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The Taliban continues its resurgence in Afghanistan as American forces withdraw from the country, but the Biden administration believes military action is neither necessary nor the best course of action to improve the situation on the ground. President Biden is expected to address the status of the American withdrawal from Afghanistan Thursday afternoon, following a meeting on the subject with his national security team in the morning. "We are all concerned about the security situation on the ground," Pentagon press secretary John Kirby told Fox News’ Neil Cavuto on Wednesday. "There's no question about that, which is all the more...

A THIRD PROSECUTOR QUIT THE ROGER STONE CASE THIS AFTERNOON As Cristina Laila reported earlier that Aaron Zelinsky abruptly resigned, then Jonathan Kravis resigned, according to a court filing in Washington federal court.And later this afternoon a third Mueller prosecutor Adam Zed announced he will withdraw from the Roger Stone case. The President earlier today called the proposed sentencing of Roger Stone a “miscarriage of justice.”

The US troops stationed in Makhmur have also retreated after Hashd al-Shaabi took the control of the town from peshmerga forces. The US troops stationed in Makhmur town of Mosul have retreated to Hewler (Erbil) Wednesday evening after peshmerga forces withdrew and handed over the control of the town to Hashd al-Shaabi militia. The US troops reportedly blew up the base before their evacuation and withdrawal to the surroundings of Hewler next to the peshmerga forces. The US military base in Makhmur was constructed before the operation to liberate Mosul and an undisclosed number of US special forces were stationed...

US President Donald Trump announced to withdraw Ambassador John Bass from Ankara and expressed intent to nominate him to Afghanistan in an email announcement. Ambassador Bass has been under increasing criticism and attacks by President ErdoganÂ’s media in recent weeks. Amb Bass, when started his post in Ankara gave his first interview to pro-Erdogan and AKP government media, Sabah to show his intent of better relations after his predecessor Ricciardione, who also had a difficult time towards the end of his service. Last week Amb. Bass visited Amnesty International group to show solidarity after AI Turkey Director Idil Eser and...

EL MONTE >> More than a week after officials announced that Eric McBride would be the city’s next police chief, the top cop-to-be abruptly withdrew his candidacy amid sharp criticism of his stance on undocumented immigrants. McBride, who is currently San Bernardino Police Department Assistant Police Chief, was to be sworn in as El Monte police chief Feb. 25. McBride’s decision came after immigrants rights activists over the weekend began to rally opposition against him because of anti-illegal immigration policies he pushed while he served on the Hemet City Council from 2006-2010. “This selection is a slap in the face...

Published: 08.17.11, 14:59 / Israel News The United Nations has withdrawn non-essential staff from Syria where President Bashar al-Assad is seeking to crush a five-month uprising against his rule, a senior UN official said on Wednesday. UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Michael Williams said in a statement to Reuters that the 26 non-essential international staff members and their families had left Syria.

Turkey withdraws ambassador to Israel By Selcan Hacaoglu | Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey – Turkey withdrew its ambassador to Israel and canceled three joint military drills on Monday after Israeli commandos killed at least 10 people and wounded dozens aboard a Palestinian aid convoy unofficially sponsored by Turkey. Furious Turkish protesters tried to storm Israel’s consulate in Istanbul then marched toward the city’s main square denouncing Israel because of the deaths, which drew condemnation from around the world. Arab countries expressed outrage and European countries with passengers aboard the ships summoned the Israeli ambassadors home and called for an investigation....

WASHINGTON (AP) - Tom Daschle has withdrawn his nomination to be Health and Human Services secretary.

A Republican lawmaker who co-authored a bill that would give every child born in California a $500 savings account has withdrawn his support following a backlash within his own party. Sen. Bob Dutton, R-Rancho Cucamonga, who had promoted the measure as a good investment, announced Friday he no longer supported the bill he had introduced two days before with Democrat Sen. Darrel Steinberg. The surprise move came after fellow Republicans questioned the measure's $285 million cost and inclusion of children of illegal immigrants. In a press release, Dutton said that thousands of Californians had asked him "what I was thinking"...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Democratic Sen. Evan Bayh of Indiana announced on Saturday he will not seek the presidency in 2008, saying he believes the odds of a successful run were too great to overcome. ''At the end of the day, I concluded that due to circumstances beyond our control the odds were longer than I felt I could responsibly pursue,'' Bayh said in a statement. ''This path -- and these long odds -- would have required me to be essentially absent from the Senate for the next year instead of working to help the people of my state and the...

Israel withdraws troops from northern Gaza (Filed: 08/07/2006) Israel has withdrawn its forces from most of the northern Gaza Strip, where fighting has left nearly 30 Palestinians dead. Column of Israeli tanks The Israeli army, which launched its offensive 11 days ago to free an abducted soldier, pulled out today from the towns of Beit Lahiya and Beit Hanoun, the Erez industrial zone, and three former Israeli settlements. Troops had seized the area earlier this week, creating a "buffer zone" aimed at deterring militants from firing rockets into the coastal city of Ashkelon. However, rocket fire has continued. An army...

Catholic Church Withdraws Recognition of College That Plans to Honor Hillary Clinton To: National Desk Contact: Patrick Reilly, President, Cardinal Newman Society, 703-367-0333 MANASSAS, Va., April 29 /Christian Wire Service/ -- The Archdiocese of New York has determined that Marymount Manhattan College—which has been under protest by the Cardinal Newman Society for inviting pro-abortion Sen. Hillary Clinton to give its commencement address and receive an honorary degree on May 20—is no longer a Catholic institution. This is the fourth time since the late Pope John Paul II issued Ex Corde Ecclesiae, the apostolic constitution on Catholic universities, that a bishop...

When reading some of the more right-leaning, pro-Israeli pundits, one would be led to believe that Israel is a nation completely divided over Ariel Sharon’s “disengagement plan,” whereby the Jewish state withdraws from Gaza and some of the West Bank in return for Palestinian promises of “peace.” I share the concerns of the anti-disengagement camp, but do not accept the premise of some of their lot that Israel is on the brink of “civil war.” Just looking at opinion polls of Israelis, one can see that there is momentum for the disengagement plan. The Tel Aviv University Peace Index of...

NEW DELHI, India (AP) — India has started withdrawing its troops from the border with Pakistan, the defense minister said Thursday. ``The process has started,'' George Fernandes said of New Delhi's announcement earlier this month that it would recall tens of thousands of soldiers from the border to ease tension in the region. India and Pakistan have deployed more than 1 million soldiers along their frontier since a Dec. 13 attack on the Indian Parliament, which New Delhi blamed on Pakistan-based Islamic groups and Islamabad's spy agency. Pakistan rejected the allegation, but attacks in India's Jammu-Kashmir state again pushed the...