What Happened Was...

A lightning fast recap of the week's biggest events for August 9th - 15th, 2021

A Pakistani soldier stands guard as stranded Afghan nationals return to Afghanistan at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border crossing point in Chaman on August 15, 2021, after the Taliban took control of the Afghan border town in a rapid offensive across the country. (Photo by AFP/via Getty Images)

Below is a catch-up of the significant events of this past wee…