The world’s ‘moral obligation’ to Afghan refugees

There will be time yet to be puzzled about the alarming weakness of the Afghan government and army, which surrendered before the Taliban’s ascendant advance. So, too, to litigation over the appropriate policy and tactical missteps behind President Biden’s decision to announce earlier this year the United States’ withdrawal from Afghanistan. For now, though, the focus remains frank on the human tragedy taking place at Kabul airport and in other parts of the country, with reports of Taliban fighters going door-to-door in various cities in search of people on their target lists. .