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Let's start with more news from Afghanistan.

The situation continues to deteriorate with the Taliban fully in control, now calling the

country the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, so like kind of a scary reprint.

The scenes from the ground have been harrowing, with thousands of Afghans desperate to escape

literally anywhere they can.

Three people tried to escape on the wing and wheels of an airplane, all of whom died

from falling after it took off.

Several people were also killed by gunfire at the airport, and all commercial flights out

of Kabul were suspended yesterday morning.

The US Embassy has been closed with the final remaining staff still awaiting evacuations,

and any US citizens in Afghanistan have been told to shelter in place.

There is still the very open question of how to deal with refugees and Afghans who align

with the US while we were there, which puts them all in extreme danger before they're

able to get a visa out of the country.

Maybe wondering how all of this is going over on the world stage, and the assessment seems

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