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	8/17/2021: FRONT PAGE: BIDEN: IT’S AFGHANS’ OWN FAULT Joe Biden last night blamed Afghan leaders and the country’s military for refusing to fight, in an extraordinary defence of his decision to withdraw American troops. In a blunt address to the US nation, the President said he ‘stood squarely’ behind... Visit Daily Mail Web Site

	8/17/2021: Front Page: Biden defends US withdrawal amid chaotic scenes in Kabul Joe Biden has said that US troops in Kabul would stay long enough to evacuate American citizens and eligible Afghan allies and warned the Taliban there would be a “devastating” response to any attempt to attack or disrupt the operation. The US... Visit The Guardian Web Site

	8/17/2021: Front Page: Chaos in Kabul At least seven people were reported to have been killed as chaos erupted at Kabul airport yesterday, with desperate Afghans trying to flee Taliban rule. US troops and Taliban fighters fired in the air as a desperate crowd rushed there in the hope of... Visit The Independent Web Site

	8/17/2021: FRONT PAGE: PM SENDS 200 EXTRA PARAS IN RACE AGAINST TIME AN EXTRA 200 Paras flew in to save thousands of Britons fleeing Taliban forces in Kabul last night. Shots rang out as hordes of terrified Afghans attempted Visit Daily Express Web Site

	8/17/2021: FRONT PAGE: ONE GIANT LEAK FOR MANKIND AN astronaut drilled a hole in the space station so she could get beamed back down to Earth early, the Russians claim. What planet are they on? Visit Daily Star Web Site

	8/17/2021: Front Page: Biden defends America’s flight JOE BIDEN yesterday said he stood “squarely” by his decision to withdraw American troops from Afghanistan as he partly blamed Donald Trump and the Afghan security services for the debacle. In a defiant message delivered live to the nation from the... Visit The Daily Telegraph Web Site

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	8/16/2021: Front Page: Anger as schools ‘forced to set up field hospitals for Covid testing’ SCHOOLS are setting up “field hospitals” to Covidtest returning pupils and risk being distracted from teaching because they have to focus on public health responsibilities, school leaders warned today. All secondary school pupils must have two on-site... Visit London Evening Standard Web Site

	8/17/2021: FRONT PAGE: BETRAYED IN LIFE AND NOW IN DEATH THE mum of a Scots soldier gunned down in Afghanistan believes he has been “betrayed in life and death” after seeing the Taliban take control of the country. Sean Binnie, 22, was killed during a firefight in Helmand in 2009. His mum Janette said:... Visit Daily Record Web Site

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