Sign in Welcome! Log into your account your username your password Forgot your password? Get help Create an account Create an account Welcome! Register for an account your email your username A password will be e-mailed to you. Password recovery Recover your password your email A password will be e-mailed to you. It Has Taken 20 Years To Prove the Invasion of Afghanistan Was Totally Unnecessary 523 August 16, 2021 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in The Guardian (U.K.) on 16 August 2021 by Simon Jenkins (link to originallink to original) Translated from by . Edited by . Back To Origin This post appeared on the front page as a direct link to the original article with the above link . Tags:Afghanistanmilitary withdrawalOsama bin LadenTalibanTony BlairU.K. Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore Ireland: Irish Examiner View: Donald Trump’s Republican Party Faces a Day of Reckoning November 2, 2026. Published in Irish Examiner 0 Canada: The US AI Panic Is a Gift to Canada November 2, 2026. Published in National Post 0 Austria: Orbán as UN Secretary-General? November 2, 2026. Published in Der Standard[T]hey can manipulate Trump without giving him any real power. 0 Austria: US, the Land of Free Bolsonaros November 1, 2026. Published in Der StandardThe U.S., 'the home of the brave'? Doesn’t quite fit. But freedom still pans out for some. 0 Australia: US Midterm Results Devastating for Donald Trump, but He Is Far from a Lame Duck November 4, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Topics Ireland: Democrats Have Broken the Mold. Now They Must Follow Through November 4, 2026. Published in Irish Examiner 0 Ireland: Europe Must Stand Up to Trump If Our Freedoms Are To Be Preserved November 4, 2026. Published in Irish Times 0 Ireland: The Irish Times View on the US Midterms: Blue Wave Engulfs Trump November 4, 2026. Published in Irish Times 0 Canada: Fixing the Wreckage Donald Trump Has Made of the World November 4, 2026. Published in National Post 0 Canada: JD Vance Blames Iran War for Midterm Thumping. Is He Really Blaming Trump? November 4, 2026. Published in CBC 0 Canada: Democrats Never Defended Canada from Trump’s Threats November 4, 2026. Published in Toronto Sun 0 Australia: US Midterm Results Devastating for Donald Trump, but He Is Far from a Lame Duck November 4, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Australia: Will Trump’s Midterms Wipe-Out Hit Australia’s Already Shaky Economy? November 4, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Related Articles Canada: 25 Years after 9/11, the West Has Given Up September 10, 2026. Published in National Post Philippines: Human Rights Watch 2025 vs Donald Trump February 6, 2026. Published in The Manila Times[The Trump era] is marked as much by policies that endanger vulnerable populations as by political bravado. Japan: National Guard Shooting in US Capital: Misguided Incitement of Anti-Foreign Doctrine December 12, 2025. Published in Tokyo Shimbun[H]ad Trump not mobilized the guard for political purposes, the shooting might not have happened. India: Washington Attack: Why Pakistan Will Want Trump To Get Entangled in Afghanistan December 8, 2025. Published in FirstpostTo stop the cycle of events along the Afghanistan border, Pakistan needs a heavy hand with powerful leverage. The United States fits the bill. Russia: Bagram Absurdity* October 4, 2025. Published in Kommersant[O]ne can only sympathize with Trump’s foreign policy, military and trade advisers. Previous articleBig Tech Flies Too MuchNext articleAmerica’s Example Shows Why We Need To Worry about Vexatious LGBT Lawsuits LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment