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Hey there.

This past month we all woke up and realized that the Onion's saddest article is about

to become truth.

Next year the United States will start sending troops to Afghanistan that were born after

the start of the US's longest war.

The amount of time that the United States has spent trying to control this one small

country is hard to talk about, but it's important that we do, so that's what I will try to do

today...

I don't talk about Afghanistan on this channel much.

This is because the topic is fiendishly complex.

I can't talk about Afghanistan with any seriousness, without talking about the history and issues

facing Pakistan.

And I can't talk about Pakistan's issues with any seriousness without discussing India.

The Afghanistan issue is inseparable from the conflicts between these two massive countries.

And honestly Bangladesh is a big part of this conflict as well.

So I can't talk about Afghanistan seriously without talking about the problems that face

a quarter of humanity.

I am just not adequately prepared to do that yet.

There's another reason I don't often delve into the US's longest war.

It's really depressing.

For 17 years now we have poured in trillions of dollars failing to change the facts on

the ground much at all.

The sheer scale of the waste here is awe inspiring.

It's the worst testament imaginable to US power.

In the 1980s the Russians attempted to occupy Afghanistan.

At that time the Soviet Union was just over the border from the country, Not across the

world as we are.

The full resources of one of the world's largest countries were poured into the occupation.

The Soviet attempt to control Afghanistan lasted little more than half as long as our

attempt has lasted so far.

The British Empire lost thousands of soldiers trying to control Afghanistan.

Finally, with the end of the Second Anglo Afghan war in 1880, they managed to get control

of the place, sort of.

The Afghans kicked the British out with the Third Anglo Afghan War in 1919.

In 2020 our occupation of Afghanistan will have lasted just about half as long as that

of the British.

Yet we still pretend that the United States is not an Imperial power.

And the US Afghan adventure is so much dumber than the British one.

During most of the period of British control there weren't even any British soldiers there.

The British bribed local powers to maintain control rather than post armies on the other

side of the world.

The British knew better than we did.

Their empire in Afghanistan was more stable and it cost a small fraction of what ours

does.

When we invaded Afghanistan in 2001 I was a young man, in my last year of University.

Now I am a middle aged man, just about to turn 40.

Wars should not last a generation.

Our war in Afghanistan has become permanent.

Each new president let's the generals do the same things over and over again with no result,

year after year.

The US war in Afghanistan may very well be Human history's most expensive exercise in

pointlessness.

Every year tens of billions of dollars are thrown down a bottomless pit, that nobody

in the US government really even understands.

I don't have anything clever to say here.

Just that we need to stop ignoring the tragedy of this endless war.

We need to get out and we need to get out now.

Before we find ourselves sending some US Afghan veteran's grandchild to fight the same Battles.

Thanks for watching.

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For more infomation >> US Afghanistan Policy Is History's Greatest Waste - Duration: 4:01.

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How Lungi Became a Part of Us (কীভাবে এলো লুঙ্গি?) - Duration: 3:04.

All around Bangladesh, Lungi is a common dress

which can be seen the most.

Now, can Lungi, a part and parcel of Bengali life

be seen only in Bangladesh?

Or has it become an important part in the lives of people in different parts of the world?

Let's find out the answer for you curious mind in this video.

Though it might sound surprising,

it is true that, our day-to-day companion Lungi, was not invented in Bangladesh.

Men in the sub-continent used to wear Dhoti or Pajamas

along with Fatua and Panjabi once.

Lungi was first introduced in Bengal mainly,

in the beginning of the twentieth century.

According to researchers, Lungi was invented in Tamil Nadu of South India.

It was known as Vesti back then.

Vesti, made of Muslin, used to be exported from South India to far away Babylon

and proofs about this can be found in different Babylonian archaeological structures.

A fishermen tribe named Varada Wargal started exporting Lungi.

Not only to Babylon - they used to export it even to Eastern Asia and Western Africa.

In this way, Lungi was introduced from South India to the Indian sub-continent and different corners of the world.

This dress has many interesting names such as Sarang, Mundu, Tamen, Izar

and it is also of various colors, patterns, types and uses.

Majorly because of comfort and ease in using,

Lungi has become a part and parcel in lives of people living in warm and humid regions.

Men usually wear Mundu in any kind of festivals, weddings or religious festivals in South India.

Not only in South India,

Lungi is used in other regions of India as well.

In some regions, both men and women wear Lungis.

