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The Afghanistan Withdrawal: Military And Defense Implications – Analysis

After a rapid Taliban campaign to capture cities and territories formerly controlled by the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (GIRoA), on August 15, 2021, the Taliban took Kabul and the President of GIRoA, Ashraf Ghani, fled the country. Information regarding the situation on the ground in Afghanistan and …

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Taliban retakes power, but it faces mounting challenges ahead

The Taliban took control of Afghanistan last week, 20 years after it was removed from power in a US-led military invasion. Winning that war might just turn out to be the easy part, as maintaining peace and governing the conflict-wracked and impoverished country will be a tough nut to crack, …

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The history of the Taliban

On Sunday, the Taliban swept to power in Afghanistan after a few weeks of stunning military victories. The armed group had been toppled in a US-led invasion in 2001 following the September 11 attacks on US soil, but it gradually regained strength, carrying out numerous attacks on foreign as well …

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