Covid Updates: Africa Faces Third Wave as Vaccine Rollout Sputters
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The U.S. detailed plans to send 25 million doses of the vaccine abroad. And the death toll in long-term care facilities has dropped sharply, from a peak of 5,000 a week to fewer than 300.
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South African retirees waiting to receive doses of Covid vaccine at a clinic near Johannesburg, South Africa, last week.Credit.Themba Hadebe/Associated Press
A sudden, sharp rise in coronavirus cases in many parts of Africa could amount to a continental third wave, the World Health Organization warned on Thursday, a portent of deeper trouble for a continent whose immunization drives have been crippled by shortfalls in funding and vaccine doses.
Spy Agencies Seek New Afghan Allies as U.S. Withdraws
The move signals an acknowledgment by Western intelligence agencies that they are preparing for the likely collapse of the central government and a return to civil war.
A billboard of Ahmad Shah Massoud on the anniversary of his killing in Kabul, Afghanistan, last year. His son is a candidate for Western intelligence gathering.Credit.Jim Huylebroek for The New York Times
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KABUL, Afghanistan Western spy agencies are evaluating and courting regional leaders outside the Afghan government who might be able to provide intelligence about terrorist threats long after U.S. forces withdraw
De Blasio unclear on fall remote option for schools
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As students, families and staff prepare for the summer and look ahead to fall, the city still has not indicated whether it will offer a fully remote option in the fall.
Pentagon Struggles to Wean Afghan Military Off American Air Support
Afghan commanders are asking for more help from American warplanes, illustrating their dependency on American air power.
Afghan special forces on Thursday during a raid in a Taliban-controlled territory in Helmand Province. Afghan ground commanders are pleading for more help from American warplanes.Credit.Jim Huylebroek for The New York Times
Published May 6, 2021Updated May 14, 2021
KABUL, Afghanistan The United States has continued limited air support to Afghan national security forces in recent days, launching a half-dozen airstrikes as Taliban fighters stepped up an offensive in the country’s south before the full withdrawal of American troops ordered by President Biden.