EVENT 1: Taliban Seize Afghanistan, Human Rights Concerns
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Taliban fighters fired into the crowd and beat protesters and journalists during an outpouring of public anger in Jalalabad on Wednesday. Despite the risks, hundreds marched through the main shopping street of the city, waving flags of the Afghan Republic. https://t.co/Ii0RIUWqRg pic.twitter.com/uwa0zDvJlI
— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 18, 2021
EXCLUSIVE: Pressed on whether the U.S.'s exit from Afghanistan could have been handled better, Pres. Biden tells @GStephanopoulos, "The idea that somehow, there's a way to have gotten out without chaos ensuing—I don't know how that happens." https://t.co/agTuVCmdTR pic.twitter.com/jSpJjd2PLX
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) August 18, 2021
Exclusive: U.S. officials systematically misled the public about the war in Afghanistan, according to internal documents obtained by The Post.
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) December 9, 2019
These are The Afghanistan Papers: A secret history of the war. https://t.co/DbCYuP0OrT
How much and how flocks talked about it
EVENT 2: Covid-19: Disputes Over Mask, Vaccine Mandates
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‘booster shots, mask mandates, greg abbott, delta variant, covid, #covid19, fully vaccinated, vaccine, biden administration, monoclonal antibody, mask mandate, booster shot, health officials, school board, nursing home, school districts, ron desantis, dress code, nursing homes, antibody treatment, covid19, public health, tested positive, vaccinated, require masks, wear masks, president biden, icu beds, mask, pope francis, monoclonal antibodies, severe disease, gov abbott, joe biden, wearing masks, public schools, fox news, #covid, masks, antibody treatments, booster’
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“Getting the vaccines that are authorized by the respective authorities is an act of love,” Pope Francis said in a public service ad. https://t.co/8QdyG7kQm8
— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 18, 2021
A mom of 4 who died of covid days after her husband makes one final wish: “Make sure my kids get vaccinated” https://t.co/XaHHnm1vTt
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 18, 2021
One in five hospital ICUs in the U.S. now has at least 95% of beds occupied, as the Delta variant fuels a surge of coronavirus cases.
— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 17, 2021
See where the crisis areas are concentrated. https://t.co/XrFm7pJTky