Volume 79, No. 125B ©SS 2020 CONTINGENCY EDITION SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2020 stripes.com Free to Deployed Areas Taliban is filling void left by US BY SUSANNAH GEORGE AND AZIZ TASSAL The Washington Post GARDEZ, Afghanistan — Months after the Americans withdrew from this province in southeast Afghanistan, what little they left behind still lies scattered across the small military base: ra- tions packaging for chicken pesto pasta, Rice Krispies cereal boxes, instant chocolate milk packets. Inside trailers, the floors are lit- tered with Christmas decorations and letters from schoolchildren addressed “Dear soldier.” The U.S. military vacated For- ward Operating Base Lightning in March, less than a month after American and Taliban leaders signed a peace deal that set in motion a complete withdrawal of U.S. forces. On a recent day this month, only trash, splintered plywood, crushed metal trailers and mounds of twisted wire remained where hundreds of American troops once trained Afghan Insult to injury SEE VOID ON PAGE 6 Delta moves across hurricane-ravaged Louisiana BY REBECCA SANTANA with top winds of 100 mph before rapidly Debris piles went airborne as Delta AND STACEY PLAISANCE weakening over land Saturday morning. blew through, and some of the wreckage Associated Press Flash floods remained a risk from parts floated around in the storm surge. The of Texas to Mississippi, where forecasters damage reached far inland, with trees LAFAYETTE, La. — Ripping tarps said up to 10 inches of rain could fall by shorn of leaves and falling onto streets in off damaged roofs and scattering mas- day’s end. Louisiana’s capital of Baton Rouge. sive piles of storm debris in the wind and Delta made landfall Friday evening Lake Charles Mayor Nic Hunter said water, Hurricane Delta inflicted fresh near the town of Creole, a few miles east tarps flew off homes across the city, and in damage in Louisiana along the same path of where Laura hit in August, and then the building where he rode out the storm, of destruction Hurricane Laura carved moved directly over Lake Charles, a wa- a tarp flapping sounded “like someone just six weeks earlier. terfront city where nearly every home was Delta hit as a Category 2 hurricane already damaged. SEE RAVAGED ON PAGE 8 LORENZO TUGNOLI/The Washington Post Some children travel every day Ernest Jack, whose home was severely damaged from Hurricane Laura, sits in his front doorway Friday, in Lake Charles, La. from Taliban-controlled territory Hurricane Delta hit the coast as a Category 2 hurricane Friday, before rapidly weakening over land. to this government-run school GERALD HERBERT/AP on the northeastern edge of Gardez, Afghanistan. MILITARY VIRUS OUTBREAK MUSIC Lawmakers introduce Army cases climb over 33 years later, Prince’s legislation to prevent 18K as other branches ‘Sign ‘O’ the Times’ still closure of Parris Island see surge in positives holds up as masterwork Page 3 Page 4 Page 12 Butler leaves it all on the floor for Heat in Game 5 win » NBA Finals, Back page PAGE 2 •STARS AND STRIPES• Sunday, October 11, 2020 BUSINESS/WEATHER EXCHANGE RATES Military rates Switzerland (Franc) ...........................0.9126 Stocks climb, biggest weekly gain in 3 months Euro costs (Oct. 12) ..............................$1.15 Thailand (Baht) .................................... 31.02 Dollar buys (Oct. 12).............................€0.83 Turkey (Lira) ........................................7.9020 British pound (Oct. 12) ........................ $1.26 (Military exchange rates are those Associated Press ident Donald Trump sent markets derivatives at Charles Schwab. Japanese yen (Oct. 12) ......................103.00 available to customers at military banking South Korean won (Oct. 12) ..........1,129.00 on a sudden skid Tuesday after he The market’s solid finish fol- Commercial rates facilities in the country of issuance Wall Street closed out its best for Japan, South Korea, Germany, the Bahrain (Dinar) ...................................0.3771 halted negotiations on a support lows a weekslong run of mostly Netherlands and the United Kingdom. For week in three months Friday as British pound ....................................