reports that the city’s airport is under fire.

“The security situation in Kabul is changing quickly including at the airport.

There are reports of the airport taking fire; therefore we are instructing U.S. citizens to shelter in place,” the embassy said in a statement on Sunday. »

In pictures

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image for Last flight out of the embassy carrying the flag out of Afghanistan
image for My cat & I took the perfect selfie 😂
image for Afghani's protest outside the White House
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image for Preparations for Taliban transition in Kabul, Afghanistan.
image for Years ago, I was there. All this for nothing. 2 weeks, that's how long the Afghan government held.
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image for After 20 Years The War In Afghanistan Is Finally Over, The End Of An Error.
image for Kabul airport packed this morning as people desperately try to leave before the city falls.
image for The Taliban at the Presidential Palace in Kabul, Afghanistan
image for 1975 Saigon and 2021 Kabul.
image for The first day of Taliban rule in Kabul, brave girls on their way to school
image for President Reagan with the Mujihadeen, a group that would later split into Al-Qaeda and the Taliban

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