I missed yesterday, so two today:
August 29
– WaPo says US will withdraw all embassy people from Kabul.
– WSJ says US used non-explosive Hellfire to kill ISIS-K planners.
– WaPo has its tick-tock on the final days of the Ghani government.
– NYT says US nears revision of drone rules, with more centralized vetting of strikes.
– Vanity Fair reports on the reduced media presence in Kabul.
August 28
– Retaliatory strike on ISIS-K.
– Atlantic writers assess the Taliban and ISIS-K.
– Retired ambassador on how State should prepare for interventions.
– Washingtonian on what Bezos wants to do with the Post
CRS has some new products on Afghanistan.
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