What We Got Wrong in Afghanistan
Military officers like me thought we were building a capable Afghan security force. What did we get wrong? Plenty.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/08/how-america-failed-afghanistan/619740/
Northern Afghanistan once kept out the Taliban. Why has it fallen so quickly this time?
Political and ethnic tensions have fueled new discord — and the Taliban has capitalized on these grievances
Wisdom of Crowds Podcast: Afghanistan and the End of American Empire
With Kabul close to collapse, Shadi and Damir argue about the nature of the multiple screwups in Afghanistan, both long-term and of more recent vintage. What exactly is Biden doing wrong? Should we stay a bit longer, and if so, to what end? And what lessons should Americans learn from all if it?
https://wisdomofcrowds.live/afghanistan-and-americas-liberal-empire/
The Fall of Kabul
Joe Biden claimed “zero” parallels between U.S. withdrawals from Afghanistan and Vietnam. As the Taliban take Kabul, he’s proved wrong.
https://theintercept.com/2021/08/15/afghanistan-taliban-kabul-fall-saigon/
When ‘Never Again’ Becomes ‘Again and Again’
The U.S. has a responsibility to protect Afghans from the mass atrocities of the Taliban.
https://frenchpress.thedispatch.com/p/when-never-again-becomes-again-and
Our Best Stuff From a Frustrating Week
https://weekly.thedispatch.com/p/our-best-stuff-from-a-frustrating
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