US has moral obligation to aid Afghanistan, Afghan Americans say
3 years, 3 months ago

US has moral obligation to aid Afghanistan, Afghan Americans say

Al Jazeera  

Washington, DC – Afghan-American activist Halema Wali says she receives dozens of texts daily from people trying to flee Afghanistan. “While President Biden triumphs in withdrawing from one of the United States’ longest wars, it leaves behind … US citizens, legal permanent residents, visa holders and at-risk members of Afghan civil society,” Wali said during a virtual news conference on Tuesday. Wali, the co-founder of the Afghans For A Better Tomorrow Campaign, added that the US has a moral responsibility to the people of Afghanistan after the 20-year war followed by a “messy and irresponsible” withdrawal. On Sunday, a US drone attack that Washington said targeted fighters from Islamic State in Khorasan Province, ISKP, an ISIL affiliate, killed 10 Afghan civilians, including several children, according to family members. Bilal Askaryar, an Afghan-American activist who leads the #WelcomeWithDignity campaign at the Women’s Refugee Commission, said the death of Afghan civilians on Sunday is the direct result of a “mismanaged” withdrawal.

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Afghans still counting costs of US intervention
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Afghans still counting costs of US intervention

China Daily  

Women weave carpets at a factory in Kabul on July 20. More importantly, the subsequent US sanctions slapped on Afghanistan following the Western troop pullout, and the freezing of more than $7 billion in Afghan central bank assets, have further exacerbated the situation, leaving Afghanistan on the brink of economic collapse. Over the past two years, Afghanistan's economy has been …

Afghans still counting costs of US intervention
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Afghans still counting costs of US intervention

China Daily  

Women weave carpets at a factory in Kabul on July 20. More importantly, the subsequent US sanctions slapped on Afghanistan following the Western troop pullout, and the freezing of more than $7 billion in Afghan central bank assets, have further exacerbated the situation, leaving Afghanistan on the brink of economic collapse. Over the past two years, Afghanistan's economy has been …

How the US-Taliban Deal Failed Afghanistan
1 year, 3 months ago

How the US-Taliban Deal Failed Afghanistan

The Diplomat  

After two decades of war in Afghanistan, and the immeasurable sacrifices of the nation’s soldiers, law enforcement, and public officials, Kabul is once again under the rule of the Taliban. As part of the Doha agreement, the Taliban agreed to reduce the violence in Afghanistan, and Taliban attacks on U.S. and other foreign troops steadily decreased, but the group’s attacks …

UN agency: Afghanistan needs $4.62 billion in aid for 2023
1 year, 7 months ago

UN agency: Afghanistan needs $4.62 billion in aid for 2023

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Afghanistan needs $4.62 billion in humanitarian aid from the international community this year for nearly 24 million people in need, the U.N.'s humanitarian affairs agency said. Afghanistan is facing its third consecutive year of drought, its second year of severe economic hardship and the continued consequences of decades of war and natural disasters, the U.N. Office for the …

UN agency: Afghanistan needs $4.62 billion in aid for 2023
1 year, 7 months ago

UN agency: Afghanistan needs $4.62 billion in aid for 2023

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Afghanistan needs $4.62 billion in …

US watchdog blames Washington, Ghani for the fall of Kabul
2 years, 1 month ago

US watchdog blames Washington, Ghani for the fall of Kabul

Al Jazeera  

SIGAR identifies six factors that contributed to the collapse of the Afghan government and the return of the Taliban to power. The United States sought to build “stable, democratic, accountable” Afghan governance institutions, but it ultimately failed, the Office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction concluded in a report published on Wednesday. In a report published in May, …

One year on, Afghanistan still suffers from US-inflicted pain
2 years, 4 months ago

One year on, Afghanistan still suffers from US-inflicted pain

China Daily  

Residents visit an outdoor market in Kabul on Tuesday. But the chaotic and humiliating withdrawal of the US forces one year ago has left a tattered and impoverished country in its wake. To begin with, it launched the Afghanistan war that killed at least 174,000 Afghans, more than 30,000 civilians included, made nearly one-third of Afghan population refugees, and forced …

