The Australian Financial Review’s Aaron Patrick says the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan possibly “paves the way” for the country to fall back under the control of the Taliban. It comes after the Biden Administration announced all US military forces will be withdrawn from Afghanistan by September 11, 2021.
Australia will also bring home all remaining troops. “I think this forgotten war would have to go down as one of the greatest modern failures in Australian foreign policy,” Mr Patrick told Sky News host Sharri Markson. “It hasn’t played a big role in our consciousness, but it should, we should think about it more.”
SharriMarkson apatrickafr a lot of cowards on here will be happy with that
apatrickafr Let the leaders in Saudi Arabia sort it out as their ancestors were the ones who created the religion.
apatrickafr we were only in Afghanistan because of the gas pipeline. Now that gas is worth bugger all and the Qataris are upping production, normal programming can resume.
apatrickafr So many wasted lives and resources. So much destruction and grief. Souls damaged and lives and families torn apart. Howard's legacy.
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apatrickafr So what was it all for?
apatrickafr Possibly? Definitely, with many clandestine off-shoots. This was always going to be the case, even before the war started.
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