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The West is being played by the Taliban

6 September 2021

8:37 AM

6 September 2021

8:37 AM

There have been some curious juxtapositions in Afghanistan this week. On the one hand, the under-19 Afghan cricket team was allowed to leave for a planned tournament in Bangladesh, as if things were normal, while on the other there was a sinister military parade taking place in Kandahar this week.

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