Afghanistan Transitioned ‘Comfortably’: Taliban Interior Minister Haqqani on 1 Year of US Troops' Pull-Out - News18
2 years, 4 months ago

Afghanistan Transitioned ‘Comfortably’: Taliban Interior Minister Haqqani on 1 Year of US Troops' Pull-Out - News18

News 18  

As the one-year anniversary of US troops’ pull-out from Afghanistan nears, Taliban interior minister Sirajuddin Haqqani, in an exclusive interview to CNN-News18, said Afghan people have made the transition “comfortably, without any hitch”, and the US should “acknowledge this”. Just two days before Zawahari’ death, Haqqani network chief and Afghanistan interior minister Sirajuddin Haqqani in an interview to CNN-News18 pointed …

Afghanistan under the Taliban regime | In Focus podcast
2 years, 4 months ago

Afghanistan under the Taliban regime | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, has spoken of the “advancing erasure” of women from public life under a new look Taliban regime. The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, or UNAMA as it is known, pointed out in a July report that seven hundred people have been killed and a …

Helping Afghanistan: The Hindu Editorial on the UN mission in Afghanistan
2 years, 9 months ago

Helping Afghanistan: The Hindu Editorial on the UN mission in Afghanistan

The Hindu  

The UN Security Council’s decision to authorise a new mandate for the organisation in Afghanistan is the most emphatic step taken by the world body in tackling the myriad problems the country has been facing ever since the Taliban takeover. According to the UNSC resolution, which was adopted by a vote of 14-0, with Russia abstaining, the UN mission in …

Explained: Why the West cannot afford to ignore Afghanistan
2 years, 9 months ago

Explained: Why the West cannot afford to ignore Afghanistan

The Hindu  

The Taliban's return to power in Afghanistan was dubbed a monumental security challenge for the international community. Regrouping of militants Tamim Asey, the executive chairman of Kabul's Institute of War and Peace Studies and a visiting research fellow at King's College London, told DW that he believes "a lack of international interest" in Afghanistan's crisis could pave the way for …

U.S. announces $308 million in aid for Afghans as crisis grows
2 years, 11 months ago

U.S. announces $308 million in aid for Afghans as crisis grows

The Hindu  

The White House has announced $308 million in additional humanitarian assistance for Afghanistan, offering new aid to the country as it edges toward a humanitarian crisis since the Taliban takeover nearly five months ago. White House spokesperson Emily Horne said in a statement on Tuesday that the new aid from the U.S. Agency for International Development will flow through independent …

US to give additional $308m in humanitarian aid to Afghanistan
2 years, 11 months ago

US to give additional $308m in humanitarian aid to Afghanistan

Al Jazeera  

Biden administration to channel more funding to humanitarian groups as millions of Afghans face extreme hunger. The United States will donate an extra $308m in humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, the White House has announced, bringing the total of US aid for Afghanistan and Afghan refugees in the region to nearly $782m since October. The aid will be channelled through the …

Explained | Why is Afghanistan staring at a humanitarian disaster?
2 years, 11 months ago

Explained | Why is Afghanistan staring at a humanitarian disaster?

The Hindu  

The story so far: For Afghanistan, 2021 was one of the watershed years in its history. As several countries have suspended or substantially cut aid to Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover, the country is on the brink of a humanitarian disaster. While the Taliban have said the new regime would be different from the old one of Mullah Omar, there’s …

US issues ‘broad authorisatons’ to enable aid to Afghanistan
3 years ago

US issues ‘broad authorisatons’ to enable aid to Afghanistan

Al Jazeera  

US Treasury issues licenses allowing American and UN officials as well as humanitarian NGOs to deal with the Taliban. The Biden administration issued what it called “broad authorisations” to ensure that the United Nations, American government agencies and aid groups can provide humanitarian relief to Afghanistan without running foul of sanctions against the Taliban. The US Treasury’s Office of Foreign …

The long road to finding an end to Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis
3 years ago

The long road to finding an end to Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis

Hindustan Times  

Afghanistan is facing its most complex humanitarian crisis yet, resulting from the cascading impacts of four decades of conflicts and endemic poverty, and in more recent years, climate change, the Covid-19 pandemic, and chronic foreign aid dependency. Today’s massive humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan can be traced back to the 1990s, when the country’s state institutions collapsed and the once resilient …

Are US-led sanctions worsening Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis?
3 years ago

Are US-led sanctions worsening Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis?

