Readers Write: Afghanistan, policing, the Olympics Back to square one. Text size Copy shortlink:
So, after almost 20 years in Afghanistan, with billions of dollars spent, thousands and thousands of lives lost, plus thousands and thousands more maimed and wounded, where do we stand?
Exactly in the same place as 20 years ago. The Taliban is reclaiming the country by leaps and bounds, the Afghan military is readily ceding territory or fleeing the country, and the civilian population is living in fear of what is to come their way when the Taliban takeover is complete ( Afghan soldiers flee to Tajikistan, July 6).
All that time, treasure and lives spent for naught what an absolute and utter waste. There must be steadier hands at the wheel, with much, much more thought and wide-ranging discussion if another endeavor like this is ever again contemplated.
New Installment of Comic Series Features Women’s Stories of Survival
The fourth volume of “Chutz-Pow!” from the Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh spotlights women including silver-screen icon Audrey Hepburn.
December 24, 2020
As a teenager, Audrey Hepburn smuggled food to Allied airmen shot down by Nazi forces.
Decades before “Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” Hepburn was a member of the Dutch resistance to the Nazis, dancing at secret concerts to raise morale among starving rebels and eventually working directly to undermine German efforts. Many who only know Hepburn from silver screen classics never discovered her heroic deeds.
“Seeing her featured will hopefully spark peoples’ curiosity to find out more, perhaps including some who might not ordinarily gravitate toward a book about Holocaust survivors,” says Jackie Reese, marketing and education associate at the Holocaust Center. “And if someone’s interest in Audrey and her story provides a segue into learning more a