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A | On the one-year anniversary of US forces’ hasty withdrawal from Afghanistan after a 20-year deployment, there is renewed focus on the decision-making made by the Joe Biden administration that resulted in the swift fall of the Afghan government and the eventual return to power of the Taliban* Islamist group.,With the Democratic POTUS’ approval rating hitting historic lows and eating away at his party’s November midterm prospects, it is commonly believed that his handling of the Afghan crisis at the time of the pull-out created the momentum that began to drag down Americans’ confidence in Biden’s leadership.,The United States-led military offensive "Operation Enduring Freedom" was originally launched by former US President George W. Bush in pursuit of terrorists from Al Qaeda** - including leader Osama bin Laden - for masterminding the September 11, 2001 attacks in the US.,At the time, a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks by the Islamist terrorist group Al Qaeda killed 2,996 people in the US as hijackers crashed two planes into the World Trade Center, hijacking another that failed to reach its target, crashing in Shanksville, Pa., and a third that struck the west side of the Pentagon.,© AP Photo / AMY SANCETTASmoke billows from the North and South Towers of the World Trade Center before they collapsed on September 11, 2001 in New York, NYSmoke billows from the North and South Towers of the World Trade Center before they collapsed on September 11, 2001 in New York, NY© AP Photo / AMY SANCETTA,After suspicion fell onto Al Qaeda, the United States responded by launching the War on Terror and invading Afghanistan under the pretext that the Taliban had failed to comply with Washington’s demands to expel Al Qaeda from the country and extradite the terrorist group’s leader, Osama bin Laden. American-led forces overthrew the Kabul-based Taliban government, which had been in control of large parts of the country since 1996.,Bin Laden was eventually killed nearly a decade later, in 2011, by a group of Navy SEALs who raided his compound in Pakistan. As Washington's attempt to impose Western ideas and forms of government on the country increasingly failed and the situation deteriorated for the Western-backed government in Kabul, the Donald Trump administration opened peace talks with the Taliban.,In February 2020, the Donald Trump administration signed an agreement in Doha, Qatar, between the US and the Taliban on drawing down US involvement based on a "reduction in violence." The "Agreement for Bringing Peace to Afghanistan" set out a series of commitments from the US and the Taliban regarding troop levels, counterterrorism, and intra-Afghan dialogue seeking to bring about "a permanent and comprehensive ceasefire.",The deal stipulated a deadline of May 1 the next year for all US troops to leave the country.,However, in April 2021, President Joe Biden, just seven months into his presidency, unilaterally deviated from the peace deal by extending the timeframe to September 11 and ordered all troops to withdraw from the country by an end of August 2021 deadline, with his decision triggering chaos and bloodshed.,‘Failed Intel’,As the US military began their pull-out, sending home troops and equipment, the emboldened Taliban proceeded with a lightening-swift onslaught. They took over huge swathes of the country, facing little resistance and picking up weapons and vehicles paid for by the US government which Afghan government troops left behind.,US 'Lost Track' of Afghan War Aims, Says Retired Marine General12 August, 17:00 GMT,Afghan officials, including the country’s president, Ashraf Ghani, fled, as the country’s capital, Kabul, was taken over by the militants on August 15, 2021 in a matter of hours.,None of the US intelligence assessments had predicted such a swift collapse, with American officials insisting in June that Kabul could capitulate within six to 12 months after the start of the withdrawal. Amid reports of failed intel forecasts, then-Pentagon spokesman John Kirby acknowledged that security in some parts of Afghanistan was “certainly deteriorating, and that’s of concern.” Washington continued to emphasize “commitment to the people of Afghanistan” and the goal of “ensuring that Afghanistan never again becomes a safe haven for terrorist groups who pose a threat to the US homeland.”,Amid the developments, the Biden administration debated whether to delay the American departure from Bagram Air Base, 35 miles north of Kabul, but eventually opted to go ahead. Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, had told the House Armed Services Committee that “it is not necessary for the United States to stay at Bagram for what we’re going to try to do here with Afghanistan.”,Civilians Caught in Crossfire,As the Taliban regained full control, more than 120,000 people, including Afghans and foreigners, were frantically evacuated in a vast airlift operation from Kabul International airport. Thousands of Afghan citizens desperately sought to flee the country in fear of the Islamist group’s return to rule.,Exclusive- A clear video (from other angle) of men falling from C-17. They were Clinging to some parts of the plane that took off from Kabul airport today. #Talibans #Afghanistan #Afghanishtan pic.twitter.com/CMNW5ngqrK— Aśvaka - آسواکا News Agency (@AsvakaNews) August 16, 2021,Searing images from the capital’s airport showed desperate people trying to cling to the wings of planes that were taking off amid the huge airlift operation. Many Afghans who collaborated with the occupying US forces and feared retribution from the Islamist group were left behind in the hasty evacuation. Between 100 and 200 Americans remained in Afghanistan, despite wanting to get out.,© AP Photo / Wali SabawoonSmoke rises from a deadly explosion outside the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021. Smoke rises from a deadly explosion outside the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021. © AP Photo / Wali Sabawoon,Furthermore, 13 US troops were killed on August 26 in a suicide bomb attack blamed on an Afghan offshoot of Daesh***.,The explosive device detonated by a single bomber who was able to approach Kabul International Airport's Abbey Gate killed at least 170 Afghan civilians and 13 US service members. The bomber was not stopped as Afghans had begun using alternate routes to the gate due to the difficulty of getting through Taliban checkpoints.,In another deadly incident that marred the withdrawal, a botched US drone strike killed 10 civilians - seven of them children - on August 29.,WorldCIA Reportedly Warned US Military of Likely Presence of Children Near Afghan Drone Strike Target 19 September 2021, 08:56 GMT,The US claimed it had been targeting a Daesh operative with a car full of explosives linked to the terrorist group’s affiliate, planning an imminent attack on American forces during the final days of the evacuation. However, the man turned out to be a longtime Afghan aid worker, Zamarai Ahmadi, employed by Nutrition and Education International, a nongovernmental organization focused on food security.,Approximately three weeks after the strike, the military acknowledged its "tragic mistake," yet a subsequent Air Force review around the strike found "no violation of law, including the law of war.",The last US aircraft left Kabul on August 30, 2021.,AfghanistanKirby Under Fire After He 'Takes Issue With Premise' US Handed Afghanistan to 'Terrorist Group'3 August, 09:54 GMT,Joe Biden’s administration faced bipartisan criticism for the Afghan withdrawal.,On August 17, just two days after the fall of Kabul, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan promised the White House would “conduct an extensive hot wash” and “look at every aspect of this from top to bottom.” But it remains unclear when any progress will be made by the congressionally-ordered bipartisan 16-member commission on the 20-year Afghan war, US media reported.,NBC News: Biden Admin Prepping Unified Message on Anniversary of Botched Afghan Withdrawal11 July, 16:09 GMT,The White House is believed to have geared up for congressional investigations into the Afghanistan withdrawal if Republicans win the House or the Senate in November’s midterm elections, according to sources cited in US media reports.,* The Taliban is an organization under UN sanctions over terrorist activities.,**Al-Qaeda is a terrorist group banned in Russia and many other countries.,*** Daesh, also known as ISIS/IS/Islamic State, is a terrorist group banned in Russia.。在 Take-Two 针对 GTA6 泄露者发出的传票中被点名的 YouTube 博主否认了任何不当行为。

