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No Leaving Them Alone

U.S. troops are staying on in Afghanistan, but the country’s fate depends on its own armed forces.

Afghanistan Has a U.S. Airbase to Sell You

At a five-star hotel in Dubai, nearly 200 people in suits and military uniforms flipped through color-coded maps outlining the perks available if they bought space in soon-to-be-vacated U.S. air bases in Afghanistan.

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