Tag: Afghanistan
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The situation in Afghanistan now: Five years under the Taliban
Five years ago, on August 15, 2021, Taliban fighters entered Kabul. Afghanistan’s Western-backed government collapsed with astonishing speed, President Ashraf Ghani fled the country, and two decades of American and NATO involvement ended in scenes of desperation at Kabul airport. Five years later, the Taliban are still there. They have not been overthrown by a…