The look on the faces of the US soldiers
was one I hadn't seen before...
seething humiliation, writes ITV
correspondent John Irvine
Posted By: Imright, 8/28/2021 6:35:08 PM
In the beginning, the American military campaign in Afghanistan was officially known as Operation Enduring Freedom. Lofty ideals and ambitions are inherent in such a title, but 20 years later they look hopelessly misplaced. As names go, it now reads like a tragically bad joke.Afghanistan is today a graveyard of Western ideals that many Afghans had come to hold dear. I said sorry to a lot of those people during the 11 days since the Taliban takeover that we stayed in Kabul, a city we have now left.
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The attack came a day after a report that the White House was of the firm belief that they deserved praise
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