Link: https://www.rt.com/news/533135-italy-evacuation-plane-under-fire-kabul/

Italian Air Force C-130J Super Hercules came under machine-gun fire as it took off from Hamid Karzai airport in Afghan capital of Kabul. No injuries reported, pilot forced to take evasive action; .made a tactical take-off to escape gunfire. UK minister said there was a real chance of a terrorist attack occurring at Kabul airport. The Taliban claimed they shared this intelligence with Western nations.

Link: https://www.rt.com/news/533115-taliban-kabul-airport-attack/

The Taliban claimed credit for tipping off NATO forces about a potential terrorist plot targeting Hamid Karzai international airport. The would-be bomb attack was meant to discredit them. .The plan was to provoke chaos and violence at the airport and hurt the Taliban’s reputation.

Link: https://www.rt.com/news/533143-pentagon-explosion-kabul-airport/

At least 13 people, including children, have reportedly been killed in an apparent suicide attack outside the Kabul airport on Thursday, with media suggesting that US troops may have been injured as well. Officials warning that the airport could be a potential target for an attack as thousands have journeyed there in an effort to catch an evacuation flight.

Link: https://babylonbee.com/news/biden-says-we-may-need-to-reinvade-afghanistan-as-they-have-weapons-of-mass-destruction-which-we-gave-them

WASHINGTON, D.C.—In a stirring address to the nation, Biden sadly announced that we may soon have to invade Afghanistan once again after intelligence reports revealed they may have weapons of mass destruction, which we gave to them last week.

Link: https://anti-empire.com/turkey-is-already-giving-its-citizens-the-4th-vaccine-dose/

A fourth jab of vaccine? Travelers in Turkey began receiving just that Monday to become eligible for the vaccine passports necessary for them to journey to the U.S. and Europe. Turkey inoculated millions with Chinese Sinovac Biotech vaccine, many receiving two doses. Number of countries do not count that vaccine among those they require.

Link: https://anti-empire.com/israel-mulls-shortening-vaccine-passport-validity-to-6-months-for-those-who-dont-get-a-booster/

Israeli health officials said that eligibility for a third vaccine might soon be open to all those over 30 and then to everyone, and the validity of the Green Pass – currently set to expire at the end of the year – might be shortened to six months after the second shot for those who don’t receive a booster. The government is also pushing to get Israeli students inoculated as they return to school.

Link: https://www.rt.com/news/532936-no-afghans-allowed-kabul-airport/

The Taliban said it will no longer permit Afghans to leave the country via Kabul airport, calling on the west not to encourage the educated elite to flee, demanded western powers refrain from evacuating Afghanistan's educated elite, such as doctors and engineers., adding that foreigners could continue to use the airport until August 31 deadline.

Link: https://sputniknews.com/europe/202108241083698189-norwegian-professor-calls-for-giving-away-half-of-countrys-oil-fund-to-un-organisations/

Professor of Anthropology Thomas Hylland Eriksen of the University of Oslo has made a stir with his call to give away half of Norway's Oil Fund on condition the money is spent on the world's population and the planet's environmental well-being rather than bureaucracy. Proposal hasn't garnered any political support so far.

Link: https://tass.com/world/1329627

Russia is keeping a close eye on the situation in Afghanistan but will not let its armed forces be drawn into an all-against-all conflict in that country, "The former Soviet Union has its own experience in that country. We have learned the lesson," Putin said.

Link: https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/thousands-afghan-refugees-landing-dulles-airport-question-whats-next-looms

Virginia has become a hub of US Afghan evacuation efforts, with Dulles International Airport having received thousands of refugees over the past days. Pentagon statement 16,000 evacuees have been flown out of Kabul in the last 24 hours

Link: https://www.rt.com/news/532835-new-delhi-smog-tower-air-pollution/

40 giant fans atop a 25-meter tower, will push 1,000 cubic meters of air per second, filtering it and halving the number of harmful particles ccording to engineers. New Delhi’s air pollution levels regularly rise 20 times the safe limit. The cloud of noxious fumes is caused by a vehicle exhausts, industrial activity, waste and fuel combustion,.

Link: https://www.rt.com/news/532743-kabul-airport-civilians-killed/

More deaths and crushing injuries in the crowds near Kabul airport have been reported during the week. At least twelve people were killed amid the chaos, with the deaths caused either by stampede or gunfire. Britain’s armed forces minister James Heappey , saying his country won’t be able to fly everyone it promised out of Afghanistan.

Link: https://memoryholeblog.org/2021/08/21/critical-nursing-shortages-hit-hospitals-nationwide-as-nurses-quit-or-are-fired-over-covid-vaccine-mandates/

The United States is facing a critical nursing shortage in hospitals as many nurses are quitting rather than complying with COVID vaccine mandates, or they are being fired. Several stories this year of nurses have died or crippled from the COVID shots. Hospitals will soon be “overwhelmed” not because of outbreaks of COVID, but because the critical care staffing is being severely depleted .

Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/25/delta-air-lines-unvaccinated-employees-will-face-200-fees-if-they-dont-get-covid-vaccine.html

Uunvaccinated Delta employees that have health insurance from the company will face $200 monthly surcharges.. Unvaccinated employees will have to take a Covid test every week. United Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines will mandate vaccines for employees.

Link: https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/headline-nevada-mandates-covid-jab-for-all-higher-education-students-days-before-fda-approves-pfizer-jab/

Nevada State Board of Health (NSBH) voted “unanimously” to mandate COVID-19 injections for all students at public colleges and universities while allowing exemptions for “religious belief or medical condition” and demanding students show proof of the injection.

Link: https://www.investmentwatchblog.com/how-russian-citizens-crushed-moscows-vaccine-passports-in-just-3-weeks/

. Moscow residents stopped frequenting any business that required a vaccine passport,. vaccinated people stood in solidarity with the unvaccinated. Elites failed to anticipate Moscow residents would simply not participate in the scam. Business owners all over the city were suddenly calling Mayors office. Mayor Sobyanin made a surprise announcement nobody needs a vaccine passport anymore. claiming COVID case rates were suddenly, all better

Link: https://www.rt.com/usa/532977-psaki-afghanitan-evacuation-success/

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said evacuations from Afghanistan will likely be completed by the end of August, declaring the operation a “success” despite having no clear idea how many US citizens are still in the country.

Link: https://www.rt.com/usa/532981-high-school-tracking-devices/

Eatonville High School will require student athletes and staff to wear monitors ,to track potential coronavirus outbreaks on campus, insisting they do not transmit wearers’ locations,only tracking players’ proximity to one another and how long they remain nearby.. Rumors the tracking devices would be required for the unvaccinated only.

Link: https://www.rt.com/news/533045-fukushima-nuclear-plant-undersea-tunnel/

The operators of Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant announced plans to build an undersea tunnel to facilitate the release of one million tons of treated water from the site into the surrounding ocean. Japan insists the water, is completely safe, thoroughly treated to remove radioactive particles. Neighboring countries and fishing communities criticized the water-release plan over safety fears, worry it will undermine confidence in seafood caught in the surrounding waters.

Link: https://www.activistpost.com/2021/08/largest-us-food-distributor-having-trouble-keeping-shelves-stocked-price-shock-imminent.html

U.S. food distributors reporting difficulties in fulfilling orders.. Sysco, North America’s largest wholesale food distributor, is turning away customers in some areas where demand is exceeding capacity. Another major distributor, United Natural Foods is having trouble getting food to stores on time. The company blamed labor shortages, delays in the procurement of some imported goods like cheese. said prices for key goods are climbing amid tight supplies.