BRUSSELS — The chaotic withdrawal and evacuation from Afghanistan, which has already prompted soul-searching among Western partners, is now reviving a decades-old debate within the European Union: Does the 27-nation club need its own military?
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Washington Post: Does the European Union need its own army?
Soldiers from German Bundeswehr arrive at the airport in Wunstorf, northern Germany on August 27, 2021 at the end of a military evacuation operation to fly out German nationals, local workers and other people at risk from Kabul, Afghanistan, where people try to flee the country after the Taliban swept back to power.
