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Reporter: Green card holders left in Afghanistan feel they ‘got screwed’
Sep. 2, 2021
Associated Press correspondent Matt Lee laid into State Department spokesman Ned Price during Wednesday’s briefing, saying “it defies logic” that officials have not been able to provide an estimate of the number of legal permanent US residents left in Afghanistan following the US military’s botched withdrawal from that country.
The Biden administration has estimated that between 100 and 200 American citizens remain in Afghanistan following the completion of the US evacuation mission Monday. However, they have not been forthcoming with the numbers of legal permanent US residents or holders of visas permitting resettlement in America who remain in Taliban-controlled territory.
After Price confirmed to Lee that the “100 to 200” number cited by officials referred to US passport holders, the reporter said, “you must have some estimate of LPRs [legal permanent residents] who are still there who want to get out, and if you don’t, why not?”
Price ignored the question and focused on the US citizens left behind... more
Sep. 2, 2021
Associated Press correspondent Matt Lee laid into State Department spokesman Ned Price during Wednesday’s briefing, saying “it defies logic” that officials have not been able to provide an estimate of the number of legal permanent US residents left in Afghanistan following the US military’s botched withdrawal from that country.
The Biden administration has estimated that between 100 and 200 American citizens remain in Afghanistan following the completion of the US evacuation mission Monday. However, they have not been forthcoming with the numbers of legal permanent US residents or holders of visas permitting resettlement in America who remain in Taliban-controlled territory.
After Price confirmed to Lee that the “100 to 200” number cited by officials referred to US passport holders, the reporter said, “you must have some estimate of LPRs [legal permanent residents] who are still there who want to get out, and if you don’t, why not?”
Price ignored the question and focused on the US citizens left behind... more
Afghan crisis: US 'actively working' to evacuate 500 Americans, says Ned Price
The State department says it has been in contact with and is actively working to evacuate around 500 Americans remaining in Afghanistan, as the U.S.- led airlift continued even as commanders and officials were recovering from Thursday's deadly suicide bombing. State Department spokesman Ned Price said Friday that 8,500 evacuees had been flown out of Kabul aboard U.S. military aircraft in the previous 24 hours, as well as about 4,000 people on coalition flights.
The State department says it has been in contact with and is actively working to evacuate around 500 Americans remaining in Afghanistan, as the U.S.- led airlift continued even as commanders and officials were recovering from Thursday's deadly suicide bombing. State Department spokesman Ned Price said Friday that 8,500 evacuees had been flown out of Kabul aboard U.S. military aircraft in the previous 24 hours, as well as about 4,000 people on coalition flights.
State Department spokesperson Ned Price holds a news briefing
Sep. 1, 2021
Sep. 1, 2021
The Caldor Fire is an active wildfire burning in El Dorado County, California, about 15 miles (24 km) southeast of Placerville. By September 1, 2021, it had burned 204,390 acres with 20% containment
The Caldor Fire started on August 14, 2021, near Little Mountain, south of Pollock Pines in El Dorado County,[3] about two miles East of Omo Ranch and four miles south of Grizzly Flats.[4][5] It initially burned slowly, but exploded in size on August 16 due to high winds. By the night of August 16 it was 6,500 acres (2,600 ha).[6] On August 17 the fire grew to 30,000 acres (12,000 ha) as it expanded rapidly north and east, crossing the North Fork Cosumnes River and approaching Sly Park Reservoir. By August 20 the fire had burned nearly to Highway 50, forcing a closure of the highway.[7] Over the next few days, the fire crossed Highway 50 in the vicinity of Kyburz. Starting on August 27 winds drove the fire rapidly east towards the Lake Tahoe Basin. By August 30, it had reached Echo Summit, less than 5 miles (8.0 km) from South Lake Tahoe. from Wikipedia
The Caldor Fire started on August 14, 2021, near Little Mountain, south of Pollock Pines in El Dorado County,[3] about two miles East of Omo Ranch and four miles south of Grizzly Flats.[4][5] It initially burned slowly, but exploded in size on August 16 due to high winds. By the night of August 16 it was 6,500 acres (2,600 ha).[6] On August 17 the fire grew to 30,000 acres (12,000 ha) as it expanded rapidly north and east, crossing the North Fork Cosumnes River and approaching Sly Park Reservoir. By August 20 the fire had burned nearly to Highway 50, forcing a closure of the highway.[7] Over the next few days, the fire crossed Highway 50 in the vicinity of Kyburz. Starting on August 27 winds drove the fire rapidly east towards the Lake Tahoe Basin. By August 30, it had reached Echo Summit, less than 5 miles (8.0 km) from South Lake Tahoe. from Wikipedia
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Sep 2, 2021
Sep 2, 2021
Taliban soldiers talk, in Kabul
Explainer-What leverage do U.S., allies have over Taliban in Afghanistan?