B | 今日消息显示，Take-Two 已向联邦法院申请传票，要求微软和 Discord 提供相关信息，以搜寻近期一系列 GTA6 实机演示视频泄露事件的幕后黑手。据报道，Rockstar Games 的母公司于昨日（8 月 20 日）向纽约南区法院提交了这项申请，作为《数字千年版权法》（DMCA）传票的一部分。该公司希望获取与据称是 GTA6 泄露幕后主使的“CyberLeek”账号相关的记录和信息。该传票要求识别与多个 Discord 服务器成员相关的所有用户账号身份信息。文件中提到的其中一个 Discord 服务器是“discord.gg/darkviperau”，被描述为 DarkViperAU 编辑的服务器。DarkViperAU 是澳大利亚 GTA 内容创作者 Matthew "Matt" Judge 的网名，他在 YouTube 上拥有 227 万订阅者，在 Twitch 上拥有近 90 万粉丝。本周，Judge 在其各个频道上发布了对泄露的 GTA6 视频的详细分析。在一则推文中，Judge 对 Take-Two 的传票以及其中提到他的名字做出了回应。

C | “我一无所知，”他坚称，“那不是我编辑的 Discord。我的两个 Discord 服务器中甚至没有任何泄露片段。”“我很困惑。

D | 我确实多次说过他不会开车，所以也许是我导致他在最近的片段中写下了‘Cyberleek 不会开车’？也许他访问过我的 Discord，我不知道。Rockstar 并没有给我发邮件，我怀疑如果他们认为我个人知道些什么，他们会这么做的。”“每个人都在讨论这些泄露内容，希望我不是什么特殊对象。”随后，Judge 在 YouTube 和 Twitch 上进行了一场名为“Take-Two 传唤我的 Discord 以寻找泄露者（新闻）”的直播，以进一步做出回应。显然对近期发生的事件感到震惊，Judge 开玩笑说：“Rockstar 刚刚‘谋杀’了我。

E | 不过我好多了。”Judge 表示他在直播中“意外”展示了一张最新的 GTA6 泄露视频截图，但他立即将其撤下并删除，“因为我不想惹麻烦”。虽然他的 Discord 中讨论过 GTA6 泄露内容，甚至可能有人分享过，但 Judge 坚持认为自己与这些视频如何流传到互联网上无关。“我不认识这个泄露者！”Judge 说，“我个人没有分享过任何东西……至少不是故意的。”Judge 继续说道：“我希望这只是公司内部沟通不畅的问题。也就是说，Take-Two 的人不知道我是谁，所以在不知道 Rockstar 的任何人都可以随时给我发私信或邮件的情况下申请了传票。

F | 我曾与 Rockstar Games 的人进行过数十次交流。

G | 如果 Rockstar 真的对我所做的事情感到不满，我认为他们会直接给我发邮件。或者他们会给我们所有人发邮件，因为我们都在一个社区邮件列表中。

H | ”“这段时间很有趣，”他总结道，“伙计们，我相信我会没事的。这很奇怪，但我没做错任何事。没人做错任何事。这很有趣。绝对是值得载入史册的一件事。为我漫长而奇特的职业生涯又增添了一笔。”“如果联邦调查人员问你事情，什么都别告诉他们，”他再次开玩笑说，“否定一切！销毁证据！”文件写道：“受版权保护的材料包括但不限于视听内容、艺术作品、图像、对话或其他创意元素。Take-Two 通过其记录在案的法律顾问提交了一份宣誓声明，确认申请 DMCA 传票的目的是为了获取涉嫌侵权者的身份，且此类信息将仅用于保护 Take-Two 的权利。”Take-Two 和 Rockstar 均未对近期的 GTA6 泄露事件发表评论，也未对法院文件发表评论。尽管传票已经发出，泄露者仍在继续发布 GTA6 实机视频。8 月 21 日，随着又一段实机视频在网上传播，GTA6 泄露事件已进入连续第四天。与之前发布的视频一样，该视频中植入了某种模因币的广告，一名 GTA 粉丝最近追踪到该币种与一家总部位于塞舌尔的加密货币交易所有关，这可能被用于识别泄露者的身份。