NATION WORLD MUSIC Robert E. Lee Haiti’s interim Rapper Tyler, the Creator statue removed leader requests comes into his own on in Charlottesville US troops gripping new album Page 7 Page 10 Page 12 Top-seeded Barty beats No.8 Pliskova in women’s final ›› Wimbledon, Page 19 stripes.com Volume 80 Edition 60B ©SS 2021 CONTINGENCY EDITION SUNDAY,JULY 11, 2021 Free to Deployed Areas Militiamen loyal to warlord Ata Mohammad Noor stand guard outside his office north of Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday. RAHMAT GUL/AP ‘Irresponsible’ departure? Afghan warlord and key U.S. ally in the defeat of Taliban blames nation’s fractious Despite cheering US withdrawal from government and quick American departure for insurgents’ rapid gains across north Afghanistan, Iran wary of Taliban rule BY KATHY GANNON badly demoralized. He said Washington’s BY MIRIAM BERGER Associated Press quick exit left the Afghan military logistically The Washington Post MAZAR-E-SHARIF, Afghanistan — A unprepared for the Taliban onslaught. As Western forces exit Afghanistan, Iran is watch- powerful warlord in northern Afghanistan In an interview at his opulent home in Ma- ing with alarm. The resolution of one long-standing and a key U.S. ally in the 2001 defeat of the zar-e-Sharif, the main city of the north, he aim, the withdrawal of U.S. troops, is unleashing a Taliban blames a fractious Afghan govern- said that even he had not expected the Tali- separate challenge: what to do about the Taliban, an- ment and an “irresponsible” American de- ban’s rapid wins, particularly in nearby Ba- other longtime problem for Iran, swiftly regaining parture for the insurgents’ recent rapid terri- dakhshan province in the country’s northeast power and territory next door. torial gains across the north. corner. The Afghan government said Friday that the Tali- Ata Mohammad Noor, who is among those “It was surprising for me that in 24 hours, ban had captured a key border crossing between Iran behind the latest attempt to halt the Taliban 19 districts of Badakhshan were surrendered and Afghanistan. advances by creating more militias, told The Associated Press that the Afghan military is SEE WARLORD ON PAGE 4 Noor SEE IRAN ON PAGE 4 PAGE 2 • STARS AND STRIPES • Sunday, July 11, 2021 BUSINESS/WEATHER Stocks close higher; 3rd straight week of gains EXCHANGE RATES Military rates South Korea (Won) 1145.48 Associated Press higher. Banks, technology com- nior portfolio manager with Glob- Switzerland (Franc) 0.9155 Euro costs (July 12) $1.16 Thailand (Baht) 32.56 Bond yields rebounded solidly panies and industrial stocks pow- alt Investments. Dollar buys (July 12) 0.8221 Turkey (NewLira) 8.6727 British pound (July 12) $1.35 and stock indexes notched new ered much of the rally. The S&P 500 index rose 48.73 Japanese yen (July 12) 107.00 (Military exchange rates are those available highs Friday as Wall Street closed The gains followed bursts of points to 4,369.55. The Dow Jones South Korean won (July 12) 1119.00 to customers at military banking facilities in the Commercial rates country of issuance for Japan, South Korea, Ger­ out a choppy, holiday-shortened selling last week as bond yields Industrial Average gained 448.23 many, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Bahrain(Dinar) 0.3769 For nonlocal currency exchange rates (i.e., pur­ week of trading with the market’s fell sharply, a sign that investors points, or 1.3%, to 34,870.16, also a Britain (Pound) 1.3852 chasing British pounds in Germany), check with Canada (Dollar) 1.2493 your local military banking facility. Commercial third straight weekly gain. might be turning cautious after a record high. The Nasdaq compos- China(Yuan) 6.4796 rates are interbank rates provided for reference Denmark (Krone) 6.2671 The S&P 500 index rose 1.1% to recent run of record highs for ite added 142.13 points, or 1%, to Egypt (Pound) 15.6882 when buying currency. All figures are foreign an all-time high for the second stocks. Bond yields also reversed 14,701.92, the tech-heavy index’s Euro 0.8427 currencies to one dollar, except for the British Hong Kong (Dollar) 7.7681 pound, which is represented in dollars­to­ time last week. The benchmark course Friday. The yield on the third all-time high this week. Hungary (Forint) 299.58 pound, and the euro, which is dollars­to­euro.) Israel (Shekel) 3.2832 index more than made up for its 10-year Treasury note jumped to Small-company stocks did Japan (Yen) 110.15 INTEREST RATES losses a day earlier, giving it a 1.36% from 1.28% a day earlier. much better than the rest of the Kuwait(Dinar) 0.3009 Norway (Krone) 8.7085 Prime rate 3.25 0.4% gain for the week. The gains “Today was ‘just let’s take a market. The Russell 2000 index Philippines (Peso) 50.03 Interest Rates Discount rate 0.75 Poland (Zloty) 3.83 