Good morningJoe Biden has insisted that he stands “squarely behind” his decision to rapidly withdraw troops from Afghanistan as he faces the biggest crisis of his presidency. Maintaining that the US mission was never about nation building, Biden said that troops would remain in Kabul until Americans and eligible Afghans are evacuated. The official death toll rose to 1,419 on Monday, and at least 6,000 were injured by the 7.2-magnitude earthquake. At least 13,000 houses were destroyed in the quake, with relief workers distributing tarpaulins to people sleeping on the streets. If UFOs were revealed to exist, that means their technology is so far in excess of anything we can understand.

Source: The Guardian August 17, 2021 10:18 UTC