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American Withdrawal From Afghanistan Inspired Hamas Attack on Israel, Resistance Spokesman Tells the Sun

The remarks come as the conflict between Western states and Iran’s proxies in the Middle East reaches levels not seen in years.

AP/Zabi Karimi
In an August 15, 2021, file photo, Taliban fighters take control of the Afghan presidential palace at Kabul. AP/Zabi Karimi
DOVID EFUNE
DOVID EFUNE

The chaos now engulfing the Middle East and the devastating October 7 attack by Hamas on southern Israel can be traced back to the chaotic American withdrawal from Afghanistan in summer 2021, a leader in the anti-Taliban resistance tells The New York Sun. 

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DOVID EFUNE
DOVID EFUNE

Dovid Efune is the Publisher of The New York Sun and Chairman and Founder of The New York Sun Company.

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