Evening Edition: U.S. escalates airstrikes on Taliban, officials say, as Afghan military loses ground

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Sign up for this newsletter Read online The day's most important stories, curated by Post editors.     (Lorenzo Tugnoli/FTWP) U.S. escalates airstrikes on Taliban, officials say, as Afghan military loses ground Four strikes were carried out on Wednesday and Thursday, including some in Kandahar, one official said. By Alex Horton, Dan Lamothe and Susannah George ●  Read more »   Amazon pledges to investigate discrimination after internal petition wins backing of hundreds of employees By Jay Greene ●  Read more »   Tennessee resumes most vaccine outreach to minors paused after GOP backlash By Timothy Bella and Paulina Villegas ●  Read more »   Cleveland drops 'Indians' name, will rebrand MLB team as 'Guardians' By Chelsea Janes ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   A scandal-scarred Senate candidate wants a Trump endorsement. Some GOP advisers worry he'll get it. By Michael Scherer and Josh Dawsey ●  Read more »   The great white shark next door By Scott Wilson ●  Read more »   Surfside's debris has been cleared, but one victim is still missing. Her loved ones want answers. By Brittany Shammas, Meryl Kornfield and Paulina Firozi ●  Read more »   At fraught Tokyo Olympics, Jill Biden may win just by showing up By Jada Yuan ●  Read more »   Empty seats and muddled messaging make for a lackluster ceremony TV Review ●  By Inkoo Kang ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Haiti buries its slain president Visual Story ●  By Ruby Mellen ●  Read more »   Indicted trump ally Thomas Barrack to be released on $250 million bond, must appear in New York next week By Shayna Jacobs ●  Read more »   Alabama's GOP governor says 'it's time to start blaming the unvaccinated folks' for covid-19 spike By Timothy Bella ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Must Reads for a curated selection of our best journalism in your inbox every Saturday, plus a peek behind the scenes into how one story came together. Sign up »

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