$1.2972 nonlocal currency exchange rates (i.e., package for the economy until shaky trading over worries that Canada (Dollar) ..................................1.3148 investors drew encouragement purchasing British pounds in Germany), after the election. He appeared Congress and the White House China (Yuan) .......................................6.6962 from ongoing negotiations on check with your local military banking Denmark (Krone) ...............................6.3030 to change his mind a few hours won’t deliver more support for facility. Commercial rates are interbank Capitol Hill aimed at deliver- Egypt (Pound) ...................................15.7099 rates provided for reference when buying later, however. On Friday, Trump the economy and concerns that Euro ....................................... $1.1807/0.8469 ing more aid to the ailing U.S. currency. All figures are foreign currencies economy. was cheerleading the prospect of stock prices simply got too high Hong Kong (Dollar) ............................7.7501 Hungary (Forint) ................................301.84 to one dollar, except for the British pound, The S&P 500 rose 0.9%, its a deal, declaring on Twitter that during the summer. Israel (Shekel) ....................................3.3783 which is represented in dollars-to-pound, third straight gain. The bench- talks on a new aid package are The S&P 500 rose 30.31 points Japan (Yen) .......................................... 105.76 and the euro, which is dollars-to-euro.) “moving along. Go Big!” to 3,477.14. The Dow Jones In- Kuwait (Dinar) ....................................0.3061 mark index ended the week with Norway (Krone) ..................................9.1828 INTEREST RATES a 3.8% gain, its strongest rally “The fact that Trump reversed dustrial Average gained 161.39 Philippines (Peso) ................................48.36 Prime rate ................................................3.25 since early July. course, I think, has given people points, or 0.6%, to 28,586.90. The Poland (Zloty) .........................................3.78 Discount rate ..........................................0.25 Saudi Arabia (Riyal) ..........................3.7511 Federal funds market rate ...................0.09 Much of this week’s focus has optimism again,” said Randy Fred- Nasdaq composite climbed 158.96 Singapore (Dollar) .............................1.3544 3-month bill ............................................. 0.10 been on Washington, where Pres- erick, vice president of trading & points, or 1.4%, to 11,579.94. South Korea (Won) ..........................1143.70 30-year bond ...........................................1.58 WEATHER OUTLOOK SUNDAY IN THE MIDDLE EAST SUNDAY IN EUROPE MONDAY IN THE PACIFIC Misawa 63/60 Kabul 77/48 Seoul 66/57 Baghdad 95/62 Kandahar 74/53 Osan Tokyo Mildenhall/ Drawsko 73/50 72/64 Lakenheath Pomorskie Busan 51/41 50/40 71/57 Iwakuni 71/66 Kuwait Bahrain Zagan Sasebo City 89/83 Brussels 53/42 Guam 91/74 54/44 Ramstein 72/68 85/82 Lajes, 52/43 Riyadh Doha Azores Stuttgart Pápa 85/62 91/73 70/67 52/46 54/49 Aviano/ Vicenza 52/47 Naples 69/60 Okinawa Morón 80/77 84/57 Sigonella Rota 76/51 The weather is provided by the Djibouti Souda Bay American Forces Network Weather Center, 90/79 72/60 74/67 2nd Weather Squadron at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. T O D A Y IN STRIPES American Roundup ..... 11 Comics/Crossword ...... 15 Gadgets ....................16 Music ....................12-13 Opinion ..................... 18 Sports .................. 19-24 Travel ........................ 14 Sunday, October 11, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 3 MILITARY Lawmakers seek to protect Parris Island BY CAITLIN M. KENNEY Stars and Stripes WASHINGTON— Three law- makers from South Carolina introduced legislation Friday to stop the Marine Corps from clos- ing its recruiting depot at Parris Island, S.C., in order to train new troops in a co-ed environment at another location. “I do not support and will never support closing Parris Island,” Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said in the prepared statement is- sued Friday. The House bill, the Parris Is- land Protection Act, follows com- ments made by Marine Corps Commandant Gen. David Berger on Sept. 24 about the service con- sidering a third training location due to lack of facilities for women at its two boot camps — the Ma- rine Corps Recruit Depot at Par- ris Island and the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego. The bill would “prohibit the use of federal funds to close or realign” Parris Island, according to the joint statement. Graham will also introduce a similar bill in the Senate, accord- ing to the statement. TYLER HLAVAC/U.S. Marine Corps “With its rich history, this base Recruits with India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, repeat commands during a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program training session is of significant importance to in December at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C. South Carolina, our nation, and our military. As long as I serve in cruits, female recruits only train 24 during a virtual event with gration” within the timeline laid female recruits at the company Congress, I will fight to preserve at Parris Island. DefenseOne, a news organization. out in the NDAA, as well as the level, it is only done when there Parris Island and make sure it re- The fiscal year 2020 National Parris Island has limited