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    The war on terror failed Afghanistan. But the people’s hopes for democracy live on

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    The war on terror failed Afghanistan. But the people’s hopes for democracy live on

    Afghanistan’s own democratic aspirations long predate the West’s intervention in 2001. The Taliban’s return dealt a devastating blow, but these aspirations endure.

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