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Taliban confirm that the group’s Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada will be top authority
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Four injured in ISIS attack near Kifri	0 [1763]
ArabCoalition Shoots Down 4 Armed Drones over Yemen	0 [1754]
Over 2,000 Illegal Migrants Land In Britain in First Half of August	0 [1760]
Good Morning	9 19:23 JHH [1782]
Gunmen impersonating Taliban stabbed money changer in Kabul	1 13:31 swksvolFF [1750]
We had 'kill shot' (on airport bomber) but didn't take it? Report makes bombshell allegation	2 11:17 Lord Garth [1751]
Israel says it thwarted smuggling of equipment for Hamas tunnels	0 [1751]
Palestinians mourn man found shot in West Bank, blame Israel	0 [1766]
Fighting Continues Between Taliban, Resistance Forces	0 [1768]
Security forces thwarted an attempt to smuggle supplies to ISIS operatives in north Salahuddin	0 [1757]
Scores feared missing after ambush in eastern Congo	0 [1758]
Gunmen abduct 73 children from school in northwest Nigeria	0 [1759]
Iran-backed Hezbollah hammered with criticism amid Lebanon's crises	0 [1772]
Saudi Arabia foils several attempts to smuggle amphetamine pills, khat, hashish	2 13:53 Abu Uluque [1757]
Turkey renews shelling of Syria's Tel Tamr	0 [1755]
Russia, Syrian government bomb Turkish-backed factions in Syria's northwest	0 [1790]
Yvonne ''Yvette'' Felarca, the antifa teacher who was filmed assaulting people in 2016, is connected to @NatomasUSD antifa extremist teacher Gabriel Gipe and his wife Elaine Nye	1 00:11 Rex Mundi [1762]
Sacramento antifa member and @NatomasUSD teacher Gabriel Gipe is a member of or supporter of the “Reds in Ed” communist teachers group	12 14:49 swksvolFF [1757]
4 arrested for grenade attack on Kreeri Sarpanch	0 [1794]
Senior Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani is no more	1 09:49 Bertie Crains2651 [1794]
Explosions during Tuesday night's rioting at the Gaza border	0 [1798]
Page 2: WoT Background
Afghanistan: Taliban to rely on Chinese funds, spokesperson says	6 16:26 Lord Garth [1751]
California teacher is fired after telling pupils to pledge allegiance to the Pride flag instead of the American flag	6 20:22 Chusoting Clomoting4647 [1781]
The Taliban leader who trained with the Indian Army	0 [1754]
Guantanamo Tribunal Finishes Arraigning Southeast Asian Terror Suspects	1 14:39 ed in texas [1759]
Arming Afghan Guerrillas: A Huge Effort Led by U.S. (Published 1988)	2 10:04 Bertie Crains2651 [1763]
Afghanistan crisis: Unclear if ruthless Taliban will change, says General Milley	6 23:01 Bubba Lover of the Faeries8843 [1779]
Oliver North: Weapons, Equipment Abandoned in Afghanistan Will Be ‘Reverse-Engineered in China, ‘Used Against Us'	8 14:53 SteveS [1746]
Biden administration ERASES records of the $83 billion worth of weapons, training and aid given to Afghanistan's armed forces since 2002 as the Taliban takes what was left into their possession	6 17:44 swksvolFF [1741]
Qatar, Germany Warn Against Isolating Taliban	3 19:18 Chris [1777]
Economic Impact of 20-Year Intl Presence in Afghanistan	0 [1752]
US Treasury Issued License to Ease Aid Flow to Afghanistan	1 01:04 Hupeth Henbane6225 [1746]
Remote New Mexico camp where Ted Cruz claimed Afghan refugees were 'getting Ubers' into town remains shrouded in secrecy and under heavy security - as officials say all 2,160 evacuees have been detained while their visas are processed	1 07:54 Procopius2k [1753]
Biden administration has lost track of a third of released migrant kids: report	4 12:14 swksvolFF [1749]
Nancy Pelosi Blocks House from Reading Names of 13 Killed U.S. Servicemembers	2 08:25 NN2N1 [1746]
State Dept Admits The Majority of Afghans and SIVs Who Helped us Did Not Evacuate, So Who Are These 116,000 Afghans We Evacuated	7 21:11 CrazyFool [1778]
Taliban confirm that the group’s Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada will be the top authority	2 15:36 Ebbomoger Speaking for Boskone4589 [1823]
Taliban launch charm offensive with banks in Afghanistan amid funding fears	0 [1760]
Iraq at risk of power shortages after Iran reduced gas supply drastically	0 [1746]
Israel believes the Biden administration’s plan to reopen the US consulate in Jerusalem to provide diplomatic outreach to the Palestinians is a “bad idea”	1 13:08 Lord Garth [1747]
Six prison wardens at Tehran’s notorious Evin prison will stand trial “soon” in response to the leaked videos showing prison guards abusing inmates	0 [1760]
Shelter for orphans, unaccompanied children to be opened in Syria's Raqqa	0 [1791]
Central Committee in Syria's Daraa publishes terms of agreement	0 [1791]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Nevada man, 27, was tortured for hours with a blowtorch, ax and knives before he was forced to walk off a cliff and then shot dead: Three people are charged as DA weighs death penalty for revenge murder	3 20:59 Besoeker [1787]
Hurricane Ida kills at least ten across North East - including eight in NYC: 'Historic weather event' paralyzes tri-state area as flash floods fill homes, subways and streets with feet of water	2 16:54 swksvolFF [1752]
Pfizer Is Now Developing A Twice-Per-Day COVID Pill That Must Be Taken Alongside Vaccines	12 21:07 CrazyFool [1781]
Woman dumped backpack with suspected human remains	3 17:43 swksvolFF [1802]
Two Alabama Power workers, both 19, are fatally electrocuted while helping restore power - taking Ida death toll up to seven as desperate Louisianans are left to scavenge for food and wait hours for emergency supplies in the wake of the devastating storm	3 14:33 ed in texas [1749]
Three white Colorado cops and two paramedics are charged with manslaughter after death of black man who was put in chokehold and injected with KETAMINE when arrested while out buying tea	7 14:23 ed in texas [1754]
UN allocates $10 million to ensure fuel for Lebanon’s hospitals	0 [1755]
Moderna says tainted COVID vaccines sent to Japan contained steel	0 [1750]
UN warns of pending food crisis in Afghanistan	10 20:50 Besoeker [1792]
'I warned you': Chilling details emerge in attack on Rikers correction officer	0 [1755]
Shooting reported at North Carolina high school, suspect at large	3 12:49 Procopius2k [1751]
Ex-con charged in fatal shooting of 15-year-old boy	0 [1754]
Memphis PD records 7 shootings in 7 hours: report	0 [1749]
Cow rescued from tree in Louisiana after being caught in floodwater	2 21:09 Woodrow [1781]
Page 4: Opinion
The Train of Life (video)	4 23:47 Rex Mundi [1785]
Merkel steps down with legacy dominated by tackling crises	8 17:46 swksvolFF [1780]
The Elites' Battle for the Future America	0 [1751]
Briefly on Afghanistan	0 [1763]
U.S. liberals see dwindling legal options to challenge voting curbs	4 10:11 Bertie Crains2651 [1749]
It Gets Worse	3 17:38 Rex Mundi [1752]
Page 6: Politix
Hans von Spakovsky: Missing Ballots in Three States Exceed Joe Biden's Victory Margins	1 07:17 Airandee [1751]
Biden pledges US security aid in first meeting with Ukraine's Zelenskiy	3 19:22 CrazyFool [1779]
'Everybody screwed up': Blame game begins over turbulent US exit from Afghanistan	12 15:22 Thing From Snowy Mountain [1774]
Seattle's 'defund the police' legacy: 'Over 100 additional shootings' compared to last year	0 [1755]
White House announces plan to build 100K affordable homes	12 23:31 Blackbeard Barnsmell6454 [1781]
Private payrolls increase by just 374,000 in August	3 13:10 Lord Garth [1751]
Florida diner owner turns away Biden supporters telling them to 'take your business elsewhere' if you 'support inept administration complicit in the death of our servicemen and women'	0 [1754]
Biden condemns 'extreme' Texas abortion law that 'blatantly violates Roe v. Wade' and 'deputizes private citizens': Texas women scramble for 11th hour terminations	13 20:57 james [1769]
San Francisco will pay people to not shoot others: 'Cash for criminals'	4 15:57 Frank G [1750]
6,500 accused NYC felons go scot-free as DAs decline to prosecute	0 [1787]

