CIA Director William Burns held secret meeting in Kabul with Taliban leader Abdul Ghani Baradar

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6. You are welcome!

What this also reminded me of were the sports reporters locally here. For almost a year while all the pro (and other) sports were shut down due to the pandemic, the broadcast and print sports analysts and reporters had nothing to "report" on except maybe talk about highlights of past seasons or speculate on upcoming drafts, etc.

Eventually as the mandates began to ease and some of the sports teams started attempting to play (in "bubbles" ), the reporters were literally chomping at the bit to get back to "doing their jobs".

When I would listen to what were originally Philly's daily, then biweekly, and finally once a week COVID-19 pressers before ending this past May (but then starting up again a couple weeks ago due to Delta) - one of the regular media attendees who reported on sports, had literally spent an entire year acting like a child on a long road trip - "Are we there yet??? Are we THERE yet??? ARE WE THERE YET??!!!???!!!!" regarding when the stadiums and indoor arenas would open up again for games (and their reporting).

And every press session for a year, they got the same answer - "When the "science" dictates, the case rates drop in a sustained fashion, and we see mitigation strategies are working".