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Stevenson’s army, August 20

– WSJ says 2 dozen  US embassy staffers sent warning of Afghan collapse via the dissent channel in July, urged earlier start to evacuations.

– Military Times says British & French forces are escorting their nationals to the Kabul airport.

– Politico has its own ticktock of the Afghan developments.

-AP notes Biden argument that US faces terrorist threats from many places beyond Afghanistan. New poll shows Americans agree.

– Atlantic Council reports on Taliban’s operational art.

– National Security Archive lists huge array of declassified documents on the war.

– WSJ says Putin opposed allowing US troops in Central Asia.

My SAIS colleague Charlie Stevenson distributes this almost daily news digest of foreign/defense/national security policy to “Stevenson’s army” via Googlegroups. I plan to republish here. To get Stevenson’s army by email, send a blank email (no subject or text in the body) to stevensons-army+subscribe@googlegroups.com. You’ll get an email confirming your join request. Click “Join This Group” and follow the instructions to join. Once you have joined, you can adjust your email delivery preferences (if you want every email or a digest of the emails).

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