Five years on from the fall of Kabul to the Taliban, Britain has a public inquiry, Australia has an arrest, New Zealand has an apology, but in Washington, DC, there is only impunity and denial.
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He, peace and blessings be on him and his family, taught us that removing a thorny branch from a footpath is an act of faith. How do we then rationalise how so many of us actively spit on the pavement? I won't even start on how the toilets in masajid are treated.
Five years ago today, Taliban fighters entered Kabul, completing a rapid takeover of Afghanistan as the former government collapsed.
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The Taliban kicked the U.S. out of Afghanistan five years ago. Now they want the U.S. back: foreign minister Muttaqi told me in Kabul he would like the Trump administration to reopen the embassy and invest in mining and other sector.
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Today marks the fifth anniversary of Afghanistan's liberation from US occupation. I write about the progress made since then, divisions and opposition to existing policies, and what the path forth may look like for a country recovering from war and finding its footing.
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