Washington Times: Last combat boot departs Afghanistan as U.S. ends longest war
"The Taliban 'are going to use the evacuation of these Americans to extract concessions, like the unfreezing of assets. They’re going to insist on diplomatic recognition,' Mr. Sales told The Washington Times. 'They’re going to insist on sanctions relief. The White House needs to rule that out in no uncertain terms. Getting our people home is non-negotiable.'"
The Counter Extremism Project Presents
Enduring Music: Compositions from the Holocaust
Marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Counter Extremism Project's ARCHER at House 88 presents a landmark concert of music composed in ghettos and death camps, performed in defiance of resurgent antisemitism. Curated with world renowned composer, conductor, and musicologist Francesco Lotoro, the program restores classical, folk, and popular works, many written on scraps of paper or recalled from memory, to public consciousness. Featuring world and U.S. premieres from Lotoro's archive, this concert honors a repertoire that endured against unimaginable evil.