U.S. State Dept.: Taliban shows little regard for human life Taliban fighters react to a speech by their senior leader in the Shindand district of Herat province, Afghanistan. (AP Photos/Allauddin Khan, File) OAN Newsroom UPDATED 7:27 PM PT – Monday, August 2, 2021 The U.S. State Department has struggled to keep up with the crumbling situation in Afghanistan. On Monday, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the growing atrocities committed by the Taliban have posed significant problems for diplomats and military personnel in the country. “I think it speaks to a larger issue, which i...