As hundreds of Afghans rushed to the airfield amid the panic spread by the evacuations, the air operations were closed by the Pentagon after Afghans broke through the barriers and rushed onto the runway, trying to stop the military aircrafts while also trying to get onto them. Three people reportedly… Continue reading Biden to address the nation on Afghan crisis
All military and civilian flights in and out of Kabul have been stopped indefinitely. US troops are working on securing the airport where the situation turned into a tragedy after Afghans were seen invading the runway in order to somehow get inside the military aircrafts that were taxing. Civilians were… Continue reading Afghanistan: Flights halted; 500 additional troops sent
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki in a bid to woo Gen Z and to get them vaccinated starred in this rather bizarre video that has an influencer work as an intern at the White House. Social media users have called the video as “cringe” and one user even made… Continue reading Bizarre video stars Jen Psaki and an “influencer”
After a 1,000 more troops were called in Afghanistan for the safe evacuation of embassy staff. 6,000 American troops will now secure Kabul airport amid the growing unrest at the airfield and after videos that surfaced online showed hundreds of Afghans running to the airfield in a bid to get… Continue reading Afghanistan: US troops to secure Kabul airport
Top White House advisors are discussing President Biden’s next steps into the Afghan crisis. Biden’s planned August vacation might be postponed or cancelled altogether as critics and allies come down hard at him for spending time at Camp David while Afghanistan burns because of a decision he took. The United… Continue reading Afghanistan: Biden discusses next steps; UNSC to meet on Monday
In a statement released by the White House, President Biden announced the deployment of approx. 5000 US troops to ascertain the “orderly and safe drawdown of US personnel and other allied personnel, and an orderly evacuation of Afghans who helped our troops.” The deployment of 3000 troops in Kabul was… Continue reading Afghanistan: Biden authorizes 5000 troops for DEP; blames Trump for Afg mess
Republican gubernatorial candidate Caitlyn Jenner went to the US-Mexico border in San Diego County on Friday. There she met with border patrol agents and vowed to “ensure all of our law enforcement and border patrol needs are met.” She further stated the need to “secure our border” and said is… Continue reading Caitlyn Jenner visits southern border; vows to finish the wall
US border detentions along the southern border reach a 21-year high as illegal immigrants are rushing towards the border, still listening to pre-election Biden and Democrats, completely ignoring their post-election calls. Over 200,000 migrants were detained in July, a 21-year high, including a record number of 19,000 unaccompanied minors. Time… Continue reading Migrant Crisis: Detentions reach 21-year high amid COVID
US troops have started landing in Kabul to help evacuate US embassy staff. A number out of the 3000 troops announced for deployment have started arriving. With the fall of Kabul imminent, countries have started evacuating their consular staff from Afghanistan which has failed to defend itself and foreign crew… Continue reading Afghanistan: US forces land in Kabul
Stanford is one of the first universities to require weekly COVID tests for vaccinated students. This being a major reversal from its previous decision that did not require vaccinated students to be tested weekly. In a letter to students the University said it is ensuring steps that would limit the… Continue reading Weekly COVID tests mandatory for students; goodbye nostrils