Federal funds market rate 0.10 were broad with about 90% of the breath on all of this position- rose 48.33 points, or 2.2%, to Saudi Arabia (Riyal) 3.7504 3­month bill 0.06 stocks in the S&P 500 closing changing,’” said Tom Martin, se- 2,280. Singapore (Dollar) 1.3515 30­year bond 1.98 WEATHER OUTLOOK SUNDAY IN THE MIDDLE EAST SUNDAY IN EUROPE MONDAY IN THE PACIFIC Misawa 68/64 Kabul Seoul 96/60 84/74 Baghdad 113/79 Tokyo Drawsko Osan Kandahar Mildenhall/ 84/75 81/71 106/79 Pomorskie Busan Lakenheath 74/57 78/75 69/53 Iwakuni Kuwait City Bahrain 80/75 Brussels Zagan Sasebo 111/90 92/88 Ramstein 75/58 81/76 Guam 70/55 71/59 83/80 Riyadh Lajes, 112/82 Doha Azores Stuttgart 106/86 68/65 71/62 Pápa Aviano/ 77/65 Vicenza 81/63 Naples 87/71 Okinawa Morón 93/80 104/71 Sigonella Rota 92/66 The weather is provided by the Djibouti 85/66 Souda Bay American Forces Network Weather Center, 103/88 81/76 2nd Weather Squadron at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. TODAY IN STRIPES American Roundup ...... 11 Books .......................... 14 Comics & Crossword.... 15 Gadgets & Tech........... 16 Music ..................... 12-13 Opinion ........................ 17 Sports .................... 18-24 Sunday, July 11, 2021 • STARS AND STRIPES • PAGE 3 MILITARY Retired Marine files lawsuit over denied promotion BY CAITLIN DOORNBOS rily retired in 2014 “due to service limita- Stars and Stripes tions” because he was not promoted, ac- WASHINGTON — A retired Marine has cording to court documents. filed a lawsuit against the Navy and Defense In 2017, Galvin submitted his case for re- Department for denying him a promotion view to the naval records correction review after he was falsely accused of war crimes, board, which recommended his service re- according to court documents. cord be reviewed without the adverse fit- Maj. Fred Galvin of Platte City, Mo., is su- ness report, noting the false accusations had ing acting Navy Secretary Thomas Harker “corrupted the judgment” of promotion re- and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in view boards previously, according to court Washington, D.C., District Court to over- documents. turn a decision in 2018 by the Board of Cor- “[Galvin] had served in several key lead- rection of Naval Record not to award him a ership billets, a significant marker for pro- post-service promotion to lieutenant colo- motion. He had extensive combat experi- nel, according to court documents. ence and had been ‘forward deployed’ for Galvin was first denied promotion after more than three years, which also are sig- receiving a poor fitness report — “the first nificant markers for promotion,” according ever in his career” — following accusations to the lawsuit. “He had received multiple of his team “firing indiscriminately at civil- awards, including a Bronze Star with Com- ians” in Afghanistan in March 2007 when he bat V, and received glowing comments rec- led a Marine special operations company ommending him for promotion.” there, according to the lawsuit, which was But when a special selection board con- filed Wednesday. CARLOS BONGIOANNI/Stars and Stripes vened to review Galvin’s record without the The accusations, which were later dispro- Retired Marine Maj. Fred Galvin speaks during a briefing on Capitol Hill at the House adverse report and compared him to the re- ven, stemmed from an incident when Gal- Cannon building on Feb. 16, 2017. cords of others considered for promotion vin and 29 other Marines in his company that year, he was still denied a corrective were ambushed by a suicide bomber and Karzai publicly condemned (Galvin) and as an ‘enemy information operation,’” ac- promotion and the board did not provide an roadside fighters before Galvin’s company his Marines.” cording to the lawsuit. explanation of their reasoning, according to returned fire and escaped, according to An initial investigation first upheld the But despite the exoneration, Galvin’s court documents. court documents. claims, leading to Galvin’s poor fitness re- poor fitness report remained in his service Galvin is now asking the court to find the But as the convoy returned to its base, dis- port. However, a 2008 court of inquiry exon- record, affecting his subsequent reviews for promotion denial unlawful and send the information spread and initial media re- erated Galvin and his company, finding promotion, his lawyers argued in the suit. matter back to the Navy for further review. ports in Afghanistan accused the company they “defended themselves appropriately “[Galvin] was due to be considered for The Navy and Pentagon have yet to file re- of killing eight civilians and wounding 31 and proportionately,” according to the law- promotion to lieutenant colonel in August sponses to the lawsuit, according to online others in the firefight.