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Take 2: Afghanistan evacuation, natural disasters in Haiti

The Take 2 series features brief weekly updates on the state or nations relevant news for the community.
Hannah Gonzalez
The Take 2 series features brief weekly updates on the state or nation’s relevant news for the community.

Withdrawal from Afghanistan: After beginning the withdrawal process in 2020 and pulling all U.S. troops from the country, Afghanistan fell to the Taliban. In the wake of the withdrawal, the U.S. Embassy evacuated and the Afghanistan government dealt with the Taliban without U.S. support after a deal earlier in 2020. This deal between the Taliban and the U.S. government outlined the terms of the U.S. withdrawal from the country. The Taliban violated the terms of the deal, invaded the country and fought Afghan forces. While the Taliban have captured the capital of Kabul, protests take place across the city.

Significance: This marks the end of the 20 year conflict in Afghanistan between the U.S. and the Taliban. The evacuation efforts by the Department of Defence in the country move 5,000 to 9,000 people a day out of Kabul for a current total of 12,000 people, including at-risk Afghan nationals and Embassy staff. 

Haiti earthquake: A 7.2 magnitude earthquake occurred in Haiti earlier this week, killing at least 2,000 people. Current estimates for the death toll range from 10,000 to 100,000. Tropical storm Grace hit three days after the earthquake, and these natural disasters followed the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse on July 7, which caused political turmoil in the country.

Significance: While humanitarian aid began to reach the country, previous natural disaster relief efforts in Haiti received criticism. NPR and Pro Republica revealed that during a different earthquake in Haiti in 2010, the Red Cross misused 500 million dollars in funds with mismanaged projects and overhead management costs. Political upheaval from the assassination of Jovenel Moïse two months ago may also slow aid efforts.

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Mathias Alling, LJP Staff
Junior Mathias Alling is entering his third year on The Red Ledger as a section editor. He can often be found riding his bike at six in the morning, at school or learning more about cycling. If it has two wheels, handlebars and pedals, Alling is probably going to love it. He currently has 7,000 miles recorded in since he started riding and is currently going broke trying to buy more and more cycling computers and gear. Alling also enjoys cooking, watching TV shows and movies and spending time with his family. He is looking forward to the new school year and is ready to start writing and editing.
Hannah Gonzalez, Graphics Editor
Mama Mia, here we go again. As she takes her last ride in the TRL classroom, Hannah Gonzalez is ready to end this year with a bang. Gonzalez serves as a Co-Graphics editor for the third year in a row and this is her fourth year on staff. When she’s not making killer graphics, you can most likely find Gonzalez on the volleyball court, at FCA meetings, in school or going for a joy ride in the Jeep that she named “Beep.” Although TRL is life, Gonzalez also enjoys going for late-night ice cream runs, watching early morning sunrises, going to church every Sunday morning and going on an occasional lake trip. To add to her list of accomplishments, Gonzalez has won three state championships and is looking for a fourth. With her happy planner by her side, Gonzalez is looking forward to kicking procrastination to the curb as she conquers her final year as a high school student. 

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