Where the Taliban Rule – Rolling Stone
The conquering militants govern by fear. Poverty deepens, and behind closed doors journalists are beaten and rumors of executions spread. A portrait of a country on the edge
Afghanistan
NPR
The last U.S. plane departed Afghanistan's Hamid Karzai International Airport a few hours before dawn, marking the end of America's longest war and leaving the country's future in disarray and uncertainty under Taliban rule.
The war had to end. It was going to ultimately to be a mess once it ended. Now it is over.
Tucker Carlson is wrong. Refugees are good for the economy. – Vox
UC San Diego political scientist Claire Adida recently reviewed the economic literature in a Twitter thread, concluding that “refugees are an economic boon to their host communities.”
She cites research showing that refugees in Rwanda who received $120 to $126 in cash aid from the United Nations “increased annual real income in the economy by $205 to $253.”
Evidence in the US shows that “after 6 years in the country, these refugees work at higher rates than natives. ... [Researchers] estimate that refugees pay $21,000 more in taxes than they receive in benefits over their first 20 years in the US.”