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“One would like to think that the leaders of the nation have the course and conduct of an eight-year said as the Obama administration grappled with how to navigate America’s role in Afghanistan. After 20 years of occupation there, President Joe Biden withdrew U.S. troops in late August, which left the gate wide open for the Taliban to swiftly regain control of the country within a matter of days. With Afghans now fearful for their lives and the rights of girls and women severely curtailed, Afghanistan’s future is again uncertain.

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