In recent weeks images of desperate Afghans scaling the perimeter fence at Kabul's airport in an attempt to flee Affgahnistan provide a heartbreaking record of our geopolitical moment. The way in which the West's former allies in Afghanistan are being left to their fate encapsulates the determination of US President Joe Biden's administration to shed old international commitments as it embraces a new strategy. There is much to criticise about the United States' hasty withdrawal from Afghanistan, not least the lack of concern for women's rights, intelligence failures, and the absence of planning. But underlying many of the critiques is…
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