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Tag: Afghanistan

WWIT Afghanistan

Posted on September 10, 2021September 8, 2021 by Simon
President Biden ended the war in Afghanistan by letting the Taliban win. Over the next few years we’ll see the consequences. If our mission was to keep it from being used as a base for terrorism... Read More

“The Graveyard of Empire”

Posted on August 16, 2021 by Simon
”Afghanistan is the graveyard of empire.” This is a much quoted and often wrongly attributed saying. There is much truth in it. But now it is Pakistan’s problem. In this enlisted man’s opinion... Read More

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