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James Fergusson: Obama is haunted by Gorbachev's ghost
No invading army has ever 'won' in Afghanistan, and nothing unites the people more than infidel soldiers on their holy soil
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- John Rentoul: Labour must read the Tories' book
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Leading article: The only way forward
This newspaper opened up an important debate last week with the call for British troops to be withdrawn from combat duty in Afghanistan. Public opinion supported the initial deployment of a small number of soldiers to help secure the country after the fall of the Taliban eight years ago.
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