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Monitor articles for August 16, 2021

• Cover StoryUnder Taliban rule, Afghans warn of going ‘back to the darkness’
• FocusWater shortage spans the Southwest – but so does water progress
• Saigon and Kabul: A connection that will shape the US global role
• To stay or go? Afghans brace for Taliban rule as US exits.
• Monday, August 16, 2021 - The Christian Science Monitor Daily
• The Monitor's ViewThe new restraints on Taliban threats
• First LookBiden administration boosts food stamp benefits by over 25%
• CommentaryVoices that defy the silence
• In a WordHow monks and typesetters caused weird spellings
• A Christian Science PerspectiveBeacon of hope, light of joy
• Difference MakerBritain’s hedgehogs are in a prickly situation. Meet their rescuers.
• Now I know how Elizabeth felt
• First LookWhat does Tesla Autopilot miss? NHTSA opens investigation.
• First LookWesterners, Afghans rush to get out after Taliban takeover