Cause for the Afghan debacle: Biden or clash of civilisations By Gamini Weerakoon View(s): View(s):To be wise after an event, particularly one of disastrous consequences, is a natural human reaction. But the Taliban kept flouting all such conditions, attacking President Ghani’s government forces while participating in Peace Talks at Doha. As the Taliban kept capturing city after city what was Biden to do with about 5,000 American soldiers left in the country? In the 20th and 21st Centuries Afghan men unlike those in any other country were seen always carrying guns. Is Afghanistan going through the process of clash of civilisations as identified by the late Prof Samuel Huntington?

Source: Sunday Times September 05, 2021 00:45 UTC