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Decades on from the US’s disastrous campaign in Afghanistan, Trump is making all the same mistakes | Simon Tisdall
The article compares Donald Trump's escalating conflict with Iran to the US's failed Afghanistan campaign, which ended in 2021 after causing significant casualties and enabling the Taliban's return to power. It criticizes the lack of clear objectives and exit strategies in both conflicts, labeling them as 'forever wars.'
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