Suhail Shaheen, a Taliban spokesperson. Sergei SavostyanovTASS via Getty Images A Taliban spokesperson said that extending the US withdrawal deadline could provoke a “reaction.” The warning came after Biden said the US could extend its August 31 deadline to help the evacuation. Scenes of chaos and terror have unfolded at Kabul airport after the Taliban seized power. See more stories on Insider’s business page. A Taliban spokesperson warned of “consequences” if the US kept troops in Afghanistan… Source link
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People close to President Trump told The Washington Post they think that, throughout most of the coronavirus pandemic, he struggled to wholly address the crisis because of an unwillingness to admit error, a positive feedback loop from advisers and Fox News, and a “penchant for magical thinking” that led him to believe the virus would soon disappear. But Trump has seemingly come around a bit and is now acknowledging the pandemic isn’t going to improve overnight. Per the Post, the pivot… Source link
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