Daily American Military News Highlights

Here are the daily headline highlights from American Military News from August 18, 2021. You can view all headlines at www.AmericanMilitaryNews.com.

Taliban has been beating, blocking evacuees in Kabul
https://americanmilitarynews.com/2021/08/taliban-now-says-theyll-let-americans-afghans-leave-after-beating-blocking-evacuees/

Biden rejected US intel predictions of Taliban takeover in Afghanistan
https://americanmilitarynews.com/2021/08/biden-rejected-us-intel-predictions-of-rapid-afghan-collapse-called-taliban-takeover-highly-unlikely-report/

Videos: Taliban shoots Afghan protesters - deaths & injuries reported
https://americanmilitarynews.com/2021/08/videos-taliban-fire-on-protesters-in-jalalabad-3-reported-killed-dozen-more-wounded/

Pentagon says terrorist threats from Afghanistan could be worse than anticipated
https://americanmilitarynews.com/2021/08/pentagon-says-terrorist-threats-from-afghanistan-could-be-worse-than-anticipated/

US has no plans to rescue Americans, Afghans stranded behind Taliban
https://americanmilitarynews.com/2021/08/us-has-no-plans-to-rescue-americans-afghans-stranded-behind-taliban-lines-outside-kabul-airport/

US releases first photos of evacuation from Taliban - Controlled Afghanistan
https://americanmilitarynews.com/2021/08/photos-us-releases-first-photos-of-evacuation-efforts-from-taliban-controlled-afghanistan/