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In Afghanistan’s Panjshir Valley, Taliban Resistance Faces Long Odds

For now, the fighters have merely two assets: a narrow valley with a history of repelling invaders and the legacy of a storied mujahedeen commander.

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Ra’am’s late al-Harumi set to be replaced by former MK Iman Khatib-Yasin

Khatib-Yasin was Israel’s first hijab-wearing lawmaker following the March 2020 election, but failed to enter the Knesset in the latest round earlier this year

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Israeli Leader Naftali Bennett to Meet with Joe Biden as Mideast Tensions Grow

WASHINGTON — Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s meeting with President Joe Biden comes in the midst of heightened tensions with its regional arch-enemy, Iran, and as Israel grapples with a gradual resurgence of hostilities on its southern border with the

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Bennett lands in US on first state visit as PM, ahead of meeting with Biden

Iran set to top agenda as Israeli leader to sit down Wednesday with Blinken, Austin; on Thursday he will convene with the US president

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Congressmen drop in on Kabul airport uninvited amid chaotic airlift

Representatives Seth Moulton and Peter Meijer, both military veterans, say visit was to push to extend August 31st evacuation deadline; White House said to be furious

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Experts believe COVID cases will plummet when 5 million boosters given — TV

Health Ministry data indicates third dose of vaccine could be 10 times more effective than first two shots alone, report says

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China may ‘gloat’ about Afghanistan now, but the Taliban’s return comes with problems, says professor – CNBC

China may ‘gloat’ about Afghanistan now, but the Taliban’s return comes with problems, says professor  CNBC President Biden rejects pleas from G7 to extend Afghan rescue operation – BBC News  BBC News Dem Rep. Jason Crow breaks with Biden on Afghanistan withdrawal

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Two US lawmakers travel to Kabul amid evacuation efforts

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two members of the U.S. House of Representatives traveled to Afghanistan on Tuesday, prompting a rebuke from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who said such trips could divert resources from the evacuation of Americans and at-risk Afghans. Representatives

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Supreme Court issues ruling that demands immigrants ‘remain in Mexico’

By Lawrence Hurley and Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday denied President Joe Biden’s bid to rescind an immigration policy implemented by his predecessor, Donald Trump, that forced thousands of asylum seekers to stay in

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Ra’am MK Said al-Harumi, a champion of Negev Bedouin, dies at 49

Al-Harumi made history when his party became the first Arab faction to join a coalition, although he did not vote in favor to protest home demolitions in Bedouin communities

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