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December 7, 2021

Rothschild on vulnerable Afghans left behind following US withdrawal from Afghanistan

By Atlantic Council

On September 21, Newsweek published an op-ed by Atlantic Council nonresident senior fellow Amanda Rothschild criticizing the Biden administration’s withdrawal from Afghanistan and highlighting the vulnerability of Afghans unable to evacuate.

The chaotic evacuation has meant that Americans and Afghans who should have been swept to safety well in advance of U.S. withdrawal were abandoned and remain in grave danger.

Amanda J. Rothschild

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