The international consensus is to treat Afghanistan as a pariah state, but this could lead to the deaths of great numbers from hunger and disease
, as the country has no real economy and has depended entirely on foreign aid. Excluding the Taliban when they were last in power, before 2001, did not work out too well and is unlikely to do much better as a policy second time round.When Kabul fell, foreign government and media attention was focused on the debacle of the evacuation from Kabul airport of Afghans, considered most at risk from the Taliban.
, were dramatic symbols of the absolute failure over 20 years of US and allied forces, including Britain’s, to permanently exclude the Taliban from ruling Afghanistan. There was limited debate about how the US, which at peak strength had over 100,000 soldiers in Afghanistan and spent $2.313trn there, still managed to emerge on the losing side. British forces
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