WASHINGTON: A decade after returning from Afghanistan, Marc Silvestri was convinced it was time for his comrades to come home too. "It's been a tough couple days," the 43-year-old head of veterans services in Revere, Massachusetts told AFP. "I was in favour of the withdrawal, I thought it was time. - 'Leaving them in the lurch' -The fate of women is a painful point of the Taliban takeover for Fross and others. For many veterans, the idea of leaving Afghans who worked side by side with them to contend with the "very real" fear of Taliban revenge is unconscionable.

Source: Bangkok Post August 17, 2021 05:48 UTC