In Kabul's 'Saigon moment', Australia faces the shame of repeating its mistakes exiting the Vietnam war
- Written by: John Blaxland, Professor, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University
Rahmat Gul/APScenes of mayhem unfolded at Kabul airport overnight, as foreigners and Afghans try to flee Afghanistan following the seizure of the capital by the Taliban.
As many, including myself, observed, this is Kabul’s “Saigon moment”.
What we are seeing — with, for now, the airport remaining open and the Taliban talking...
