Biden vows to evacuate Americans and Afghan allies amid desperation at Kabul airport
Biden vows to evacuate Americans and Afghan allies amid desperation at Kabul airport
Tens of thousands of people in Afghanistan waited nervously on Saturday to see whether the United States would deliver on President Joe Biden’s new pledge to evacuate all Americans and all Afghans who aided the war effort. Meanwhile, the Taliban leader arrived in Kabul for talks with the group's leadership…
France 24
France 24
‘Defeat was inevitable’: our panel weighs in on the Afghanistan catastrophe
‘Defeat was inevitable’: our panel weighs in on the Afghanistan catastrophe
Our panel weighs in on the US withdrawal from Afghanistan and its aftermath
The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
The Fall Of Afghanistan Is Not The Fall Of South Vietnam
The Fall Of Afghanistan Is Not The Fall Of South Vietnam
Different nations, different wars — yet U.S. power will survive both defeats.
Forbes
Forbes
I Fear For My Afghan Sisters: Malala Yousafzai
The Nobel Prize laureate has expressed fear for women and girls in Afghanistan as the Taliban took control.
Zenger
Zenger
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Commentary: Mistakes the US made in Vietnam were repeated in Afghanistan. We must break the cycle
The rapid collapse of the Afghan government has lessons to teach us, if we will listen. Many of these are lessons we could have learned from the Vietnam War, but we did not.
Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
Desperate Afghan women scream 'the Taliban are coming' as they beg to enter airport
Afghan women cried 'help, the Taliban are coming' and stuck their arms through a metal gate as they begged US soldiers to let them into the airport so they could escape Kabul
Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror