President Biden’s botched withdrawal from Afghanistan has redefined what our greatest threat is.
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Grief comes home to U.S. towns week after Afghanistan war ends
Americans are beginning to honor and bury the 13 service members killed in a suicide bombing in Kabul two weeks ago.
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Taliban form all-male Afghan government of old guard members
Appointed to the key post of interior minister was Sirajuddin Haqqani, who is on the FBI’s most-wanted list with a $5 million bounty on his head and is believed to still be holding at least one American hostage.
Posted inNation & World
U.S. working to speed up chartered evacuations from Afghanistan, Blinken says
As the extremist Taliban took control of the capital, the U.S. military and its allies evacuated more than 124,000 people, including nearly all of the estimated 6,000 U.S. citizens in the country.
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Bill Nemitz: A fire pit, a circle of friends and an ‘International Chat’
Each week on the edge of Portland Harbor, young adult immigrants share their thoughts on this troubled world.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World
20 years later, they’re haunted by their encounters with 9/11 hijackers
Those who crossed paths with two of the World Trade Center terrorists reflect on what happened in Maine in the hours leading up to the worst attacks on American soil.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Not so ancient history: First the plague, then the troops
If we want to understand how COVID has influenced our world, we should study the impact of early disease outbreaks in classical Greece.
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U.S. expects to admit more than 50,000 evacuated Afghans
The secretary of homeland security says tens of thousands of Afghans have been admitted into the United States since the fall of Kabul and more are expected.
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One final round: Maine restaurants, breweries and pubs pay tribute to the fallen
Empty tables set with 13 beers honor the military servicemen and women who lost their lives in Kabul last week.
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Those left in Afghanistan complain of broken U.S. promises
Many U.S. citizens and green card holders remain in the Afghan capital of Kabul despite official promises that every American who wants to leave Afghanistan would be taken out.