Al Jazeera  

Aid groups, experts say international sanctions on the Taliban have led to the collapse of the aid-dependent economy. International aid organisations and experts say the US-led sanctions on the Taliban government are hurting the Afghan people, and called for “explicit humanitarian exemptions” for the delivery of aid to prevent a “catastrophe”. “They should ensure sanctions and other restrictive measures comply …

US urged to help more people escape Taliban-led Afghanistan
3 years, 1 month ago

US urged to help more people escape Taliban-led Afghanistan

The Independent  

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We should have pushed ex-Afghan president Ghani to share power with Taliban: Former US envoy to Afghanistan
3 years, 2 months ago

We should have pushed ex-Afghan president Ghani to share power with Taliban: Former US envoy to Afghanistan

India Today  

The United States did not put enough pressure on former Afghan president Ashraf Ghani to share power with the Taliban, Zalmay Khalilzad, who recently resigned as US envoy to Afghanistan, said in an interview broadcast Sunday on CBS. The agreement signed on February 29, 2020 between Washington and the Taliban -- which excluded Ghani's government in Kabul -- paved the …

Taliban warn U.S., E.U. of refugee influx if the sanctions continue
3 years, 2 months ago

Taliban warn U.S., E.U. of refugee influx if the sanctions continue

The Hindu  

The new Taliban government in Afghanistan has warned the U.S. and European envoys that continued attempts to pressure them through sanctions will undermine security and could trigger a wave of economic refugees. Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi told Western diplomats at talks in Doha that “weakening the Afghan government is not in the interest of anyone because its negative …

Taliban say US to provide humanitarian aid to Afghanistan; new political rulers not to be recognised
3 years, 2 months ago

Taliban say US to provide humanitarian aid to Afghanistan; new political rulers not to be recognised

India TV News  

The US has agreed to provide humanitarian aid to a desperately poor Afghanistan on the brink of an economic disaster, while refusing to give political recognition to the country’s new Taliban rulers, the Taliban said Sunday. The US statement was less definitive, saying only that the two sides “discussed the United States’ provision of robust humanitarian assistance, directly to the …

US will provide humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, say Taliban
3 years, 2 months ago

US will provide humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, say Taliban

India Today  

The US has agreed to provide humanitarian aid to a desperately poor Afghanistan on the brink of an economic disaster, while refusing to give political recognition to the country’s new Taliban rulers, the Taliban said Sunday. READ: Taliban warns US not to 'destabilise' regime in face-to-face talks The Taliban said the talks held in Doha, Qatar, “went well,” with Washington …

Taliban still struggling for international recognition
3 years, 2 months ago

Taliban still struggling for international recognition

Al Jazeera  

Group spent the last two years courting world leaders but has found it difficult to gain acceptance since taking power in August. The Taliban’s diplomatic isolation is in contrast to the last 10 years, which saw the group making several trips across the region as part of their peace efforts with the US administration. ‘Taliban part of Afghanistan’s reality’ Janan …

UN and Afghanistan’s Taliban, figuring out how to interact
3 years, 2 months ago

UN and Afghanistan’s Taliban, figuring out how to interact

Associated Press  

It’s been little more than a month since Kalashnikov-toting Taliban fighters in their signature heavy beards, hightop sneakers and shalwar kameezes descended on the Afghan capital and cemented their takeover. “Taliban does not represent the will of the Afghan people,” Afghanistan’s currently accredited ambassador to the U.N. in Geneva, Nasir Andisha, told The Associated Press. “I think for the world, …

Taliban welcomes US measure to allow humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan
3 years, 2 months ago

Taliban welcomes US measure to allow humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan

