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Stars and Stripes Daily Headlines

August 21, 2021

 

‘Waiting for the next step’: thousands of Afghanistan evacuees find temporary home at Ramstein Air Base

By Saturday, about 2,300 men, women and children who managed to get a flight out of Kabul to escape Taliban rule were settling into their temporary home, waiting for the next leg of their journey.

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Vaccine resistance in the military remains strong, a dilemma for Pentagon as mandate looms

The Pentagon’s effort to mandate coronavirus vaccination for all 1.3 million active-duty service members will continue to face resistance from a segment of the force until military leaders devise an effective strategy for countering pervasive doubt about the pandemic’s seriousness and widespread misinformation about the shots.

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Islamic State threat forces US changes to evacuations at Kabul airport

Potential Islamic State threats against Americans in Afghanistan are forcing the U.S. military to develop new ways to get evacuees to the airport in Kabul, a senior U.S. official said Saturday, adding a new complication to the already chaotic efforts to get people out of the country after its swift fall to the Taliban.

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Afghanistan withdrawal brings a Biden Doctrine into focus

The president embraces a cautious worldview that prizes alliances but also narrows the aperture of American influence, with greater attention on domestic concerns.

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First Afghanistan evacuees arrive at Ramstein Air Base

Evacuees seem to be in “good condition,” said Brig. Gen. Josh Olson, the 86th Airlift Wing commander. “They look exhausted. They look very tired” and are traveling with “very little,” he said. “But seeing the children and the families coming off with huge smiles, it warms your heart.”

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Family, friends remember Marine killed in Afghanistan 10 years ago

One of Kathy Patron’s wishes was for people to remember her son — U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Daniel J. Patron was killed in action 10 years ago in Afghanistan. They do.

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Portsmouth Naval Shipyard about to get $1.7 billion upgrade to keep up with modern submarines

One of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard’s dry docks is about to get a huge overhaul to increase the 221-year-old shipyard’s ability to maintain, modernize and repair the Navy’s Los Angeles-class and Virginia-class submarines.

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Europe fears Afghan refugee crisis after Taliban takeover

Haunted by a 2015 migration crisis fueled by the Syrian war, European leaders desperately want to avoid another large-scale influx of refugees and migrants from Afghanistan.

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West Virginia lowers flags for returned WWII sailor

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice ordered United States and West Virginia flags at state-owned properties flown at half-staff on Saturday in honor of a World War II sailor whose remains were recently returned to West Virginia.

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Coastal evacuations urged as Hurricane Henri heads north

The urgency of preparations for a monster storm hitting parts of the Northeast became a priority Saturday when Henri was promoted to a hurricane as the tropical system moved closer to landfall, expected to hit Long Island and Connecticut first.

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