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How have the Taliban matured? Like this

From Harper’s Weekly Review: Taliban soldiers fired at a crowd of protesters, attacked reporters, and burned down a Kabul amusement park after riding the merry-go-round and bumper cars. “When it comes to experience, maturity, vision, there is a huge difference … Continue reading

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What really happened in Afghanistan

Each morning when I turn on my computer, I go first to the Times and their opinion section. There I read maybe one essay and mark in my head the others I will want to read later. Today, amid the … Continue reading

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War. I don’t get it. But then I’m a naive and foolish woman

I’ve just been listening to a panel of experts on Nicolle Wallace’s MSNBC show, opining critically on what is happening in Afghanistan. I am, emotionally and intellectually, in a combination of sarcastic bewilderment and fury. With one exception, the experts … Continue reading

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