Deccan Chronicle  

Kabul: The Taliban on Sunday welcomed the US recent measure of allowing the flow of humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan. "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan welcomes the recent decision by US Treasury Department allowing US government agencies along with international and non-governmental organizations and banks to facilitate the flow of food and medicine to the …

Pakistan to US: Abandoning Afghanistan risks humanitarian crisis
3 years, 3 months ago

Pakistan to US: Abandoning Afghanistan risks humanitarian crisis

Al Jazeera  

Pakistan repeats call for the world not to ‘abandon’ Afghanistan following the Taliban’s takeover of that country. Pakistan has repeated its call for the world not to “abandon” Afghanistan following the Taliban’s takeover of that country, as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets his Pakistani counterpart on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly. A Pakistani foreign ministry …

Anita Anand | Afghans, world should just wait for the Taliban to self-destruct'
3 years, 3 months ago

Anita Anand | Afghans, world should just wait for the Taliban to self-destruct'

Deccan Chronicle  

On August 15 this year, India’s Independence Day, an unspeakable event occurred in Afghanistan, taking the world by storm. In 2004, an assembly of 502 Afghan delegates adopted a constitution, creating a strong presidential system intended to unite the country’s various ethnic groups. “Afghans have seized the opportunity provided by the United States and its international partners to lay the …

Taliban thanks world for emergency aid, urges US to show 'heart' towards Afghanistan
3 years, 3 months ago

Taliban thanks world for emergency aid, urges US to show 'heart' towards Afghanistan

Firstpost  

A donor conference in Geneva on Monday saw countries promise a total of $1.2 billion in aid for Afghanistan, which was taken over by the hardline Islamist group last month in a lightning offensive that took retreating US troops by surprise. Kabul: The Taliban on Tuesday thanked the world for pledging hundreds of millions of dollars in emergency aid to …

About 200 foreigners, including Americans, fly out of Kabul
3 years, 3 months ago

About 200 foreigners, including Americans, fly out of Kabul

India TV News  

An estimated 200 foreigners, including Americans, left Afghanistan on a commercial flight out of Kabul on Thursday with the cooperation of the Taliban — the first such large-scale departure since U.S. forces completed their frantic withdrawal over a week ago. Ten U.S. citizens and 11 green-card holders made Thursday’s flight, State Department spokesman Ned Price said. In the U.S., National …

200 Westerners, Including Americans, Fly Out Of Kabul Under Taliban
3 years, 3 months ago

200 Westerners, Including Americans, Fly Out Of Kabul Under Taliban

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING KABUL, Afghanistan — Some 200 foreigners, including Americans, left Afghanistan on a commercial flight out of Kabul on Thursday, the first such large-scale departure since U.S. and other forces completed their frantic withdrawal over a week ago. A senior U.S. official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to talk to the media, provided …

Scores of Westerners, including Americans, fly out of Kabul in first large-scale departure since US troop withdrawal
3 years, 3 months ago

Scores of Westerners, including Americans, fly out of Kabul in first large-scale departure since US troop withdrawal

Firstpost  

A senior US official provided the number of Westerners on board and said that two very senior Taliban officials had helped facilitate the departure. Kabul, Afghanistan: Some 200 foreigners, including Americans, flew out of Afghanistan on an international commercial flight from Kabul airport on Thursday, the first such large-scale departure since US and foreign forces concluded their frantic withdrawal at …

Former Afghan president Ashraf Ghani apologises for fleeing, says only way to keep 'guns silent'
3 years, 3 months ago

Former Afghan president Ashraf Ghani apologises for fleeing, says only way to keep 'guns silent'

Firstpost  

Ghani refuted allegations of having stolen from the treasury before fleeing, saying that he would welcome an official audit or financial investigation to prove the veracity of his statements Dubai: Former Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani, who fled to the UAE before the Taliban seized power last month, has apologised to the people for leaving the country abruptly, saying he believed …

‘I Will Fight to Death’: What Ex-Afghan PM Ashraf Ghani Said Right Before Fleeing Afghanistan
3 years, 3 months ago

