While the US admitted about 70,000 Afghans into the country on an emergency basis in 2021, the measure is temporary, and these people remain in legal limbo.
Not releasing an additional 5000 veteran Taliban fighters would have been a good start. Not going above the Afghan government to negotiate directly with the Taliban would’ve been a good second step.
It was never going to be pretty, but it didn’t need to end as badly as it did.
Not releasing an additional 5000 veteran Taliban fighters would have been a good start. Not going above the Afghan government to negotiate directly with the Taliban would’ve been a good second step.
It was never going to be pretty, but it didn’t need to end as badly as it did.