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Fall of Saigon: When the US suffered a humiliating loss in Vietnam, and why Kabul is a reminder

OpIndia Staff - 16 August, 2021

The evacuation of US embassy personnel in Kabul echoes with the withdrawal of the United States from Vietnam's Saigon in 1975

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Shocking visuals: As Kabul falls to the Taliban, thousands of Afghans flock to airport trying to flee the country

OpIndia Staff - 16 August, 2021

The scenes at Kabul were reminiscent of how the United States embassy staff fled Saigon on choppers in 1975.

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Who is Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar? The Taliban leader who is rumoured to become the next president of Afghanistan

OpIndia Staff - 15 August, 2021

It is expected that Ali Ahmad Jalali will head an interim government before the Taliban forms a government under Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar

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Obama faces criticism as Martha’s Vineyard reports increase in Covid-19 cases after his maskless birthday party

OpIndia Staff - 15 August, 2021

Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts reported 74 new cases in a week, highest since April 2021, after birthday party of Barack Obama

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Joe Biden’s administration in talks with Taliban, requesting their embassy in Kabul to be spared when the terrorists storm Afghan capital: Reports

OpIndia Staff - 13 August, 2021

The US negotiators are hoping to secure assurances from the Taliban that they will not attack the US Embassy in Kabul if the Taliban terrorists overrun the capital in the coming days.

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California’s Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom allows parole for a man who had buried a disabled victim alive

OpIndia Staff - 11 August, 2021

California governor Gavin Newsom took no objection to the state parole board’s decision to grant parole to convicted murderer David Weidert

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US: Dr Fauci under fire for spending $400,000 for funding ‘cruel experiments’ on dogs, university defends him: Here is what happened

OpIndia Staff - 10 August, 2021

WCW Project Research Manager Daniel Lopez said the documents exposed why Dr. Anthony Fauci must be held accountable for 'wasteful and cruel spending'.

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Amid USA’s Covid crisis, Obama’s lavish birthday bash attracts criticism, NYT journo tries to justify it saying ‘a sophisticated, vaccinated crowd’

OpIndia Staff - 9 August, 2021

Barack Obama birthday bash without masks amid rising Delta cases attracted criticism on social media platforms.

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Afghanistan: Taliban captures 5 major cities in just 3 days, gets control of opium smuggling routes

OpIndia Staff - 9 August, 2021

Ever since the US forces withdrew from Afghanistan on the orders of the Biden administration, the Taliban has been making rapid advances in the country.

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