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$10,000 Invested in Defense Stocks When Afghanistan War Began Now Worth Almost $100,000Jon SchwarzWas the Afghanistan War a failure? Not for the top five defense contractors and their shareholders.
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The Taliban Have Seized U.S. Military Biometrics DevicesKen Klippenstein, Sara SirotaBiometric collection and identification devices were seized last week during the Taliban’s offensive.
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Taliban Checkpoints Blocking Access to Kabul Airport for U.S. Residents and AlliesAmanda Sperber“They are scaring people,” said a man with a U.S. green card as he tried to flee Kabul.
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Who Lost Afghanistan?Nick TurseTwenty years of lying and confusion by U.S. leaders ends in a predictable and bloody farce.
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“They Believed Anything but the Truth” — 14 Years in GuantánamoCora CurrierCaptured at the age of 18, Mansoor Adayfi describes coming of age at Guantánamo in his memoir, “Don’t Forget Us Here.”
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Biden Is Expanding Trump’s War on “Domestic Violent Extremism” — and It’s Sweeping Up Black PeopleAaron Miguel CantúFar from breaking with Trump’s civil disorder prosecutions, Biden has doubled down with an expansive view of extremism.
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Taliban Spokesman Accuses Facebook of Stifling Free Speech by Banning GroupRobert MackeyAt his first press conference in 20 years, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid joined the techlash, by complaining about Facebook censorship.
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Surrender or Withdrawal: The Afghanistan ContradictionRyan GrimAn orderly exit from Afghanistan required admitting defeat and negotiating the unutterable: surrender to the Taliban.
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Josh Gottheimer’s Rebellion Was in Trouble From the StartRyan Grim, Sara SirotaThe New Jersey Democrat doesn’t have the clout to play hardball with Nancy Pelosi over the infrastructure bill.
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For His Accusers to Get Justice, Andrew Cuomo’s Impeachment Must Go OnNatasha LennardThe decision to halt Cuomo’s impeachment would be a blow to accountability — and leave the door open for Cuomo to return to politics.
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Afghans Try to Flee U.S.-Caused CrisisInterceptedFor those left behind, crises are far from over.
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