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Perilous situation for Afghan allies left behind shows a refugee system that's not up to the job

  • Written by Shelley Inglis, Executive Director, University of Dayton Human Rights Center, University of Dayton
imageHundreds of people who want to flee the country gathered outside the international airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 17, 2021AP photo

President Joe Biden has hailed the end of the U.S. engagement in Afghanistan as a historic achievement, with 120,000 people evacuated by air. Behind the widely viewed scenes of chaos at the Hamid Karzai...

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