Biden ranked second in the Insider poll, with 27% of respondents saying he’s most responsible for America’s failure in Afghanistan.
Western Union suspends money transfers to Afghanistan, cutting off ‘vital channel’ of financial support
Western Union is suspending money transfer America withdraws troops from the troubled country now in the Taliban’s control. “We recognize that our services provide a vital channel for our customers to …
The U.S. Offered My Family a Home After the Vietnam War. It Must Do the Same for Those Fleeing Afghanistan
The U.S. welcomed South Vietnamese refugees after the fall of Saigon. Now it must do the same for the people fleeing Afghanistan.
Leaving Vietnam: The One Man We Remembered
We are reposting it because of the obvious parallels to what’s now happening in Afghanistan. Even as Saigon was about to fall, Walt Whitman Rostow seemed determined to be the last hawk; he called for …
Vietnam and Afghanistan: Different wars, similar endings?
The parallels between the final hours of two wars that dragged on for years at huge cost and great loss of life struck many observers, including James Willbanks, a military adviser to the South …
Opinions | The recriminations over Vietnam tell us what’s next in the debate over Afghanistan
Debates, about whether the U.S. could have won, who bears responsibility for the loss and whether soldiers’ sacrifice was worth it, are coming.
The Taliban’s victory will test India, and peace in South Asia
The Taliban’s blisteringly fast takeover of Afghanistan has stunned security and diplomacy experts worldwide. Days after the fall of Kabul, nations are hurriedly evacuating their diplomats and …
Russia, China, Iran, Pakistan Extend Hands to Taliban Now in Control of Afghanistan
As the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan shook the international community, regional powers Russia, China, Iran and Pakistan have all maintained their embassies in Kabul.
China embraces high-stakes Taliban relationship as US exits
When the Taliban took over Afghanistan the first time in 1996, China refused to recognize their rule and left its embassy shut for years. This time around, Beijing has been among the first to embrace …
Markets support Biden’s ugly Afghanistan withdrawal
While defending the withdrawal decision on Aug. 16, Biden said an indefinite U.S. military presence in Afghanistan “is not in our national security interest. It is not what the American people want.” …