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When the ‘Strongest Tribe’ Leaves

Understanding the Afghan military collapse.

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Afghan soldiers stayed behind guarding their post on Wazir Akbar Khan Hill for one last night in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, August 15, 2021. (Photograph by Marcus Yam/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images.)

What makes a man willing to stand and fight, even if fighting might mean his death? The answer is complex and varied, involving combinations and permutatio…

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