In his first congressional testimony on the tumultuous withdrawal from Afghanistan, the top US military officer has called the 20-year war a “strategic failure”.General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said he believed the US should have kept several thousand troops in the country to prevent the Taliban takeover that happened faster than forecast.He refused to say what advice he gave President Joe Biden last spring when Mr Biden was considering whether to keep any troops in Afghanistan.
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COVID-19 vaccine boosters could mean billions for drug makers
Wed Sep 29 , 2021
Billions more in profits are at stake for some vaccine makers as the US moves toward dispensing COVID-19 booster shots to shore up Americans’ protection against the virus.How much the manufacturers stand to gain depends on how big the rollout proves to be.US health officials late on Thursday endorsed booster shots of the Pfizer vaccine for […]
