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Unpredictable consequences from the Afghan crisis

As China, Russia, Iran and others rise to the occasion, the ascent of the Taliban may signal a post-American world order The US withdrawal from Afghanistan and the rapid advance of the Taliban are not necessarily a simple cause and effect. The US had very few troops in Afghanistan, and …

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The US should have learned from IDF withdrawals – analysis

The US’s withdrawal from Afghanistan parallels Israel’s disengagements from Gaza and Lebanon – In these scenarios, a weaker force achieved victory against a more powerful one through attrition. Twenty years after September 11, the Taliban has blitzkrieged through Afghanistan over the last month, taking province after province as the United …

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