A ‘Pitiful, Helpless Giant’ in Afghanistan

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August 23, 2021

President Joe Biden provided an update Friday on the emergency evacuation effort in Kabul, but his optimistic view doesn’t fit the chaos on the ground or the fact that the mission continues to be hostage to the goodwill of the Taliban.

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