With russia, instead of them, giving russia too much influence in a place where britain thought that they should be in charge. So in 1839, The Brits Invaded Afghanistan, they tried to install their own, guy who they had handpicked to run afghanistan. Who they thought would make afghanistan more closely aligned with them. The british Army State for several years, fighting that war, but in The End that did not work out. The brits left in 1842. But then, 30 5 40 years later, the British Army tried again. The brits were freaked out all over again, that a place they thought out to be aligned with them, was actually more inclined toward russia, same thing that has driven them 30 5 40 years before. In so in 1878, the british Invaded Afghanistan again. And again they installed their own handpicked guy. This time for a hot minute they actually thought they had one. In that afghanistan would have a long Term Alliance with britain, which is what they were seeking in that first and second or. But
President biden about the recommendation from the Covid Task Force for a Booster Shot for all americans ages 12 and older. We know that the highly effective vaccines are less effective over time, and that is why today we are announcing the plan to stay ahead of the virus by being prepared to over covid19 Booster Shots to vaccinated adults 18 years and older and prepared for the Booster Shot eight months after receiving the second dose of the moderna or the pfizer dose. We plan to start this september 2021. Three points are clear. Vaccine protection against the Sars Covid19 Protection begins to decrease over time. And second the Vaccine Effectiveness against the severe Disease And Hospitalization and death remains relatively high. And third, the Disease Effectiveness is increasing against the delta variance. And So it is a big announcement raising a lot of questions and we hope to answer many of them for you in a minute, and even as the federal officials are rolling Tout Plan for third
Earthquake. The misery now compounded by a storm headed their way. The Afghan Army has collapsed. The central government has fallen. And if nothing changes, the taliban look to be the new rulers afghanistan. The militants wrapped up a blistering advance over the weekend ending the surrender of kabul. Ousted President Ashraf Ghani has fled the country, and video from Al Jazeera shows heavily armed Taliban Lounging in the president ial palace, an extraordinary sight. The taliban have called for peace, but their descent On Kabul set off panic. Have a look at the scene the Citys Airport before they say they took over air traffic control. Up to 6,000 u. S. Troops are being earmarked to help u. S. Personnel. Foreigners are racing to get out, but so too those afghan civilians, many afghans including those who work with the u. S. Fear a return to taliban rule is a death sentence. Americas top dip that the is defending the Administrations Decision to withdraw those troops from afghanistan. Secr
Haiti where the Death Toll is climbing from a devastating earthquake. Welcome, everyone. The Afghan Army has collapsed. The central government has fallen. And if nothing changes, the taliban look to be the new rulers of afghanistan. The militants racked up a blistering advance against major cities over the weekend, ending in the surrender of kabul. Ousted President Ashraf ghani fled the country, and this video that youre looking at from Al Jazeera shows heavily armed taliban looking very comfortable in the president ial palace. Now, the u. S. Militarys withdrawal set up the Taliban Takeover. The u. S. Says all of its Embassy Personnel have been evacuated to the airport, and many other countries have followed suit. This was the kabul Green Zone earlier. The former hub of military and diplomatic activity now a ghost town. But things have been very different at the airport. [ sound of gunfire ] gunfire ringing out earlier as these crowds raced to try to catch a flight out of kabul. Too ma