Welcome to the Tuesday, August 16th episode of the Daily Article podcast. I'm Chris Elkins

with the Denison Forum narrating today's article written by Dr. Jim Denison. On August 26, 2021, crowds of

Americans and Afghan allies were gathered outside the Kabul airport, seeking to flee Taliban

fighters taking control of the capital city following America's withdrawal from the country.

Lance Corporal, Karim Nikoi, age 20, was one of 13 American troops killed that day when a suicide

bomber detonated an explosive. Nearly a year later, his brother died on August the 9th.

Representative Mike Waltz, Republican of Florida, tweeted on Saturday,

the older brother of one of the 13 killed in action in Kabul recently killed himself

at his little brother's memorial.

Hundreds of Taliban fighters gathered in Kabul yesterday to mark a year

since they swept into the Afghan capital. For us, this is a day of liberation, one of them said.

For millions of Afghans, however, it was a day of despair. Allegations of torture, abuse, and extrajudicial

killings are escalating. Amnesty International reports that the

suffocating crackdown against Afghan's female population is increasing day by day. The Afghan economy

has collapsed, leaving millions unable to feed their families. The United Nations warns that

97% of Afghans could fall below the poverty line this year.

One man told reporters that when the Taliban took over, he hoped they would focus on the economy

and other issues like being a proper independent country. However, he said, they appear to be

focusing instead on issues such as the

length of men's beards. In the midst of such horrific chaos, release international, a United Kingdom-based

group that monitors Christian persecution issued a remarkable report, and I quote,

The violence and despair that has followed the Taliban resurgence are causing many

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