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An air crew assists evacuees aboard a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft in support of the Afghanistan evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport on August 21, 2021 in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Taylor Crul/U.S. Air Force via Getty Images)
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An air crew assists evacuees aboard a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft in support of the Afghanistan evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport on August 21, 2021 in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Taylor Crul/U.S. Air Force via Getty Images)
Reports
nadia_schadlow
nadia_schadlow
Senior Fellow
rob_greenway
rob_greenway
Former Adjunct Fellow
michael_doran
michael_doran
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
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heinrichs
Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative
bryan_clark
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology
john_lee
Senior Fellow
Peter Rough Hudson Institute
Senior Fellow and Director, Center on Europe and Eurasia
6 Min Read
U.S. President Joe Biden gestures as delivers remarks on the U.S. military’s ongoing evacuation efforts in Afghanistan from the East Room of the White House on August 20, 2021 in Washington, DC (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
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U.S. President Joe Biden gestures as delivers remarks on the U.S. military’s ongoing evacuation efforts in Afghanistan from the East Room of the White House on August 20, 2021 in Washington, DC (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Commentary
walter_russell_mead
walter_russell_mead
Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship
2 Min Read
Afghans march down the street carrying banners and the flag of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, despite the presence of Taliban fighters around them, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021 (MARCUS YAM / LOS ANGELES TIMES)
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Afghans march down the street carrying banners and the flag of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, despite the presence of Taliban fighters around them, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021 (MARCUS YAM / LOS ANGELES TIMES)
Commentary
husain_haqqani
husain_haqqani
Senior Fellow and Director for South and Central Asia
3 Min Read
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