South China Morning Post
29 April 2021
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- US’ Decision to Withdraw from Afghanistan Sends Shudders Through South Asia
US’ Decision to Withdraw from Afghanistan Sends Shudders Through South Asia
Abdul Basit is a Research Fellow at RSIS. In an opinion piece, he spoke about the US announcement to unconditionally withdraw its troops from Afghanistan by September marks the end of the so-called global “war on terror”. “But war in Afghanistan has not ended – only the US political will to fight it. War in Afghanistan will simply enter a new, bloody phase following the US exit, with far-reaching implications for South Asian,” he added.
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