DHS cancels 2 Texas border wall projects
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security building is seen in Washington, D.C. (ALASTAIR PIKE/AFP via Getty Images)
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UPDATED 6:07 PM PT – Friday, July 23, 2021
The Department of Homeland Security announced the cancellation of two Trump-era border wall contracts. On Friday, the DHS said it would be cancelling the projects in the Laredo Sector of the southern border, which would have stretched for about 31 miles.
This falling in line with Joe Biden’s goal of cancelling all Trump-era border wall construction. Just last month, the White House announced its plans to return over $2 billion in funds originally set aside for the border wall under the Trump administration, to work on other military projects.
Taliban: There won’t be peace until new govt. is formed
Afghan security forces stand near an armoured vehicle during ongoing fighting between Afghan security forces and Taliban fighters in the Busharan area on the outskirts of Lashkar Gah, the capital city of Helmand province. (Photo by SIFATULLAH ZAHIDI/AFP via Getty Images)
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UPDATED 5:57 PM PT – Friday, July 23, 2021
The Taliban announced there would not be peace in Afghanistan until a new government has been formed and President Ashraf Ghani removed from power. In an interview this week, a Taliban spokesman said the group would lay down their weapons when a new government has been acceptable to all sides for negotiation.