‘I Will Fight to Death’: What Ex-Afghan PM Ashraf Ghani Said Right Before Fleeing Afghanistan

News 18  

Ashraf Ghani vowed to “fight to death” the night before he left Afghanistan, according to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. In an interview by Afghan-based Tolo News, Blinken was asked if he helped Ghani flee from Kabul on the day Taliban took over the war-torn country. Lotfullah Najafizada: “Did you help President Ghani flee the country?”Blinken: Ghani said night …

US working with Taliban to enable charter flight ops from Kabul, says Blinken
3 years, 3 months ago

US working with Taliban to enable charter flight ops from Kabul, says Blinken

Hindustan Times  

US secretary of state Antony Blinken, who is currently in Qatar, said on Tuesday that the state department is working with the Taliban to enable additional charter flights to operate from Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International Airport for people wishing to leave Afghanistan. US secretary of state Antony Blinken said the Taliban have reiterated that they would allow people with travel …

US thanks several nations including India for their 'generous offers' to help during Afghanistan evacuation
3 years, 3 months ago

US thanks several nations including India for their 'generous offers' to help during Afghanistan evacuation

Firstpost  

The US State Department said that America is grateful to the global network of countries that have provided “critical assistance for our evacuation efforts” Washington: The United States has thanked several countries including India for their “generous offers” to help in a variety of ways regarding the relocation efforts for at-risk Afghans during critical evacuation operations from Afghanistan. “With support …

Afghanistan: An imperial disaster
3 years, 3 months ago

Afghanistan: An imperial disaster

The Hindu  

THE chaotic exit of the United States military from Afghanistan, just before the August 31 deadline set by the Taliban, has ended the final chapter of the U.S.’ longest war. The Taliban leaders were angry because they claimed that the military equipment left behind by the U.S. forces belonged to the Afghan state and that they were the legitimate successors …

Hundreds wait for clearance to leave Afghanistan’s Mazar airport
3 years, 3 months ago

Hundreds wait for clearance to leave Afghanistan’s Mazar airport

Al Jazeera  

Afghan girls from a US-based NGO and a number of Americans among group that has been trying to leave for a week. Marina LeGree, the founder and executive director of a small US non-governmental organisation active in Afghanistan, said on Monday that some 600 to 1,300 people, including girls from her group, had been waiting near the Mazar-i-Sharif airport for …

Afghanistan crisis updates | September 4, 2021
3 years, 3 months ago

Afghanistan crisis updates | September 4, 2021

The Hindu  

The Taliban sources are claiming that they have seized control over Panjshir valley, the last standing province that the Taliban has not been able to capture, according to a Reuters report. - Reuters 5.00 pm At least 17 killed in celebratory gunfire in Kabul- reports At least 17 people were killed in celebratory gunfire in Kabul, news agencies said on …

‘Please, please help’: How I witnessed the Afghanistan war’s bitter end
3 years, 3 months ago

‘Please, please help’: How I witnessed the Afghanistan war’s bitter end

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The life I wanted will end now, 20 years …

US looking at land routes to continue Afghanistan evacuations
3 years, 3 months ago

US looking at land routes to continue Afghanistan evacuations

Al Jazeera  

US officials welcome efforts by Turkey and Qatar to help reopen the airport in Kabul after American troop withdrawal. The United States is exploring ways to evacuate American citizens and Afghan allies looking to leave Afghanistan including via land routes, US officials said on Wednesday, reasserting a commitment to help eligible people who were not airlifted out. US Under Secretary …

As US military leaves Kabul, many Americans, Afghans remain
3 years, 3 months ago

As US military leaves Kabul, many Americans, Afghans remain

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — As the final five U.S. military transport aircraft lifted off out of Afghanistan, they left behind up to 200 Americans and thousands of desperate Afghans who couldn’t get out and now must rely on the Taliban to allow their departure. “Our commitment to them holds no deadline.” Marine Gen. Frank McKenzie, head of U.S. Central Command, told reporters …

