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US Afghanistan withdrawal: a “digital Dunkirk”
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US Afghanistan withdrawal: a “digital Dunkirk”

Could the US have done a better job at getting out of Afghanistan? Certainly, says former US marine and CIA officer Elliot Ackerman, who recalls how calls for an evacuation plan fell on deaf ears in the Pentagon and the White House. The problem, he tells Ian Bremmer on GZERO World, is that America thought it'd have a bit of time before the Taliban took over. That was the wrong call.

Talks with Taliban won’t legitimize them (US already did that)
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Talks with Taliban won’t legitimize them (US already did that)

Want the Taliban to form a more inclusive Afghan government? Talk to them. Otherwise, don't complain about millions of starving Afghans. That's the advice of Hina Khar, Pakistan's former foreign minister, to Western nations who say they don't want to "enable" the regime.

Can the Taliban's non-inclusive government lead a diverse country?
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Can the Taliban's non-inclusive government lead a diverse country?

A week after the US withdrawal, how is Afghanistan in the transition to Taliban rule? Why is China's President Xi trying to redistribute wealth? What changes will Bitcoin bring to El Salvador? Ian Bremmer shares his insights on global politics this week.

Afghanistan, 2021: Afghan & US military perspectives as the last soldier leaves
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Afghanistan, 2021: Afghan & US military perspectives as the last soldier leaves

Two decades of war in Afghanistan came to a tragic close on August 31 as President Joe Biden announced from the White House that the last US troops had left the country. "I was not going to extend this forever war," Biden said, "and I was not extending a forever exit." On GZERO World, we hear from three people whose lives have been forever changed by the conflict.

Taliban, Afghan people face economic collapse, says former central bank chief
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Taliban, Afghan people face economic collapse, says former central bank chief

With Afghanistan's US-held assets and most foreign aid frozen, the currency in freefall, bank cash withdrawals limited and food prices surging, former Afghan central bank chief Ajmal Ahmady says the Taliban could soon run out of money to run the country.

Everything you need to know about the Afghanistan withdrawal
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Everything you need to know about the Afghanistan withdrawal

An A to Z round-up of the toughest questions on Afghanistan you want answers to.

Afghan girls should stay in school despite Taliban rule, activist says
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Afghan girls should stay in school despite Taliban rule, activist says

If you're an Afghan girl, teacher and activist Pashtana Durrani says it's time to tell the Taliban you'll keep going to school because it's your right — and good for Afghanistan after 20 years of relying on the US. "We have to do something on our own, and for that it's very important to start by educating ourselves [...] by becoming a scientist, a doctor, a teacher, to have that human capacity to serve the country for the greater good." Just because a few men in Kabul have changed, she adds, that doesn't justify "that we have to change our way of life for them." Watch her interview with GZERO World's Ian Bremmer.

Afghan activist: Taliban don’t have a plan to run Afghanistan
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Afghan activist: Taliban don’t have a plan to run Afghanistan

The Taliban have taken over Afghanistan militarily, but they have yet to show they can also govern — perhaps because they don't have a plan. "Military men can never do public policy. We all know this," says Pashtana Durrani, an Afghan teacher and women's rights activist who's in hiding and moving around the country because she wants to stay to resist Taliban rule. Watch her full interview with GZERO World's Ian Bremmer.

Afghan activist: Taliban won’t make us change our way of life
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Afghan activist: Taliban won’t make us change our way of life

Afghan teacher and women's rights activist Pashtana Durrani speaks with Ian Bremmer about several hot topics, including what's next for Afghan girls, whether the Taliban can actually govern, and how they'll behave after all Americans are out of Afghanistan.

Don't blame Afghan army for Taliban rout, Afghan activist tells Biden
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Don't blame Afghan army for Taliban rout, Afghan activist tells Biden

After Joe Biden questioned the Afghan army's willingness to confront the Taliban offensive, Afghan teacher and human rights activist Pashtana Durrani — currently in hiding for her safety — has a message for the US president: "Let's not dishonor the Afghan army." They were willing to combat the Taliban, she says, and now is not the time to blame soldiers for what corrupt politicians decided. "Let me assure you that Afghans wanted to fight for themselves." Watch a clip from her interview with Ian Bremmer in an upcoming episode of GZERO World.