Leid Stories - 08.18.21

Afghanistan reels in chaos and turmoil in the aftermath of a sudden and chaotic withdrawal by the United States and the Taliban returning and seizing total control of the country again. 

Will Biden's action revive the Islamic state in Afghanistan and in the region? 

What does it say about the Biden administration's military judgment calls, and Biden's own ambition to score points as a commander in chief?

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︎Yet more pain, suffering and bewilderment befall the nation of Haiti after a magnitude-7.2 earthquake killed an estimated 1,900 people this past Saturday in a still-ongoing count. 

As the frantic search for possible survivors continues, Haiti proceeds with its internal investigation into the July 7, 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moise.

Is an exodus from Haiti -- due to natural and political disasters -- in the making?