Reading material regarding US-Afghanistan relations? I want to form an informed opinion on what is going on.

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Not to be crass, but this question is 20 years too late and $1 trillion dollars too short.

We have allowed this war to simmer on the back burner for two entire decades and you are only now just interested in having an informed opinion? You are not just now going to arrive at some informed opinion on this conflict after reading FT.

Just make sure to never vote for or ignore another endless war.

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I was born in 92 and came of age to vote in 2010. I was able to vote in 3 presidential elections and 3 midterms since I have been 18. People my age (our age?) have been sent there to die. We were not voiceless and powerless…

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Check out foreign affairs and foreign policy (be mindful of the opinion pieces). Also serious subreds such as r/geopolitics have a wealth of insight

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Agreed

Economist often gives a global perspective

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A1 - Let’s agree to disagree. I don’t believe Economist reporting is unbiased at all. IMO, many of their reports/editorials have a racist tinge but they are better than they used to be a few years ago.

The Washington post has been pretty even handed on this. I’m sure others will disagree.

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From someone that's misinformed...i disagree.

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Secular Talk on YT.

I think they mean YouTube?

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