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The United States unveiled its military intervention in Afghanistan on Monday, 20 years after the troubled country was invaded. The last group of his troops left Afghanistan by air, fulfilling President Joe Biden's promise to end the longest U.S. war, the U.S. military said. The withdrawal took place after an chaotic and violent evacuation in Kabul, the capital that had returned to Taliban control, as well as the vast majority of areas of Afghanistan. Here is a sequence of U.S. intervention and important developments in Afghanistan over the past two decades: September 11, 2001 : Terrorist attacks on the United States planned by Osama bin Laden's al-Qaeda network, which was in Afghanistan under Taliban protection. O ctober 7, 2001 : U.S. forces begin an air campaign with strikes on Taliban and al-Qaeda forces, and a number of U.S. special forces and central intelligence agents quickly entered Afghanistan to help guide the bombing campaign and organize Afghan opposition forces. N...

  Genetics may free a woman convicted of killing her 4 babies and help other parents explain the  unexplainable Kathleen Folbigg has spent the past 18 years in prison for one of the most horrific crimes imaginable: killing all four of her babies.  But new scientific evidence suggests that's not what happened.  Genomic testing shows at least two of the Australian's babies likely died from a previously undiscovered genetic mutation that led to heart complications -- meaning she may have been wrongfully imprisoned for almost two decades.  The finding has prompted 90 scientists -- including two Australian Nobel Laureates -- to ask the governor of New South Wales to pardon  Folbigg  and let her walk free. If that happens, Folbigg's case will be one of the worst miscarriages of justice in Australian history. The ramifications don't end there. While scientists are still learning about the causes of sudden infant death syndrome ( SIDS ) -- an umbrella term for...

New York (News Business) Vacation deprivation is about to be replaced by a  travel boom , according to Expedia CEO Peter Kern.  He told CNN's Julia Chatterley earlier this week that people are beginning to think about their future travel "very quickly." Reservations on the travel website for some parts of the United States this summer are "all booked up" and he expects Europe will soon follow as the number of vaccinations grow.  Of course, "normalcy" for the travel industry is still a long way off because of the lack of business travel and the continued closure of many international borders.   And the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is still urging Americans — even those who have been vaccinated — not to travel. But leisure travelers itching fo r a getaway have helped spur demand for US airlines, Airbnb and hotel chains . Here are some major signs that there's a travel turnaround: Air travel is soaring Executives from  American Air...

  Why remote work has eroded trust among colleagues QShare using :// ( By Hannah Hickok 1 After a year of remote work, we now trust our colleagues less than before. Here's what we can do to rebuild those bridges. Article continues below W When the pandemic triggered mass workplace closures last spring, many companies were unprepared for what turned into an open-ended remote-work arrangement. For some, the extraordinary situation initially prompted a heightened sense of goodwill as workers juggled the demands of family and fine-tuned home-office setups. Yet as we now pass the one-year mark of virtual work, the shaky foundation of many company cultures is cracking to reveal a lack of trust among remote managers and employees. Under better circumstances, trust begets trust; at the moment, experts are finding that  the reverse is true . Without in-person interactions to bolster our professional relationships, there’s more room to make negative – often unfounded – assumptions ...