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Tricky tragedies: Ukraine and Afghanistan

23 March 2022

2:00 PM

23 March 2022

2:00 PM

Six months ago the West’s media was focused on the unfolding tragedy in Afghanistan. The evening news was full of images from the fall of Kabul and we will never forget the sight of people clinging to the wheels of the giant C-17 as it took off.

David Patrikarakos, the journalist and frequent Speccie contributor, claimed on Twitter that, ‘This footage will still be played in 100 years.

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