The Week in Review: August 7-13, 2021

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This week, the Taliban continued its rapid advance across Afghanistan. The political crisis in South Sudan turned violent. A massive heatwave is fueling wildfires around the Mediterranean. The Ethiopian government put out a general call for troops as the Tigray People’s Liberation Front formed a new alliance. And Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro conti…

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