On August 20, Emma Ashford authored a review of Craig Whitlock’s new book, The Afghanistan Papers, which was featured on the front page of The Washington Post’s Sunday Outlook section.
“By placing these events in a chronological narrative, and by juxtaposing the newly available private documents with public statements, Whitlock shows just how early in the conflict and how thoroughly U.S. leaders began misleading the public—and themselves—about successes in Afghanistan.”
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