Afghanistan
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‘After the humiliation of Afghanistan, we see the blame game in Whitehall’
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How did the Afghanistan War start?
In Depth Invasion by Western forces followed many years of internal conflict
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Afghan refugees to be schooled on British ‘values, culture and civic duties’
feature Scheme for those fleeing Taliban rule will emulate programmes in Italy, France and Germany
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Quiz of The Week: 28 August - 3 September
Puzzles and Quizzes Have you been paying attention to The Week’s news?
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The rise of Isis-K, the Islamist terrorist group with ‘merciless’ tactics
Speed Read Last week it claimed responsibility for the ‘dramatic assault’ on Kabul airport – an attack that killed up to 170 people
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‘The White House should not place new sanctions on the Taliban’
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Was the US occupation of Afghanistan an inevitable failure?
In Depth Bush vowed the US would rebuild the war-torn country. But 20 years and $2trn later, the ‘nation-building folly’ has ended in ‘catastrophe’
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Will the fall of Afghanistan create a refugee backlash in the West?
Today's Big Question UK government forced to ‘overhaul system’ as resettlement plans begin to draw criticism
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Joe Biden failed a ‘no-fail mission’ in Afghanistan, official claims
feature President seeks to cast evacuation as ‘extraordinary success’ as blame mounts over chaotic airlift
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Oklahoma congressman who reportedly attempted to enter Afghanistan says he's 'heading home'
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Joint Chiefs chair says 'it's possible' the U.S. could help the Taliban fight ISIS-K
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U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan 'is not good news for China,' international relations scholar says
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Dominic Raab’s reckoning: can foreign secretary hold on to his job?
Today's Big Question As Raab faces MPs, one senior government source thinks he is ‘toast’
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Does humiliation in Afghanistan mark the end of the ‘American century’?
In Depth Joe Biden describes withdrawal as an end to efforts to ‘remake other countries’
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