The Rundown: Top headlines today: Aug. 31, 2021
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Gen. Mark Milley discusses conclusion of war in Afghanistan
“Your service mattered, and it was not in vain,” the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said. source
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin talks end of war in Afghanistan
“With those who bear the wounds of war to body and to soul we will never forget what you did,†Austin said. source
U.S. Department of State facilitated evacuation of the 1st Americans to leave Afghanistan | ABC News
The U.S. Department of State facilitated the evacuation of the first Americans to leave Afghanistan since U.S. forces left. Also, as the death toll from Ida rises, President Joe Biden…
9/11 anniversary raises questions over why US troops stayed in Afghanistan so long
A five-part docuseries, “9/11 Twenty Years Later: The Longest Shadow,” takes a closer look at the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. WATCH the ABC News Live Stream Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_Ma8oQLmSM SUBSCRIBE…
Guantanamo Bay’s role in war on terror 20 years after Sept. 11
A five-part docuseries, “9/11 Twenty Years Later: The Longest Shadow,” takes a closer look at the war on terror. source
Biden to focus on ‘closing the chapter’ on Afghanistan war in UN speech
What to expect from the UN General Assembly’s week in New York. WATCH the ABC News Live Stream Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_Ma8oQLmSM SUBSCRIBE to ABC NEWS: https://bit.ly/2vZb6yP Watch More on http://abcnews.go.com/ LIKE…
Trump vetoes resolution to end US involvement in Yemen
President Donald Trump issued the second veto of his presidency, rejecting a call from Congress to end U.S. involvement in Yemen’s civil war. https://abcn.ws/2PfhMOZ #ABCNews #News #Trump #veto source
A war over land and identity in South Africa: Part 1
A government proposal sparks racial tensions between white and black South Africans, suggesting the government should seize land from white owners, without payment. source
‘1969’: NASA engineers recall the historic Apollo 11 moon landing
It was July 20, 1969, in the midst of the Cold War, when American astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin of the historic Apollo 11 mission were the first two…