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By Sept. 1, 2021, Washington was still arguing over who owned Afghanistan’s collapse. The 2020 Doha agreement tightened the options available to Biden, but the fall of Kabul also reflected Taliban advances, Afghan government failure and Biden administration decisions in 2021.
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By Sept. 1, 2021, Washington was still arguing over who owned Afghanistan’s collapse. The 2020 Doha agreement tightened the options available to Biden, but the fall of Kabul also reflected Taliban advances, Afghan government failure and Biden administration decisions in 2021.
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By Sept. 1, 2021, Washington was still arguing over who owned Afghanistan’s collapse. The 2020 Doha agreement tightened the options available to Biden, but the fall of Kabul also reflected Taliban advances, Afghan government failure and Biden administration decisions in 2021.
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