Biden announces deadline for pulling US troops out of Afghanistan
People chant slogans against the government’s decision to start releasing massive amounts of treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea, during a rally outside the prime minister’s office in Tokyo, April 13, 2021.
President Joe Biden announced a new deadline to pull American troops out of Afghanistan for Sept. 11, 2021. It’s an important development in the push to end a nearly 20-year war. And, the tension between Russia and Ukraine continues to build as tens of thousands of Russian troops have amassed along Ukraine’s border. Now Ukraine, the US and Europe are on alert. Also, the government of Japan announced on Tuesday plans to release treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean.
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