How Afghanistan’s Collapse Exposed Why We Let the Taliban Retake Power
The Taliban’s lightning takeover of Kabul in August 2021 wasn’t just a military victory—it was a geopolitical earthquake, one that shattered decades of Western intervention in Afghanistan. Overnight, the group that had ruled the country under a brutal interpretation of Islamic law from 1996 to 2001 reclaimed power with minimal resistance, leaving behind a trail … Read more