Taliban celebrate defeating the United States
3 years, 3 months ago

Taliban celebrate defeating the United States

Deccan Chronicle  

Kabul: The hardline Islamist Taliban celebrated their total return to power on Tuesday with gunfire and diplomacy, after the last US troops flew out of Afghanistan to end two decades of war. The United States' longest military conflict drew to a close on Monday night when its forces abandoned Kabul's airport, where it had overseen a frenzied airlift that saw …

Want good relations with the US and world, say Taliban as America pulls out of Afghanistan after 20 years
3 years, 3 months ago

Want good relations with the US and world, say Taliban as America pulls out of Afghanistan after 20 years

India TV News  

The Taliban is celebrating its takeover of Afghanistan. Its top spokesman congratulated Afghan people on their victory, hours after the last US troops left the country following 20 years of military intervention. this victory belongs to us all," Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said from the runway of Kabul airport. "While the U.S. government has withdrawn its personnel from Kabul, we …

US makes unceremonious end to Afghanistan war leaving Afghans to wonder what comes next
3 years, 3 months ago

US makes unceremonious end to Afghanistan war leaving Afghans to wonder what comes next

Firstpost  

As for those left behind in Afghanistan, a country of 38 million minus the thousands who have fled or died in recent weeks, all they can do is look forward The end of the United States’ longest war was unceremonious — trash blowing across the single airstrip of Kabul’s international airport, Afghans lingering outside the gates, still hoping in vain …

August 31, 2021 Afghanistan-Taliban news
3 years, 3 months ago

August 31, 2021 Afghanistan-Taliban news

CNN  

The US military negotiated a secret arrangement with the Taliban that resulted in Taliban members escorting groups of Americans to the gates of the Kabul airport as they sought to escape Afghanistan, according to two defense officials. One of the officials also revealed that US special operations forces set up a “secret gate” at the airport and established “call centers” …

August 31, 2021 Afghanistan-Taliban news
3 years, 3 months ago

August 31, 2021 Afghanistan-Taliban news

CNN  

The US military negotiated a secret arrangement with the Taliban that resulted in Taliban members escorting groups of Americans to the gates of the Kabul airport as they sought to escape Afghanistan, according to two defense officials. One of the officials also revealed that US special operations forces set up a “secret gate” at the airport and established “call centers” …

As US military leaves Kabul, many Americans, Afghans remain
3 years, 3 months ago

As US military leaves Kabul, many Americans, Afghans remain

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — As the final five U.S. military transport aircraft lifted off out of Afghanistan Monday, they left behind up to 200 Americans and thousands of desperate Afghans who couldn’t get out and now must rely on the Taliban to allow their departure. But I think if we’d stayed another 10 days we wouldn’t have gotten everybody out that we …

End of US mission in Kabul: America completes withdrawal of forces from Afghanistan
3 years, 3 months ago

End of US mission in Kabul: America completes withdrawal of forces from Afghanistan

India TV News  

The United States completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan late Monday, ending America’s longest war and closing a chapter in military history likely to be remembered for colossal failures, unfulfilled promises and a frantic final exit that cost the lives of more than 180 Afghans and 13 US service members, some barely older than the war. Hours ahead of President Joe …

Afghanistan is ‘a free nation’: Taliban celebrates US defeat
3 years, 3 months ago

Afghanistan is ‘a free nation’: Taliban celebrates US defeat

Al Jazeera  

Taliban congratulates Afghans on their victory after the withdrawal of the last US soldier, says it wants good relations with Washington. The Afghan group said on Tuesday Afghanistan is now a “free and sovereign” nation as it hailed the exit of US troops, describing their departure as a “historic moment”. “Congratulations to Afghanistan… this victory belongs to us all,” Taliban …

What did the US get wrong about Afghanistan?
3 years, 3 months ago

What did the US get wrong about Afghanistan?

Al Jazeera  

Much has been said in the past few weeks about the sudden takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban. He reminded me that the Arabs also have the saying, “Better late than never.” But Sanad went on to say he would prefer to move the aphorism one step onwards: “It is often better to be never.” It would have been better …

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