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Australia had a rough week, and it’s only Wednesday
Yesterday, a 5.8 magnitude earthquake unexpectedly shook up much of Australia, and Victorian police fired rubber bullets at protestors demonstrating against mandatory vaccines at the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne.
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India captures $2.7bn of Afghan heroin
According to Indian officials in touch with Reuters, India’s Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized nearly $2.7 billion worth of Afghan heroin last Tuesday. The seizure totals at around three tons of heroin, making it one of the largest drug seizures in Indian history.
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HKIA bomber was in CIA custody for four years
Abdul Rehman al-Loghri, the man ISIS-K claimed as the suicide bomber who facilitated the August 26 attack at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, was in CIA custody for nearly four years before his release from prison on August 15.
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Australia abruptly cancels French submarine contract
France expressed a great deal of disappointment with Australia after the country backed out of a submarine contract they made with French shipbuilder Naval Group. The contract entailed building nearly 90 billion Australian dollars worth of submarines according to Reuters, which Australia ditched in favor of a U.S./U.K. deal.
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Alaska Air National Guard rescues bear-mauling victim
By Capt. David Bedard / Alaska National Guard Public Affairs / September 10, 2021
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Taliban traded for Bergdahl now running Afghanistan
According to the Afghan television network TOLOnews, the inchoate Taliban government gave leadership positions to Khairullah Khairkhah, Noorullah Noori, Abdul Haq Wasiq, and Mohammad Fazl.
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Treasury Secretary Yellen to Congress: Alter debt limit or go broke
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen sent a letter to House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi yesterday urging her to act on the debt ceiling of the U.S. government, or, go completely broke.
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Vandal desecrates memorial for casualties of Kabul airport bombing
Yesterday, local authorities said that 13 American flags draped over the 91 freeway in Riverside, California, meant as a memorial for the U.S. service members who died in the Aug. 26 suicide bombing in Kabul, were torn to pieces by an unknown vandal. A U.S. Marine Corps flag was also damaged by the person.
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Resistance Fighters and the Taliban: uncertainty over control
Yesterday, Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid announced that the group completely defeated the National Resistance Front (NRF) and assumed control of Panjshir Province, Afghanistan. A translation of the announcement offers a slight glimpse at the truth of the matter.
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Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha rocket explodes during first launch
Late on Thursday evening, aerospace company Firefly‘s first Alpha rocket to be launched into space exploded after only 2 1/2 minutes in flight.
The Alpha rocket launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base’s SLC-2 complex, heading west over the Pacific ocean. The rocket flew through the air for less than 3 minutes before it began rotating end over end, eventually exploding into a gazillion pieces.
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Austin ushers in Suicide Prevention Awareness Month
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III tweeted a video yesterday morning highlighting the issue of suicide in the armed forces.
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Taliban celebrates with mock funerals for US, Allies
On Tuesday in Khost, Afghanistan, presumably empty coffins were held in the air for mock funerals, as throngs of people in the surrounding area celebrated. Flags of countries involved in the recently-concluded evacuation efforts in the country draped each of the coffins.
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