For example, in Myanmar Lungis for men and women are respectively known as Paso and Tamen.

A Burmese wedding seems incomplete if the newly wed couple do not wear matching silk-made Tamen and Paso.

On the other hand, during the Dutch colonial period

Sarang was the symbol of uniqueness and protest in Indonesia.

Again, for Malay Muslims in Malaysia, Sarang is the symbol of purity.

That's why it is their traditional dress for the Jummah Prayer.

It might seem unbelievable, but not only in Asia,

Lungi has made its way to far away Africa too.

Lungi is known as Makawi in Somalia.

Lungi is also used by ethnic tribes of the Great Lakes region

although it is worn there by mainly women and it also has a very beautiful name

which is Konga.

Though Lungi is not older than 100 years in Bangladesh,

it has taken a crucial place in the minds, hearts and self-identities of the Bengali people.

Lungi is used in national and official activities in many countries around the world

but our country is not one of them.

However, as a comfortable attire,

Lungi is wonderfully keeping pace with pants or trousers even now.

-I'm ready!

-In this way? Will you really go to my friend's house wearing Lungi?

-Your friend's father is my friend.

Of course I'll go wearing Lungi!

Quizards has created many interesting videos regarding the answers to such questions of yours.

For watching them, subscribe Quizards channel today! Stay Curious, stay with Quizards!

For more infomation >> How Lungi Became a Part of Us (কীভাবে এলো লুঙ্গি?) - Duration: 3:04.

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Looking back 1 year after deadliest mass shooting in US history - Duration: 1:23.

For more infomation >> Looking back 1 year after deadliest mass shooting in US history - Duration: 1:23.

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U.S. Agrees To New Trade Deal With Canada, Mexico - Duration: 2:12.

For more infomation >> U.S. Agrees To New Trade Deal With Canada, Mexico - Duration: 2:12.

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Stocks surge on US, Canada, Mexico trade deal - Duration: 4:29.

For more infomation >> Stocks surge on US, Canada, Mexico trade deal - Duration: 4:29.

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N. Korea stresses need for U.S. trust on Pyeongyang, presses for corresponding actions - Duration: 2:24.

North Korea's foreign minister Ri Yong-ho delivered a speech at the UN General Assembly.

The difference in tone was clear, compared to last year when he blamed Washington for

Pyeongyang's nuclear development.

This year, the top diplomat stressed that the two countries must build trust in order

for the recent denuclearization and peace efforts to be successful.

Oh Jung-hee shares with us his remarks.

'Trust' was the key word for North Korea at this year's UN General Assembly.

"North Korea's commitment to thoroughly implement the North Korea-U.S. joint statement is unwavering.

The primary task for effectively implementing the statement is bringing down the barrier

of decades-long mistrust between the two countries."

Pyeongyang's foreign minister Ri Yong-ho highlighted that North Korea has taken several goodwill

measures to build trust with the U.S. -- like halting nuclear and missile tests... and dismantling

its nuclear test site -- but has not been able to see anything in return.

He said...

Washington is rather upping the pressure through sanctions, which only deepens bilateral mistrust.

While North Korea has a firm will to denuclearize,... Ri said... that can only happen when Pyeongyang

can trust Washington.

In other words, North Korea won't unilaterally denuclearize without an assurance on its regime

security.

Though the message presses Washington to take action, it differs greatly from Ri Yong-ho's

own speech at the same venue last year,... where he threatened real strikes against the

U.S.

There, he sought to justify North Korea's nuclear development, citing the U.S. threat

shown through military drills with South Korea and President Trump's aggressive rhetoric

like "fire and fury."

Ri also lashed out at Trump,... calling him a "mentally deranged person."

This year, there was no mention of Trump.

Ri instead chose to criticize hardliners in the U.S. for hindering negotiations,... which

is seen as a move to keep the friendly atmosphere between the two leaders going.

All in all, Ri's speech showed Pyeongyang wants to continue its dialogue with the U.S.

But at the same time, it hinted...

North Korea could pass the blame onto Washington if negotiations end in failure.

Oh Jung-hee, Arirang News.

For more infomation >> N. Korea stresses need for U.S. trust on Pyeongyang, presses for corresponding actions - Duration: 2:24.

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U.S., Canada conclude new trade deal - Duration: 2:09.

After fierce negotiations, the U.S. and Canada concluded a trade deal that could potentially

preserve a trilateral bloc with Mexico.

