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Daily Brief: Morning — August 15, 2026
The Piaz Morning Brief for Saturday, August 15, 2026. 7 stories, independent analysis, no ads and no lobby money. The Hill is urging against returns to Afghanistan, citing the Taliban rule. This framing conveniently omits the two decades of Western occupation that destabilized Afghanistan, leading directly to the current situation. In this brief: 1. The Hill Urges Against Returns to Afghanistan: A Selective Memory of 'Nation-Building' (The Hill) https://piaz.news/article/the-hill-urges-against-returns-to-afghanistan-a-selective-memory-of-nation-building 2. Al Jazeera Poses Strait of Hormuz…
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