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Afghanistan (page 3)
August 18, 2021 5:45 am
The Talibanized Afghanistan Will Inspire and Attract Radicalism
Extremist movements do become more moderate, but it seems unlikely the Taliban will.
August 18, 2021 5:30 am
Real Afghanistan Withdrawal Has Never Been Tried
A bad idea, badly executed.
August 17, 2021 4:28 pm
Biden’s Disingenuous Speech on the Afghanistan Withdrawal
Strawmen, falsehoods, and victim-blaming.
August 16, 2021 5:42 pm
How the Afghanistan Debacle Harms U.S. Interests
Even beyond the humanitarian toll, the retreat from Afghanistan increases the risk of terrorism and damages America’s credibility.
August 16, 2021 5:41 pm
‘Please Don’t Leave Us Behind. We Will Be Great Americans.’
An interview with a U.S.-trained Afghan Air Force pilot, now hiding from the Taliban.
August 16, 2021 1:02 pm
‘A Total and Unmitigated Defeat’
We have an obligation to begin thinking about how to mitigate the horrors that will take place within Afghanistan.
August 16, 2021 1:11 am
Why the Afghan Army Fell to the Taliban
When the U.S. withdrawal was announced, logistical support evaporated.
August 15, 2021 11:07 pm
Too Little, Too Late: The Botching of the Afghan Refugee Evacuation
And what the Biden administration must do now.
August 15, 2021 11:06 pm
We Didn’t Think Our American Friends Would Leave Us in the Dead of Night
In 2001, Afghanistan was a failed state. Twenty years later there were many bright spots.
August 15, 2021 9:01 pm
America Has a Moral Obligation to Get Our Translators Out of Afghanistan
We promised we would get them out. We promised we would stand by the thousands of Afghan translators and their…
