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Pakistan: Oldest prisoner freed from Guantanamo, back home

Pakistan's foreign ministry says that a 74-year-old from Pakistan who was the oldest prisoner at the Guantanamo Bay detention center has been released and returned to his home country

The Independent UK

Editorial: Deny terrorists like Orlando Harris their weapon of choice? Hell no!

A national epidemic of mass shootings, with a particular focus on schools as targets, shows no signs of abating anytime soon as the volatile mix of guns and mental health continues to go unaddressed legislatively. It’s time to redefine what’s happening here: Monday’s school shooting in St. Louis wasn’t just…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Showdown as Saudi crown prince aims to dodge lawsuit over Khashoggi murder

Decision on whether US lawsuit can proceed hinges on complex question of whether heir to Saudi throne has sovereign immunity

The Guardian - US

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Commentary: New drone rules are a major step, but questions remain

Amid the drumbeat of news about the war in Ukraine and the rhetorical boxing match between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia over that Middle Eastern country’s oil production cut, a relatively big story has been buried in the headlines: The Biden administration has issued new rules on U.S. drone strikes…

Chicago Tribune

U.S. hits al-Shabab finance facilitators with sanctions

The Treasury Department said Monday that it has sanctioned a group of high-ranking members of the Somalia-based al-Shabab militant group, who act as key middle men between the group and local companies in Somalia

The Independent UK

Aid bill for 9/11 families exposes rift with former Iran hostages - Roll Call

Lobbying push threatens to reignite tensions with Americans held hostage by Iran after the 1979 revolution.

Roll Call

Marking 75 years, the CIA opens a new museum and launches a podcast

The CIA rarely seeks publicity, but has opened up a bit as it marks its anniversary. Director William Burns told the inaugural podcast that he wanted to "demystify" some of the agency's work.

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CIA unveils model of al-Qaida leader al-Zawahri's hideout

The CIA has revealed the scale model of the safe house where it found and killed al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri in Afghanistan

The Independent UK

Taliban freed from Guantanamo, claims exchanged for American

A senior Taliban detainee held at Guantanamo Bay says he was released and handed over to the Taliban in Kabul, in exchange for an American prisoner held in Afghanistan

The Independent UK

What to know about Judge Raymond Dearie, the Mar-a-Lago search special master

Dearie, 78, a former chief judge of the federal court in the Eastern District of New York, was one of the special master candidates suggested by Trump whom the Justice Department did not object to.

WEKU

Declassified report shows US predictions of IS group threat

A newly declassified U.S. intelligence report predicted in 2020 that the Islamic State group was likely to regain much of its former strength and global influence, particularly if American and Western forces reduced their role in countering the extremist movement

The Independent UK

2 decades later, 9/11 self-professed mastermind awaits trial

Nearly two decades after his capture in Pakistan, the self-described mastermind of the Sept. 11 terror attacks is still in a legal limbo

The Independent UK

Seven children dead: Who's to blame?

Who killed those kids as the U.S. left Afghanistan? Donald Rumsfeld? George Custer and Barack Obama? You and me?

Salon

MPs call for investigation into ex-spy’s claim of discrimination against daughter

Aimen Dean who spied inside al-Qaida for UK intelligence has lodged complaint against St George’s school in Edinburgh

The Guardian - UK

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‘Why does the school hate me?’: how former MI6 spy’s Scottish dream turned sour

At security debriefings, Aimen Dean and his family fell in love with the Highlands. Three years later, they feel rejected

The Guardian - UK

Father who spied on al-Qaida accuses Edinburgh school of discrimination

Inquiry opens into St George’s after Aimen Dean claims it singled out his daughter over fears he was a security risk

Chicago Tribune

Editorial: After a year under Taliban rule, Afghans feel the price of peace.

Afghanistan today under Taliban rule virtually mirrors what the country was like before the American invasion in October 2001. Girls cannot attend secondary school. Once again, women no longer work as lawyers, judges or police officers. Men must wear beards and traditional Afghan garb.

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: What does Afghanistan look like after one year of Taliban rule?

One year after the United States withdrew from Afghanistan, the country is an even more dangerous place.

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The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: Dueling views remain a year after Afghan pullout

A year after America’s tumultuous and deadly withdrawal from Afghanistan, assessments of its impact are divided — and largely along partisan lines

The Conversation

A year after the fall of Kabul, Taliban's false commitments on terrorism have been fully exposed

When the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan on Aug. 15, 2021, there were faint hopes that this time would be different.

Los Angeles Times

Doyle McManus: Kabul’s fall was a debacle, but long-term impact hasn’t been as catastrophic as feared

WASHINGTON — One year ago, as President Joe Biden was withdrawing the last American troops from Afghanistan, the Taliban swept into Kabul and abruptly brought a 20-year, $2.3 trillion U.S. war to an ignominious end.

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The U.S. lost track of why it was in Afghanistan, former commander says

Recently retired General Frank McKenzie reflects on the withdrawal from Afghanistan, who bears responsibility for the way it unfolded, and how the U.S. "lost track" of why it was in the country.

The Guardian - AU

‘The US let him go free’: release of terrorist who killed unarmed Australian soldiers shows contempt for ally, family says

Exclusive: Father of one of three soldiers slain by Hekmatullah says Australia was ‘sidelined’ in deal between US and Taliban to release terrorist from prison

The Independent UK

One year after Afghan war, Biden struggles to find footing

The nearly 12 months since the chaotic end to the U.S. war in Afghanistan haven’t been easy for Joe Biden

The Independent UK

One year after Afghanistan, spy agencies pivot toward China

A year has passed since President Joe Biden ended the war in Afghanistan

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