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Afghanistan Fearfully Awaits Taliban’s Islamic Emirate

Mullahs aren’t even observing a shred of fiction about power-sharing

Apr 19, 2021
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By: Salman Rafi Sheikh

With the Afghan war coming to an end, US President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw all US troops by September 11 – ending an even 20 years of futile American involvement – has potentially cleared the way for the Taliban to establish their firm control over the country.

While the US has only delayed by five months what always looke…

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