▪️They just got it wrong? General Mark Milley and the U.S. military leadership said Afghanistan could prevent the Taliban from taking over less than four weeks ago.

▪️ The angry and deranged Liz Cheney blames Trump for the collapse of Afghanistan.

▪️ In Afghanistan, teachers said goodbye to schoolgirls over fears that Taliban fighters might ban girls' education.

▪️ Facebook said it would block Taliban accounts.

▪️China, through the Global Times, threatens Taiwan by citing the example of the United States and Afghanistan: "From what happened in Afghanistan, the people of Taiwan should understand that if war breaks out in the Straits, the island's defences will collapse in a matter of hours, and the American military will not come to the rescue."

▪️Uzbekistan is closely monitoring the situation in Afghanistan and supports the desire to form an inclusive government within the country. This statement was made by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the republic.

▪️The Biden Administration recommends revaccination against covid for most Americans 8 months after vaccination.

▪️OPEC and its allies, including Russia, believe oil markets do not need more oil than they plan to release in the coming months, despite U.S. pressure to increase supplies to curb rising oil prices, four sources told Reuters.

▪️The Republican Party's executive committees in five more counties have signed on to support a full judicial audit in Wisconsin.

▪️A fire alarm went off at the Hamaoka nuclear plant in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, and the operator confirmed the presence of smoke in the building housing the reactor turbine at the now-suspended plant.

▪️New Zealand is imposing a nationwide lockdown after the first local case in 170 days was discovered. The health officer urges locals not to talk to their neighbours.

▪️"Starting tomorrow, you'll need proof of vaccination to open everything New York City has to offer," Mayor Bill de Blasio.

▪️"A civil war is brewing in France," warns liberal French philosopher Gaspard Koenig in light of growing protests against government policy on COVID-19 nonproliferation measures.

▪️Pfizer: "The third dose of vaccine shows favourable safety profile.

▪️The Australian Department of Health has said that people should not be allowed to remove their masks when drinking drinks outdoors.