The U.S. Is Leaving Afghanistan. We Must Not Abandon It | Opinion Zaid Jilani
, Journalist On 4/22/21 at 12:26 PM EDT
In early April, President Joe Bidenannounced that America will be ending its military presence in Afghanistan by September 11th of this year. It is time to end America s longest war. It is time for American troops to come home, the President said in his speech announcing the withdrawal.
Biden s decision likely brought about a sigh of relief to many Americans, who surveys suggest are increasingly wary of our overseas involvements. That s no surprise; we ve paid a heavy cost in blood and treasure in Afghanistan.
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Syed Mohammad Ali has extensive experience working with multilateral, bilateral, government, and non-government organizations on varied international development challenges. He is a ‘Country of Origin’ expert for South Asian (Bangladeshi, Pakistani and Indian) asylum seekers in the U.S. and the U.K. Dr. Ali is the author of several peer-reviewed articles and book chapters as well as the book
Development, Poverty and Power in Pakistan: The Impact of State and Donor Interventions on Farmers (Routledge, 2015). His other recent publications include a policy paper on the bilateral U.S.-Pakistan relationship co-sponsored by the Middle East Institute and co-authored with Dr. Marvin Weinbaum, and a special report on the devolution of power in Pakistan for the United States Institute of Peace. Dr. Ali also writes a weekly op-ed in the Express Tribune, an affiliate of The New York Times in Pakistan. He has taught international affairs, international development,
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