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The Taliban Haven’t Changed

Welcome back to “Forgotten Fact-Checks,” a weekly column produced by National Review’s News Desk. This week, we remind our leaders that the Taliban have not changed, highlight another shoddy smear job of Governor Ron DeSantis, and take note of more media misses. The Taliban Haven’t Changed For the first time …

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CIA Director Met with Taliban Leader in Kabul

CIA Director William J. Burns had a secret meeting with Taliban leader Abdul Ghani Baradar Monday in Kabul. The former deputy secretary of state was sent to attend the clandestine rendezvous by President Biden amid the chaotic circumstances surrounding the U.S. evacuation from Afghanistan following the Taliban’s takeover. Anonymous U.S. …

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L’erreur afghane

Les Russes avaient compris les premiers qu’on n’impose pas le socialisme à un pays musulman. Les Américains viennent de comprendre qu’on n’impose pas la démocratie à un pays islamique. Le bilan amer de Jean-Paul Brighelli sur le drame afghan. Voici un pays qui a sensiblement la même taille que la …

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