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Through Its Misuse of Military Power, the United States Has Made a Terrible Mess in Afghanistan
By Andrew Bacevich, President
Boston Globe, 8/16/21

The time to clean up has arrived. A place to begin is by acknowledging three essential lessons that should shape basic U.S. policy going forward.

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The Coming Afghan Refugee Crisis Is Only a Preview
By Anatol Lieven, Senior Research Fellow
Foreign Policy, 8/16/21

More desperate migrants will head West in coming years—and the West’s migration policies must change in response.

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Kabul Has Fallen. Now What?
By Rajan Menon, Non-Resident Fellow
The Nation, 8/16/21

With the collapse of the U.S.-backed government, Washington must chart a new course—but it won’t be easy.

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Why Afghan Forces So Quickly Laid Down Their Arms
By Anatol Lieven, Senior Research Fellow
Politico, 8/16/21

Opposing Afghan factions have long negotiated arrangements to stop fighting — something the U.S. either failed to understand or chose to ignore.

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Nobody Wins in Afghanistan
By Adam Weinstein, Research Fellow
Foreign Policy, 8/20/21

For China and Russia, the country is a liability, not an asset.

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What Pakistan Stands to Gain From the Taliban Takeover of Afghanistan
By Anatol Lieven, Senior Research Fellow
Time, 8/18/21

Without Pakistan’s shelter and support the Taliban might not be marching through the streets of Kabul right now.

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The Truth About Losing Afghanistan
By Andrew Bacevich, President
New York Daily News, 8/18/21

To charge President Biden with “losing” Afghanistan makes no more sense than tagging President Gerald Ford with responsibility for “losing” Vietnam.

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Biden Pulled Troops Out of Afghanistan. He Didn’t End the ‘Forever War.’
By Sam Moyn, Non-Resident Fellow
Washington Post, 8/17/21

Presidents since George W. Bush have fashioned a military strategy that knows no borders — and isn’t dependent on boots on the ground.

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The Taliban Can—and Can’t—Be Trusted
By Anatol Lieven, Senior Research Fellow
Foreign Policy, 8/19/21

There’s good news on international terrorism—and bad news on plenty else.

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How to Make Iran Trust a New Nuclear Deal
By Trita Parsi, Executive Vice President
Foreign Policy, 8/17/21

Even if Washington can’t provide a guarantee that future administrations will maintain the deal, there are other ways to bridge the gap.

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Television
Biden Blindsided by Shocking Afghanistan Collapse
Interviewed: Andrew Bacevich, President
Tucker Carlson Tonight/Fox News, 8/16/21

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Television
U.S. Analyst Who Served in Afghanistan: ‘I'm Glad That We Are Out’
Interviewed: Joe Cirincione, Distinguished Non-Resident Fellow
The Last Word/MSNBC, 8/16/21

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Television
Biden Defends Decision to Withdraw From Afghanistan
Interviewed: Amir Handjani, Non-Resident Fellow
CNBC, 8/16/21

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Television
What Does Pres. Moon’s Liberation Day Speech Imply About the Future of the Korean Peninsula Peace Process?
Interviewed: Jessica Lee, Senior Research Fellow
Peace and Prosperity/Arirang, 8/17/21

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Afghanistan Shows ‘Limitations’ of U.S. Military, Experts Say by Ali Harb/Quoted: Research Fellow Annelle Sheline, Al-Jazeera, 8/21/21

Three Major Networks Devoted a Full Five Minutes to Afghanistan in 2020 by Contributing Editor Jim Lobe, Responsible Statecraft, 8/20/21

Senators Now Investigating Biden’s Withdrawal Were Mum on ‘Afghanistan Papers’ by Managing Editor Ben Armbruster, Responsible Statecraft, 8/20/21

Alarms Over Afghanistan as a Future ‘Threat’ Are Irrational by Senior Analyst Steven Simon & Alan Richards, Responsible Statecraft, 8/20/21

Four Steps Biden Can Take Now to Get Evacuees Out Quickly by Research Fellow Adam Weinstein, Responsible Statecraft, 8/19/21

RADIO: Protests Erupt as Afghans Fight to Leave the Country, Interviewed: Research Fellow Adam Weinstein, Newsday/BBC, 8/19/21

PODCAST: Embracing Defeat, Interviewed: Research Fellow Adam Weinstein, History As It Happens/Washington Times, 8/19/21

How Many More U.S. Lives Was War in Afghanistan Worth? by President Andrew Bacevich, Wall Street Journal, 8/18/21

The Decades of Mistakes in Afghanistan by CEO Lora Lumpe, Washington Post, 8/18/21

Special Inspector General Reports Highlights 20 Years of Failure in Afghanistan by President Andrew Bacevich, USA Today, 8/18/21

Afghanistan Only the Latest U.S. War to be Driven by Deceit and Delusion, Non-Resident Fellow Gordon Adams, The Conversation, 8/17/21

Veterans of Afghan War Express Frustration, Heartbreak Watching Taliban Seize Power by Alex Seitz-Wald/ Quoted: Research Fellow Adam Weinstein, NBC, 8/17/21

TELEVISION: SIGAR Afghanistan Reconstruction Report, Interviewed: Research Fellow Adam Weinstein, World News/BBC, 8/17/21

RADIO: America’s Longest War Ends: Mistakes and Lessons Learned, Interviewed: President Andrew Bacevich, Radio Times/WHYY, 8/17/21

TELEVISION: Biden Faces Criticism for Afghanistan Withdrawal, Interviewed: Research Fellow Adam Weinstein, DW News/Deutsch Welle, 8/16/21

U.S. Foreign Policy Restraint—What It Is, What It’s Not by Non-Resident Fellow Rajan Menon & President Andrew Bacevich, The National Interest, 8/16/21

RADIO: What Does the Fall of Afghanistan Mean for the U.S.? Military Historian Weighs In, Interviewed: President Andrew Bacevich, Here and Now/WBUR, 8/16/21

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