    
                23:47 Rex Mundi

                        23:31 Blackbeard Barnsmell6454

                        23:01 Bubba Lover of the Faeries8843

                        21:11 CrazyFool

                        21:09 Woodrow

                        21:07 CrazyFool

                        20:59 Besoeker

                        20:57 james

                        20:50 Besoeker

                        20:39 DarthVader

                        20:22 Chusoting Clomoting4647

                        19:47 Besoeker

                        19:43 Frank G

                        19:30 Frank G

                        19:29 Rob Crawford

                        19:25 Chusoting Clomoting4647

                        19:23 JHH

                        19:22 CrazyFool

                        19:18 Chris

                        19:04 james

                        18:51 james

                        18:32 M. Murcek

                        18:05 Lord Garth

                        17:46 swksvolFF

Who's in the News
29	[untagged]
16	Taliban/IEA
2	Islamic State
2	Govt of Pakistain Proxies
2	Govt of Syria
2	Sublime Porte
2	Tin Hat Dictators, Presidents for Life, & Kleptocrats
2	Hamas
2	Commies
2	Antifa/BLM
2	Human Trafficking
1	[untagged]
1	Allied Democratic Forces
1	Banditti
1	Govt of Iran
1	Govt of Iraq
1	Hezbollah
1	Houthis
1	Narcos
1	PLO
1	al-Qaeda

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Thu 2021-09-02
Taliban confirm that the group’s Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada will be top authority

Wed 2021-09-01
Six Iraqis on death row executed, three for 'terrorism': medic

Tue 2021-08-31
Final US evacuation flights leave, ending America’s 20-year Afghanistan war, equipment left behind disabled

Mon 2021-08-30
US Airstrike Hits Suicide Bombers Targeting Kabul Airport

Sun 2021-08-29
Last British flight evacuating civilians from Afghanistan leaves Kabul

Sat 2021-08-28
Biden Pledges to 'Hunt Down' Those Behind Airport Attack

Fri 2021-08-27
Karzai, Abdullah house-arrested by Taliban in Kabul

Thu 2021-08-26
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Wed 2021-08-25
Taliban Vows to Help Fight Climate Change

Tue 2021-08-24
Firefight at Kabul airport kills Afghan guard
16,000 more leave Afghanistan

Mon 2021-08-23
US Embassy Tells Americans: Do Not Go to Kabul Airport

Sun 2021-08-22
9 Talbanis surrender to Resistance Forces in Andarab; 6 of them Paks

Sat 2021-08-21
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Thu 2021-08-19
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