An Unforced Error: How US Attempts to Suppress the Opium Trade Strengthened the Taliban
As the Taliban consolidates control in Kabul, the stunning fall of the Afghan government has...
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Jeffrey Clemens | 08.30.21 | Irregular Warfare Initiative
As the Taliban consolidates control in Kabul, the stunning fall of the Afghan government has...
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