It's also expected to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement.

Kim Ji-yeon gets us up to speed with the developments.

The U.S. and Canada have reached a new trade deal, known as the United States-Mexico-Canada

Agreement or the USMCA, ...which follows a separate agreement between the U.S. and Mexico

reached in August.

The two new deals are designed to pave the way for a full overhaul of the 25-year-old

North American Free Trade Agreement or NAFTA... that governs more than one-trillion U.S. dollars

in annual trade among the three countries.

In a joint statement, the U.S. and Canada stated that the USMCA would result in freer

markets, fairer trade... and will give "workers, farmers, ranchers and businesses a high-standard

trade agreement and robust economic growth in the region.

It'll strengthen the middle class, and create good, well-paying jobs as well as open new

opportunities for the nearly half billion people who call North America home."

Under the new deal, Canada agreed to raise quotas on U.S. dairy imports but says it'll

continue imposing severe tariffs that exceeds the quota.

An extrajudicial trade dispute system called Chapter 19 under the NAFTA deal that covers

alleged unfair trade practices... is to be preserved in the new deal... pursuant to aspirations

of Canadian negotiators.

Regarding the auto industry...

Canada agreed to cap auto exports to the U.S. while the U.S. gave assurances that Canada

will not be subject to national security tariffs the Trump administration had threatened to

impose on imported steel and aluminum... that could be extended to Canadian-made automobiles.

The new trade pact is to come up for review by the parties every six years to make sure

the arrangement is effectively being enforced... and to provide updates on intellectual property

treatment.

The leaders of the three North American countries are scheduled to sign the USMCA before the

end of November.

Kim Ji-yeon, Arirang News.

For more infomation >> U.S., Canada conclude new trade deal - Duration: 2:09.

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Weyerhaeuser Company v. United States Fish and Wildlife Service [SCOTUSbrief] - Duration: 4:37.

The Endangered Species Act recognizes that the biggest challenge facing endangered and

threatened species is the loss of habitat, and so one of the ways that it goes about

trying to solve the problem of species extinction is to identify and protect a critical habitat

for those species.

The issue in this case is whether it makes sense and whether it's lawful for the U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service to designate land as critical habitat and, therefore, impose

pretty significant regulatory burdens if the land isn't currently habitat for the species

and in its current condition can't contribute to the species recovery.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is an unfortunate spot.

The amount of habitat that exists for this frog is not enough to provide for its recovery.

Everyone recognizes that the only way for the dusky gopher frog to recover is for new

habitat to be created that it can grow into, and this case arose because the service was

trying to figure out how to do that and chose to designate land as critical habitat even

though in its current condition it can't be used as habitat.

And the critical habitat designation is an odd federal process that doesn't immediately

trigger any additional regulatory requirements, but it can have a significant impact on property

owners if their use of their property down the road requires any sort of federal funding

or federal permit.

So, for example, in the Weyerhaeuser case, the concern is that, once the timber harvesting

plan is done and the property owner wants to build housing or do some other change to

the use of the property, other regulatory permit requirements may trigger a process

under the Endangered Species Act that can be extremely costly and time consuming and

could perhaps, result in the denial of any use of the property whatsoever.

The service estimated what the impact on the property owners would be under these scenarios

and found that it could be high as a $34 million loss to the property owners.

The species was listed as endangered in the early 2000s.

The service initially posed to only designate occupied habitat as critical habitat but a

peer review recommended expanding and looking at other areas where the species could grow into.

So in the late 2000s, the service proposed to designate this area of Louisiana also as

critical habitat.

That was immediately challenged by the property owners.

This land has changed substantially from what it was as the historic habitat for the species.

People have not allowed wildfires to burn through the area like they did historically.

There's been increased development, both urban and suburban, and most of the forest that

the frog needs for its habitat is no longer there.

The longleaf pine has been replaced with other species that grow faster and are better for

the timber harvesting industry.

So if you were to put frogs there now, no population could be established without substantially

changing the land.

Weyerhaeuser's best argument is that when Congress authorized the designation of critical

habitat, it used the word habitat, and Weyerhaeuser says it did so for a reason.

It didn't want to give an agency carte blanche to regulate all land in the country.

It was focused on a particular problem.

It wanted to provide for the protection of the areas where species actually lives or

could live.

And when you go beyond that and allow the designation of areas that are currently not

habitable you've created an open-ended power that enjoys no support in the text of the

statute.