Sep. 2 - The United States and its allies may have left Afghanistan in the hands of the Taliban but they still have “leverage” to make the Islamist militants honor commitments to allow people out of the country, according to U.S. President Joe Biden.
This was echoed by U.S. officials and other Western leaders, who believe the Taliban can be pressured into abandoning their past violence and support for terrorism with carrot and stick measures given Afghanistan’s outsized dependence on imported energy, food and foreign aid – and its shaky economy https://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSKBN2FX39Q
Here are some of the most important levers the West has to press the Taliban into honoring women’s rights and cooperating with other countries:
BILLIONS IN GOLD, FOREIGN EXCHANGE AND SPECIAL RESERVES
The United States has an outsized role to play in deciding what happens to Afghanistan’s $9 billion in gold and foreign currency reserves. Of that, $7 billion is held in the United States, with $1.3 billion in other international accounts and some $700,000 by the Bank for International Settlements, the Afghan central bank governor tweeted https://twitter.com/aahmady/status/142788300916495564 after fleeing the country.
Washington quickly blocked After the Taliban takeover, the U.S. government blocked the group from accessing any central bank assets held by the Afghan government by the New York Federal Reserve or elsewhere in the United States, an administration official said the Taliban from accessing any central bank assets held by the Afghan government by the New York Federal Reserve or elsewhere in the United States, and the assets remain frozen.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) suspended https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/biden-administration-seeks-block-taliban-accessing-reserves-imf-new-york-times-2021-08-18 Afghanistan’s access to IMF resources on Aug. 18, including $440 million in new emergency reserves.
Washington is under pressure from some humanitarian groups, Afghan central bank officials https://www.reuters.com/article/afghanistan-conflict-banking/afghanistan-central-bank-board-member-urges-biden-imf-to-release-funds-idUSL4N2Q31YG and foreign governments, including Russia, to ease the freeze in assets and allow some dollar shipments, a move that would likely come with stiff conditions.
The Taliban is likely to turn to narcotics or weapons trafficking instead, a Russian official said on Monday... more
Explainer-What leverage do U.S., allies have over Taliban in Afghanistan?
Sep. 2 - The United States and its allies may have left Afghanistan in the hands of the Taliban but they still have “leverage” to make the Islamist militants honor commitments to allow people out of the country, according to U.S. President Joe Biden.
This was echoed by U.S. officials and other Western leaders, who believe the Taliban can be pressured into abandoning their past violence and support for terrorism with carrot and stick measures given Afghanistan’s outsized dependence on imported energy, food and foreign aid – and its shaky economy https://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSKBN2FX39Q
Here are some of the most important levers the West has to press the Taliban into honoring women’s rights and cooperating with other countries:
BILLIONS IN GOLD, FOREIGN EXCHANGE AND SPECIAL RESERVES
The United States has an outsized role to play in deciding what happens to Afghanistan’s $9 billion in gold and foreign currency reserves. Of that, $7 billion is held in the United States, with $1.3 billion in other international accounts and some $700,000 by the Bank for International Settlements, the Afghan central bank governor tweeted https://twitter.com/aahmady/status/142788300916495564 after fleeing the country.
Washington quickly blocked After the Taliban takeover, the U.S. government blocked the group from accessing any central bank assets held by the Afghan government by the New York Federal Reserve or elsewhere in the United States, an administration official said the Taliban from accessing any central bank assets held by the Afghan government by the New York Federal Reserve or elsewhere in the United States, and the assets remain frozen.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) suspended https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/biden-administration-seeks-block-taliban-accessing-reserves-imf-new-york-times-2021-08-18 Afghanistan’s access to IMF resources on Aug. 18, including $440 million in new emergency reserves.
Washington is under pressure from some humanitarian groups, Afghan central bank officials https://www.reuters.com/article/afghanistan-conflict-banking/afghanistan-central-bank-board-member-urges-biden-imf-to-release-funds-idUSL4N2Q31YG and foreign governments, including Russia, to ease the freeze in assets and allow some dollar shipments, a move that would likely come with stiff conditions.
The Taliban is likely to turn to narcotics or weapons trafficking instead, a Russian official said on Monday... more
