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PublishedAugust 16, 2021
Billions spent on Afghan army ultimately benefited Taliban
The Afghan security forces turned out to be hollow, equipped with superior arms but largely missing the crucial ingredient of combat motivation.
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PublishedAugust 16, 2021
Maine senators question Biden administration’s handling of Afghanistan withdrawal
U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King are seeking explanations for the chaotic collapse of the Afghan government, while U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree defends the president's actions.
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PublishedAugust 16, 2021
Biden says he stands ‘squarely behind’ Afghanistan decision
The president calls the anguish of trapped Afghan civilians ‘gut-wrenching’ and concedes that the Taliban achieved a much faster takeover of the country than his administration expected.
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PublishedAugust 13, 2021
Afghan women fear return to ‘dark days’ amid Taliban sweep
The Taliban's lightning advance across Afghanistan has stirred fears they will reimpose their fundamentalist interpretation of Islam and all but eliminate women's rights.
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PublishedAugust 13, 2021
Taliban complete sweep across Afghanistan’s south, take 4 more cities
The blitz through the southern heartland means the Islamic militant group now holds half of Afghanistan's 34 provincial capitals and controls more than two-thirds of the country.
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PublishedAugust 13, 2021
Rush of U.S. troops to Kabul tests Biden’s withdrawal deadline
Officials say the troops’ mission is just to assist the airlift of embassy personnel and Afghan allies, and they expect to complete it by month's end, but troops might have to stay longer if the embassy is threatened by a Taliban takeover of Kabul.
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PublishedAugust 12, 2021
Taliban take Kandahar, Herat in major Afghanistan offensive
The onslaught represents a stunning collapse of Afghan forces and renews questions about where the over $830 billion spent by the U.S. Defense Department went.
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PublishedAugust 10, 2021
U.S. vows to isolate Taliban if they take power by force
A U.S. peace envoy has brought a warning to the Taliban that any government that comes to power through force in Afghanistan won’t be recognized internationally.
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PublishedAugust 8, 2021
Maine Voices: After U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, policymakers have lessons to learn
Our lack of clear and realistic aims and failure to act strategically are among the reasons the conflict has had such a high cost.
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PublishedAugust 6, 2021
Taliban kill Afghan media chief in Kabul, take southern city
The militant group has been surging for months in the country, taking swaths of land as U.S. and NATO forces complete their final pullout by the end of the month.
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