The service's best argument is that it's not about broad principles and broad statutory

interpretation questions.

It's how do we protect and recover the dusky gopher frog when we have this problem of not

enough habitat in existence.

They're focusing on the values and the purposes underlying the statute, that the reason why

Congress enacted the Endangered Species Act was to protect and recover species.

And the service says that the only way to do that for this species is to protect land

like this, which even though it's not currently habitat, has characteristics that makes it

possible to restore it and create habitat there.

Every survey shows that 99% of Americans support the underlying purposes of the Endangered

Species Act.

And this is a critical question of how the statute works and the way we pursue species

protection and recovery.

For more infomation >> Weyerhaeuser Company v. United States Fish and Wildlife Service [SCOTUSbrief] - Duration: 4:37.

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F-35 Proves Its Mettle, Targets Taliban in First Live US Sortie - Duration: 5:33.

The F-35 Lightning II has been a controversial aircraft since it was first sketched on the

drawing board … and now two very different incidents have its opponents and its supporters

buzzing.

This fifth-generation fighter is seen by many experts as the next evolution in air combat,

taking cues from stealth-like platforms such as the F-22 Raptor, but also performing roles

previously served by the A-10 Thunderbolt and F-18 Hornet.

There's no doubt that the Lightning is "gee-whiz" cool.

One of its variants, the F-35B, is capable of taking off from extremely short runways

and even landing vertically — a trick that seems to defy gravity and has the U.S. Marine

Corps salivating.

But it's also one of the most expensive military programs in American history.

Each individual aircraft costs a staggering $100 million dollars, and all told the entire

program is estimated to break the bank at $1.5 trillion — yes, trillion — dollars.

Unsurprisingly, the jet has both it supporters and detractors.

This week, both sides had their opinions bolstered by dramatic incidents on opposite sides of

the world.

On Thursday, the F-35 was used by the U.S. in actual combat for the very first time.

"The United States used an F-35 jet against a Taliban target in Afghanistan earlier on

Thursday, marking the first U.S. combat use of the stealthy plane," reported Reuters.

Officials said that a Bravo-variant — the model capable of landing vertically — launched

from the USS Essex amphibious assault ship and conducted a sortie against insurgents

in Afghanistan.

That's a nice proof-of-concept for the aircraft, which has been in the works since the mid

1990s.

At the same time, the scrappy Taliban — which became infamous during the Bush-era invasion

of Afghanistan — is hardly a model target for the Lightning; It's a bit hard to justify

sending a stealthy $100 million jet to take out horse-riding nomads who have hardly any

air defense at all.

Older, well-proven aircraft are equally capable of taking out unsophisticated targets like

the Taliban at a much lower cost.

The propeller-driven AC-130 gunship, for example, is archaic by modern standards but still rules

the skies, delivering precise ground shots with an array of weaponry including an airborne

Howitzer cannon.

And the venerable A-10 Thunderbolt, lovingly called the "Warthog" by most troops, is

a Cold War-era flying tank hunter that is known to send the enemy into a panic when

it rolls in low over the battlefield.

Just one day after the F-35 took out Taliban targets in Afghanistan, another incident made

the news.

This one took place on the East Coast.

"An F-35 fighter jet crashed in South Carolina, the U.S. Marine Corps said, in the first such

incident to affect the most expensive defense program in the world," The Guardian reported

on Friday.

Luckily, the Marine pilot was able to eject safely, but as you might expect, the aircraft

was completely destroyed when it crashed.

Nothing says "ouch" quite like a $100 million smoking crater.

The crash bolstered the claims of critics who have insisted that the F-35 is over-designed

and doomed to fail.

At the end of the day, both sides make valid points.

On the one hand, the defense of America and its interests is one of the core missions

of the government, and staying at the forefront of air supremacy as other nations like China

and Russia continue to advance is clearly important.

On the other hand, the military is notorious for being far behind the curve when it comes

to accurately predicting the kinds of wars it will need to fight next.

During the Vietnam War, for instance, the military brass placed most of its bets on

expensive aircraft like the F-4 Phantom.

The Pentagon was so confident that long-distance missiles were the future that it famously

neglected to give the F-4 a traditional gun.

The result was that the U.S. ended up scrambling to keep pace against less sophisticated but

very capable MiG jets supplied by Russia.

Over the next several decades, America continued to take a Cold War approach to its spending,

and was caught with its proverbial pants down again when the 21st century battlefield turned

out to be austere environments like Afghanistan and urban hellholes like Iraq.

We ended up fighting against insurgents — not the traditional enemies like the Soviet Union

that experts had predicted.

It is completely possible that the Pentagon missed the mark, and designed the Lightning

for a war that will never actually be fought.

A capable military is vital, but so is spending taxpayer money wisely.

Whether the F-35 was a terrible folly or a stroke of genius remains to be seen, but at

least it's finally getting some combat time after languishing for so long on paper.

For more infomation >> F-35 Proves Its Mettle, Targets Taliban in First Live US Sortie - Duration: 5:33.

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VCAM(브이캠) EP.52_FROM. US VAMPZ - Duration: 7:35.

BaRon - We had US Tour back in August, right?! 我们8月的时候不是去了趟美国演出吗?

There're video from our fans! Today we are going to watch and react to it! 入场前, 当地粉丝给我们录了些视频! 今天我们就要一起来观看!

St.Van - I am curious what kind of video is it~ 真好奇会是什么视频~

Ace - It was recorded by me~ 这是我亲自拍的~

BaRon - Is it~? You directly recorded it? 真的~? 你亲自拍的?

Lou - I am worried~ Jacob might cry again, like back in "Venus" period… 我有点担心呢~ Jacob该不会看着看着又哭了吧…

St.Van - So guys! Let's watch it together!!! 好的! 那一起来看视频吧!!!

St.Van - What is this?! 这是什么?!

Ace - Amazing! 真神奇!

St.Van - Wow! That's how the video appeared?! 哇! 原来还能看到这样的动画视频?!

St.Van - I remembered who are they! 我记得她们是谁!

Ziu - I love you too!!! 我也爱你们!!!

Ayno - I love you too!!! 我也爱你们!!!

St.Van - I remembered her! 我记得她!

Ziu - Right? I remembered too~ 对吧? 我也记得她们~

St.Van - How cute~ They look so shy~ 看她们害羞的样子~

Ziu - Is it Patsy? 她不是Patsy吗?

Ayno - I can remember each of them!!! 每一位粉丝的样子我都记得!!!

Ayno - Wow! So many fans!!! 哇! 真的很多粉丝来到现场!!!

BaRon - So this is how they queue and wait for us! 原来这就是粉丝们等待入场的样子!

Ace - I am having mixed feeling!!! 真神奇!!!

St.Van - Yes… 真的…

St.Van - It seems unbelievable for me… 我依旧觉得无法相信…

I still can't believe we have so many international fans supporting us out there. 竟然有这么多海外粉丝支持我们.

Ayno - You know? My self-esteem towards KPOP is getting higher since my job is a KPOP idols. 你知道吗? 我对我的职业! 对韩流抱有很高的自负心.

I have confident no matter which country I go to. 不管去任何国家, 我都有自信.

St.Van - The most memorable moment… 最难忘的瞬间…

For me, I think it's the moment when we perform our new song! 我觉得是演出新歌的时候!

It's the most memorable moment for me. 那是我个人觉得最难忘的瞬间.

Lou - It's like a little secret between us and fans who came to US Tour! 这感觉就像是我们和现场粉丝们之间的小秘密!

Ace - That's also moment we receive the most cheering from fans~ 我觉得粉丝们几乎很喜欢我们的新歌舞台~

We went to four cities, and all fans are having the biggest reaction when we perform the new song~ 我们不是到了4个城市演出吗? 每个城市的粉丝都在新歌舞台的时候给予我们很大的欢呼声~

Fans seems excited… Even just hearing the intro part… 新歌的前奏一出… 粉丝们都看起来特别兴奋…

I have a feeling~ Our up-coming album most probably will have good results~ 我有种不错的感觉~ 这一次的新专辑应该会大发~

St.Van - Seeing them shouting "VAV Fighting!" "VAV Forever!" 听到粉丝们喊 "VAV加油!" "VAV Forever!"

We are going to comeback soon! So please anticipate for a new image of VAV! 我们很快就会回归了! 希望大家期待这一次不一样的VAV!

Lou - Yup yup! 是的是的!

VAMPZ, I love you~ VAMPZ, Fighting! VAMPZ, 我爱你~ VAMPZ, 加油!

Welcome, VAMPZ~ VAMPZ & VAV Forever!!! 欢迎VAMPZ~ VAMPZ & VAV永永远远在一起!!!