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Sep 10, 2021

Alam was on the Financial Times: Haqqani network’s clever game culminates with Afghan government roles

By Atlantic Council

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Britain Debrief

Sep 10, 2021

#BritainDebrief – What went wrong for the British Army? A debrief from Simon Akam

By Ben Judah

For this #BritainDebrief, author Simon Akam sits down to discuss the state of the British Army ahead of the twenty year anniversary of 9/11.

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In the News

Sep 10, 2021

Preble on Reason: Could the CIA and FBI Have Stopped 9/11?

By Atlantic Council

On September 10, Christopher Preble published on Reason an article entitled “Could the CIA and FBI Have Stopped 9/11?”. “Given this long history, and given the ample evidence that Al Qaeda posed a threat to Americans, Washington’s failure to stop the attacks has been a source of considerable attention and consternation. As with so much […]

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New Atlanticist

Sep 10, 2021

Afghanistan’s ex-central bank chief: The Taliban has money to ‘run an insurgency but not a government’

By Dan Peleschuk

At an Atlantic Council event, Ajmal Ahmady discussed how the Taliban must govern a country short on cash and mired in multiple crises.

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In the News

Sep 10, 2021

Ashford in Defense Priorities: Lessons from Afghanistan

By Atlantic Council

On September 10, Ashford contributed to a Defense Priorities Symposium on the lessons from the war in Afghanistan. “Defense Priorities organized this symposium to stimulate thinking about the most important lesson U.S. strategists and decisionmakers should take away from America’s longest war. Below are responses from scholars and experts who—unlike the architects and proponents of […]

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New Atlanticist

Sep 10, 2021

Confronting the disaster left behind in Afghanistan

By Mir Sadat

The United States screwed up the endgame in Afghanistan once again, but working with allies and private rescue efforts, there's time to make things right.

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In the News

Sep 10, 2021

Sales quoted in Fox News on how the new Taliban is the same as the old Taliban

By Atlantic Council

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In the News

Sep 10, 2021

Sales quoted in Fox News on Americans left in Afghanistan

By Atlantic Council

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Insights & Impact

Sep 10, 2021

Nasr joins SAIS faculty experts and affiliates for a two part discussion on Afghanistan from 9/11 to the Present: Where Do We Go From Here?

By Atlantic Council

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In the News

Sep 10, 2021

Ashford in Politico: Defense Priorities’ symposium on lessons from Afghanistan

By Atlantic Council

On September 10, Politico featured in its National Security Daily newsletter a Defense Priorities’s symposium on the lessons from the war in Afghanistan to which Emma Ashford contributed to. “FIRST IN NATSEC DAILY — AFGHANISTAN LESSONS LEARNED: The pro-restraint Defense Priorities think tank will post an expert symposium of lessons from the war in Afghanistan […]

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