It gets worse than the Taliban

The Kabul airport attack not only sorely undermines the Taliban’s claim to be able to control the country, it also serves as a reminder that as bad as they are, there are even worse elements to deal with in Afghanistan.

There’ve been tough words, but as the U.S. military presence in Afghanistan now consists of nothing more than a desperate rear-guard securing the soon to be renamed Hamid Karzai International Airport, U.S. President Joe Biden’s only hope of punishing the culprits behind the Aug. 26 airport bombing will require the Taliban’s co-operation. Screenshot courtesy of CNN

Opinion

BY SCOTT TAYLOR

August 30, 2021

OTTAWA—The deadly terrorist attack at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul on Aug. 26 was yet another serious blow to American martial pride as they struggle desperately to extricate themselves from a disastrous 20-year-long occupation of Afghanistan. A combination of suicide bombers and p...

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