Defeat in Afghanistan is deadly. May it be the jolt we need.
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Edward Lucas: Phoenix rising
In this file photo taken on June 6, 2019, a U.S. military Chinook helicopter lands on a field outside the governor's palace during a visit by the commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, General Scott Miller, and Asadullah Khalid, acting minister of defense of Afghanistan, in Maidan Shar, capital of Wardak province.