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But latter-day versions of both did unfold in a matter of days as the United States withdrew from Afghanistan, ending its 20-year military and political involvement. Vietnam and Afghanistan were ...
In a January 1980 United Nations debate, Vietnam was one of only four countries to support the Soviet intervention into Afghanistan. [2] The two countries signed a diplomatic visa exemption agreement in 1987. [1] After 1992 when the socialist government in Afghanistan collapsed, Vietnam closed its embassy in that country.
The majority of the poor live in rural, isolated, mountainous or disaster prone areas, where physical infrastructure and public service are relatively undeveloped. [27] The poor often lack production means and cultivated land. [27] They have limited access to the state credit and often access through back credit with very high interest. [27]
The Afghanistan Poverty Status Update was jointly produced by the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan's Ministry of Economy and the World Bank.It used the National Risk and Vulnerability Assessment (NRVA) data and according to its assessment 36% of Afghan population remained poor in 2007–08 and in 2012.
When the U.S. left Vietnam we honorably brought many refugees with us. We must do the same when we exit Afghanistan.
Latino Marine Juan José Valdez was the last to leave Saigon in the Vietnam War. He said the chaotic withdrawal and evacuations in Afghanistan bring back memories.
Historically, great powers have invaded Afghanistan without having been able to maintain stable long-term rule. Modern examples include the British Empire during the First, Second, and Third Anglo-Afghan Wars (1839–1842, 1878–1880, 1919); the Soviet Union in the Soviet–Afghan War (1979–1989); and the United States in the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021).
Senior aides to VP Kamala Harris are trying to avoid any potential comparisons between the falls of Kabul and Saigon as she prepares for her upcoming diplomatic trip to Southeast Asia.