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The rushed and chaotic withdrawal of US-led NATO forces from Afghanistan has put an end to the twenty year long occupation and war of the country, leaving very few positive results and a host of unresolved and worsening problems for the wider region. The Taliban have won back the power that the Western invaders had taken from them in 2001. After claiming to fight for their elimination and the eradication of their ‘terrorist’ ideology, the American leadership ended up making a deal with them without involving the government that had been installed in Kabul by Washington and its allies. The Biden administration also essentially ignored the concerns of India in the matter. Sarosh Bana details the colossal expenditures incurred by the United States and its allies and reflects on the absence of tangible benefits for Afghanistan and its population.
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