Afghan refugees are the new victim of global threats these days since the emergence of the Afghan Taliban in the country’s politics. Based on the latest report of the UN…
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US Foreign Affairs
Mark Milley Exposed Biden: Lying to Americans Proved Detrimental to Biden’s Reputation
by Eli Mshomiby Eli MshomiBiden’s efforts of a haphazard withdrawal from Afghanistan raised many questions in almost all global power sectors. While Biden defended the process by every inch, the top US general, Mark…
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US Foreign Affairs
As You Sow, so Shall You Reap: An Unforgettable Lesson for the US After the Afghan War
by Eli Mshomiby Eli MshomiPost 9/11, when the foreign forces led by the United States invaded Afghanistan, the Taliban government was ousted immediately. Being the power group in the territory, the Afghan Taliban had…
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US Politics
Divided on Afghan Refugees, United Against Biden: Republicans Emerging Internal Rift
by Eli Mshomiby Eli MshomiThe downfall of the civilian government in Afghanistan has exposed many fault lines in US internal politics. This time, it is the Republican party that is divided, as an internal…
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US Politics
Vulnerable August: The Worst Month of Biden’s Presidency is Fatal for Midterm Democrats
by Eli Mshomiby Eli MshomiAs the last American soldier leaves Kabul airport, there are growing concerns among Democrats owing to the unfolded circumstances in the month of August. Biden’s presidency is being questioned in…
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US Foreign Affairs
From Jimmy Carter to Joe Biden: The Unending Afghan Misery
by Eli Mshomiby Eli MshomiThe misery that kicked off with the onslaught of the Cold War has finally concluded, at least for the time being. The Afghan war started with an internal battle in…
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US Foreign Affairs
Autocracy, not Democracy: Biden’s Unilateral Approach on Afghanistan is a Worst Example of Governance
by Eli Mshomiby Eli MshomiThe power vacuum created by the United States’ hasty withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan has started yielding drastic consequences. The latest series of attacks at Kabul airport is the epitome…
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US Foreign Affairs
Using Data to Fix the Afghan Mess: Only Way Biden Could Have Saved the US from Global Humiliation
by Eli Mshomiby Eli MshomiThe premature Afghan withdrawal has become an emblem of global humiliation for the United States, where the role of the superpower in the war has started becoming questionable after the…
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US Foreign Affairs
Republicans Blaming Biden for Afghanistan Crisis: Trump’s Men are Talking Everything but Sense
by Eli Mshomiby Eli MshomiBlaming the ruling party for every mess is a distinct trait of American politics. Be it the infrastructure plan, budgetary mess, or now the Afghan war crisis, this stands true.…
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US Foreign Affairs
Biden’s America First Policy: Empowering the Taliban and Abandoning Unvaccinated People to Save American Interests
by Eli Mshomiby Eli MshomiPresident Donald Trump’s “America First” strategy was perceived as paranoia by Democrats during his tenure. In fact, Democrats built their election campaign against his nationalist agenda of America first…
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US Foreign Affairs
Fall of Kabul: US Gains of Twenty Years Overturned in One Month, Courtesy of Taliban Insurgency
by Eli Mshomiby Eli MshomiThe United States’ hurried abandonment of Afghanistan has exposed the vulnerabilities of the Afghan security forces, as the Taliban have finally surrounded Kabul, the capital of the troubled country. One…
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US Foreign Affairs
Long Parted Wars but Same Patterns: Afghanistan the New Vietnam in the Making
by Eli Mshomiby Eli MshomiThe United States has a history of indulging in foreign wars, just to abandon them later on at the crucial moments. The ambitions of the war in Afghanistan for the…
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US Foreign Affairs
China-Taliban Bromance: Two Powers Supporting Each Other for Mutual Benefit
by Eli Mshomiby Eli MshomiThe vacuum created in Afghanistan now after the US withdrawal has allowed non-state actors like the Taliban to fill the power gap. These non-state actors are supported by the likes…
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US Foreign Affairs
US Politics of Abandonment: Vietnam, Iraq and now Afghanistan
by Eli Mshomiby Eli MshomiThe word “abandon” itself seems a dishonorable word in the jargon of war, like soldiers returning from the battlefield defeated. But the US politics of abandonment is a truth. In…
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US Foreign Affairs
US Forces Left Bargam Airbase: The Beginning of the New War in Afghanistan
by Eli Mshomiby Eli MshomiTwenty years down the line from invading Afghanistan in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, the United States has finally left the Bargam airbase on July 2, 2020. The airbase…
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US Foreign Affairs
US Afghanistan Withdrawal: Uncle Sam Failing to Settle the Dust in the Graveyard of Empires
by Eli Mshomiby Eli MshomiAfghanistan, popularly known as the graveyard of empires, is on a path to another conflict after the US withdrawal on September 11. Despite continuous efforts to establish an Afghan-led and…
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