Islamists, right-wing trumpets, now incels … it looks like society has become prone to camps of violent extremism of hatred against whatever target it may be.

* While many [in Pakistan] are celebrating, others fear Taliban victory will embolden Islamic militant organizations operating in Pakistan.*

Some similarities between the Vietnam war and the Afghanistan war: US officers had no idea what winning would mean, or how to achieve that, and they systematically generated lies to give to their superiors an impression of constantly making progress. The book, The Afghanistan Papers, presents the details.

*Iran accelerates enrichment of uranium to near weapons-grade, IAEA says.*

It will be a setback for world peace and safety if we cannot resurrect the non-nuclear deal that the wrecker destroyed. However, I criticize Biden for not offering enough concessions to bring it back when he had a chance. Since breaking the deal was the US's fault, it was proper for the US to apologize for that and act accordingly.

US citizens: call on the Senate to end the filibuster.