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Afghanistan five years after Taliban’s return: The ruins of America’s longest and disastrous war

Five years after the Taliban's return, Afghanistan remains a ruin of America's longest, costliest war – a catastrophic occupation that failed militarily, politically, and morally, leaving behind economic collapse, humanitarian crisis, and enduring instability.

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'Secret agents infiltrated govt. to help Taliban seize power in Afghanistan'

According to a report published in Wall Street Journal, undercover Taliban agents – clean-shaven, wearing jeans and sporting sunglasses – spent years infiltrating Afghan government ministries, universities, businesses and aid organizations.

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Putin censures US legacy of ‘complete economic, social devastation’ in Afghanistan

The Russian president said “the weapons are perhaps the only thing that the Taliban received after the West’s twenty-year military presence in Afghanistan.”

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The Economics of Western ineptitude and corruption in Afghanistan

Where is Afghanistan's economy after trillions of US dollars spent and two decades of corruption and ineptitude, where is it headed to next, or what's left of it, under the Taliban?

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Taliban warn US against postponing exit, offer amnesty to Ghani

The Taliban offer amnesty to the country’s runaway President Ashraf Ghani and Vice President Amrullah Saleh, saying they may return if they so wish.

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IN-DEPTH

Eternally besieged and battered: Afghanistan

Despite US claims that they have been training and strengthening the country's military and administration during the last decade or so, it took about a fortnight for the Taliban to regain control of the whole of Afghanistan.

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THE SUBCONTINENT

Afghan:Beleaguered ad infinitum

Now almost 20 years after 2001 invasion of Afghanistan, the Taliban has effectively seized control of the country while the American-led occupiers are rushing to escape.

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IN-DEPTH

Taliban retake Afghanistan in the blink of an eye

The international community has reacted to the Taliban takeover of the Afghan capital with some politicians, including those in the West, criticizing the outcome of their 20 year presence in Afghanistan.

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