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AUGUST 21, 2021
Defense Department Briefing on Taliban Takeover of Afghanistan
Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby and Army Major General Hank Taylor held a news conference on U.S. efforts to evacuate Americans and Afghans after the the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. They responded to questions about evacuation flights, the Kabul airport security perimeter, a recent warning the U.S. Embassy issued to U.S. citizens to not travel to the Kabul airport, and reports that the Afghan army had begun to rise up against the Taliban. Major General Taylor announced during his remarks that, since July, the U.S. military had evacuated approximately 22,000 people from Afghanistan, with 17,000 people since the start of the evacuation operation on August 14.
https://www.c-span.org/program/news-conference/defense-department-briefing-on-taliban-takeover-of-afghanistan/602046
August 21, 2025
Summer Evening Hours at the Garden (On-site Drop-in Event)
United States Botanic Garden
https://www.usbg.gov/learn/programs-and-events
https://usbg.swoogo.com/Evening-Hours_Aug25
August 21, 2025
Today in DOD
Department of Defense
https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2025-08-21/
August 21, 2025
Public Schedule – August 21, 2025
Department of State
https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2025/08/public-schedule-august-21-2025/
August 21, 2025
President's Public Schedule
White House Calendar
https://rollcall.com/factbase/trump/calendar
August 21, 2025
2:20 AM EDT
TICAD9 Thematic Event “WPS+ Innovation: Shaping a New Era of Peace and Security: The Power of Women and Girls”
World Bank Group
https://www.worldbank.org/en/events/2025/08/21/ticad9-thematic-event-wps-innovation-the-power-of-women-and-girls
2:20 AM EDT
Jobs and livelihoods, enhancing resilience: A means to address root causes of protracted crises - Join the ILO and UNDRR live from the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9) as workers, employers, governments, UN agencies and civil society come together to explore how decent work and social justice can be powerful tools for disaster risk reduction and crisis recovery in Africa.
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k12/k12wclyqhs
2:20 AM EDT
TICAD9 Thematic Event “Manage Debt and Accelerate Development! Toward Sustainable and Resilient Growth in Africa”
World Bank Group
https://www.worldbank.org/en/events/2025/08/21/ticad9-thematic-event-accelerating-development-through-debt-management
3:00 AM EDT
TICAD9 Thematic Event “Ending Learning Poverty in Africa -How can we make a difference?“
World Bank Group
https://www.worldbank.org/en/events/2025/08/21/ticad9-thematic-event-ending-learning-poverty-in-africa-how-can-we-make-a-differen
4:00 AM EDT
17th Meeting, 6th Session of the Working Group on the Strengthening of the BWC - The Sixth Session of the Working Group on the Strengthening of the Biological Weapons Convention, 11 - 22 August 2025 in Geneva, Switzerland.
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1c/k1cia25oue
7:00 AM EDT
Washington Journal 08/21/2025
Center for Immigration Studies Steven Camarota and Cato Institute's David Bier discuss the economic impact of Trump Administration immigration policy and Bipartisan Policy Center's Matthew Weil discusses election security & mail-in
https://www.c-span.org/event/washington-journal/08-21-2025/435732
7:00 AM EDT
The American Sunrise Show
Real America's Voice
https://rumble.com/v6xv95y-the-american-sunrise-show.html
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