Afghanistan
In May 2021, the US began pulling troops out of Afghanistan in an effort to bring an end to the nearly 20-year war. Here is Vox's coverage of the news and analysis on the events that followed.
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America’s failure in Afghanistan, explained by one village
18 years after the US-led invasion of Afghanistan, the capital city of Kabul is prospering. In rural areas, it’s a different story entirely.
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