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On Friday, writing for The New York Times, columnist Michelle Goldberg explored how members of the American far right have grown to admire the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan — and how they seek to learn from their success to wreak

Greg Epstein has been a humanist chaplain at prestigious school since 2005, will now lead team of more than 40 chaplains, representing 20 religions

Officials are still piecing together the chain of events in the attack that killed scores of people, including 13 U.S. service members, outside the Kabul airport.

The former police officer, from the Hazara ethnic minority, had hoped to help his family escape the Taliban. Instead, he is now numbered among the scores killed at the Kabul airport.

Basco announced after the attack in 2019 that he was alone with almost no family left and invited the world to join him in remembering his companion of 22 years. Thousands of people turned out. (Image credit: Andres Leighton/AP)

Governments have begun discussing how to wield influence in Afghanistan once Western forces depart, leaving local partners and possibly some Americans stranded in the country.

U.S. spy agencies rule out possibility the coronavirus was created as a bioweapon, say origin will stay unknown without China’s help  The Washington Post US Intelligence Agencies Divided On COVID-19’s Origins  CBS New York US intelligence community review does not determine origin

What does a company have to do to differentiate wireless earbuds in 2021? The near ubiquity of good hardware has made this an increasingly difficult question to answer. I’ve probably tested around 10 different sets of buds over the last

Afghan evacuees left on planes for hours at Dulles International Airport before being cleared for entry  The Washington Post Afghan refugees share stories of survival as they arrive at Dulles Airport  FOX 5 Washington DC Afghan refugees expected to arrive at Philadelphia

After a 90-day review, U.S investigators did not turn up any clear answer on whether the coronavirus hopped from an animal to a human — or somehow escaped from a lab. (Image credit: Ng Han Guan/AP)