The Fall of Kabul
Why did Kabul fall, and fall so quickly, to the Taliban? The simple answer is that you cannot beat something with nothing. Let’s set aside for another occasion the question
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Why did Kabul fall, and fall so quickly, to the Taliban? The simple answer is that you cannot beat something with nothing. Let’s set aside for another occasion the question
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