FAILURE IN AFGHANISTAN: FAILED PEACE TALKS, THE TALIBAN, AND AFGHAN REFUGEES

On August 15, 2021, the American and NATO involvement in Afghanistan came to an inglorious end as American diplomats were flown out of the Kabul airport along with thousands of Afghans fleeing the Taliban. How did Afghanistan get to this inglorious moment? Failure in Afghanistan provides a clear explanation of how we got there and why the attempt to create a western style democracy went wrong in this impoverished country. It provides a basic grounding, describing the country, its people and...