What Went Wrong in Afghanistan?: WSJ, Aug. 21, 2021 –– We Americans like to deceive ourselves. We want to believe there is good war and bad war. World War II was a good war, varnished with the patina of history. Vietnam was a bad war, its reality overridden by popular cultural narratives. Once, in the decade after 9/11, Afghanistan was the good war and Iraq the bad, a war of “choice,” not necessity. Now they are both bad.
https://isranet.org/analysis/taiwan-israel-japan-will-get-the-message-behind-bidens-neglect-of-us-allies-in-afghanistan/
https://isranet.org/analysis/taliban-seize-u-s-weapons-in-afghanistan-stockpiling-helicopters-guns-and-trucks/
https://isranet.org/analysis/canada-has-betrayed-the-canadians-who-were-deployed-to-afghanistan-and-the-afghans-we-declared-we-were-helping/
https://isranet.org/analysis/in-afghanistan-china-is-ready-to-step-into-the-void/
For Further Reference:
EXCLUSIVE: Inside Afghanistan — The First Seven Days Of Life Under The Taliban: Sayad Ahmad Sadat, National Post, Aug. 20, 2021 — It seems incredible that a single week can tear the fate of a nation into a Before and After.
Why Biden’s Lack of Strategic Patience Led to Disaster: Ryan C. Crocker, NY Times, Aug. 21, 2021 — As Americans, we have many strengths, but strategic patience is not among them.
The U.S. Is Hostage to the Taliban: Editorial, WSJ, Aug. 18, 2021 — The Taliban haven’t formally taken any Americans captive in Afghanistan, at least not yet, but it’s clear that the jihadists already have the Biden Administration as a political hostage.
The Return of ‘America Held Hostage’: Walter Russell Mead, WSJ, Aug. 18, 2021 — As Taliban forces consolidate their control of Kabul, the nature of the new regime remains somewhat veiled.
The IMF Acts Against the Taliban: Josh Lipsky and William F. Wechsler, WSJ, Aug. 18, 2021 — Among the thousands of refugees fleeing Kabul was the acting governor of Afghanistan’s central bank, Ajmal Ahmady.