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    $22 billion economy now rests in Taliban hands

    $22 billion economy now rests in Taliban hands

    20 Aug 2021

    Bobby Ghosh, Tribune News Service No sooner had the Taliban taken Kabul than questions began to be asked about how they would manage Afghanistan’s economy. Do the insurgents-turned-rulers have...

    Deeper ramifications of Taliban’s return to power

    Deeper ramifications of Taliban’s return to power

    16 Aug 2021

    Ruth Pollard, Tribune News Service The spillover began before the Taliban had even reached Kabul. City after city fell this past week, and now the Islamist insurgents have entered...

    Family with Abu Dhabi visa lands at Dubai airport after vacation in US

    Family with Abu Dhabi visa lands at Dubai airport after vacation in US

    16 Aug 2021

    Mariecar Jara-Puyod, Senior Reporter An expatriate family residing in the UAE for many years now and issued with Abu Dhabi visas, safely landed at and were able to complete...

    In divided US, predicting the future is a fool’s errand

    In divided US, predicting the future is a fool’s errand

    15 Aug 2021

    Stephen Lyons, The Independent Even though I’ve been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, I have begun to wear my mask again in crowded public places. There are a couple of...

    Era of US as sole super power coming to an end

    Era of US as sole super power coming to an end

    15 Aug 2021

    Patrick Cockburn, The Independent The victory of the Taliban in Afghanistan is looking unstoppable as they capture the big provincial cities of Kandahar, Herat and Ghazni without meeting effective...

    United States’ changing complexion of population

    United States’ changing complexion of population

    13 Aug 2021

    It is a matter of perspective. Some publications have described the new statistics of the United States’ population arising out of the decennial census of 2020 as that of the...

    Taliban’s lightning conquests put Washington in a spot

    Taliban’s lightning conquests put Washington in a spot

    11 Aug 2021

    Nabih Bulos, Tribune News Service With a sixth provincial capital in its hands Monday and attacks pounding a seventh, the Taliban has stunned observers with its lightning takeover of...

    Stunning fall from party leader to political pariah

    Stunning fall from party leader to political pariah

    06 Aug 2021

    Joseph Ax, Reuters For much of last year, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo was perhaps the most trusted politician in America; his daily televised coronavirus briefings, accompanied by a...

    Vice President Harris’ mirth is no laughing matter

    Vice President Harris’ mirth is no laughing matter

    30 Jul 2021

    Noah Bierman, Tribune News Service “You’re writing a story in the Los Angeles Times about the vice president’s laugh? I think that’s laughable.” — Bakari Sellers, Democratic lawyer and...

    Afghan forces get billions to keep Taliban away

    Afghan forces get billions to keep Taliban away

    28 Jul 2021

    Kathy Gannon, Associated Press The US and NATO have promised to pay $4 billion a year until 2024 to finance Afghanistan’s military and security forces, which are struggling to...

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