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Taliban
The Temptations of History
Siddharth Singh
Afghanistan was never a viable nation-state and is unlikely to be one in future. The roots of the Afghan chaos are to be found in the country’s divisions
The Emirate of Hate
Rooted in the medieval mindset of the barely lettered, the Taliban draw their staying power from the coalition of clans, ready supplies of cash and a cosiness provided by a mindful neighbour
Return to Tora Bora
The crescent over Kabul today clarifies how America, on the eve of the twentieth anniversary of 9/11, diminished the idea of freedom
The End of Pax Americana
The US has grievously hurt its international credibility with a self-inflicted defeat and humiliation in Afghanistan. Its enemies can only be celebrating. The security and humanitarian disaster that the Biden administration has unleashed in Afghanistan will likely unravel whatever is left of American primacy
Afghanistan Fatigue
The US took four presidents, thousands of lives, a trillion dollars and 20 years to replace the Taliban with the Taliban
Who’s fair game under the Taliban?
While the power elite are safe abroad, common folk of Afghanistan hope against hope that their worst fears don’t come true
Farewell Kabul, We Hardly Knew Ye
America has squandered $2 trillion and thousands of lives trying to rebuild Afghanistan. Yet it never seemed to understand it
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