The 2021 US withdrawal from Afghanistan, a solo decision
- Posted on June 19, 2025
- By Le Monde
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The 2021 US withdrawal from Afghanistan, a solo decision
'The Transatlantic Divorce' (4/5). Initiated by Donald Trump in 2020 without consulting US allies, the American departure from Kabul unfolded the following year in apocalyptic conditions as the Taliban retook control of the country, wiping out the effects of two decades of Western intervention.