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‘Countries have to take care of themselves…. You can only hold someone’s hand for so long’ President Donald J. Trump on Afghanistan March 6, 2020
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Afghanistan’s Unprecedented but Narrow Window For Peace
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Since the momentous events of the Iranian Revolution of 1979, ties between Iran and the U.S. have followed a predictable pattern, typified by acrimony and recrimination....
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