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Americans Chose to Disable the Afghan Army’s Helicopters

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An Afghan man carries bags of bread that were transported by a Taliban helicopter for the earthquake victims in Gayan, Afghanistan, June 23, 2022.

Ali Khara/Reuters

Franklin Foer’s new book, The Last Politician: Inside Joe Biden’s White House and the Struggle for America’s Future, offers at least one particularly jaw-dropping anecdote about the realities behind the Biden administration’s decision to withdraw from Afghanistan.

As of July 31, 2021, the Afghan Air Force had roughly 100 rotary-wing aircraft.

Jim Geraghty

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Jim Geraghty

Jim Geraghty is the senior political correspondent of National Review.

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