News Roundup & Comment

The ongoing news out of Afghanistan highlighted the week's edition of the "Roundup". However, there was much more. Here's a brief sample:

--In an ABC News video, President Biden said no one's been killed in Afghanistan despite reports of at least 7 deaths.

--Former Vice President Mike Pence said Biden broke our deal with the Taliban.

--President Joe Biden said there may be about 15,000 Americans stuck in Afghanistan.

--Twitter's standards are called into question after users pointed out that a key Taliban spokesman has been using the platform to give updates about the group's advance within the country, while former President Trump's account remains permanently suspended.

--The Biden administration moved in June to dismantle a system designed to protect American citizens trapped abroad just months before the Taliban took over Afghanistan, stranding thousands of American's there.

--Sharia law is triumphant and democracy is dead in Afghanistan.

--Afghan Christians reportedly fleeing to the mountains in a desperate attempt to escape the Taliban who is going door-to-door trying to kill them.

--The Taliban is rifling through people's phones and if they find a downloaded Bible, they will kill you immediately.

--President Biden could have and should have evacuated American civilians before withdrawing the military.

--Offers from VCY Bookstore and Outreach Center to celebrate the store's 25th anniversary.