Opinions P.M.: The Afghan people didn’t choose the Taliban. They fought and died alongside us.

Can Biden's rescue plan for Afghans work? Not if the MAGA right has its way.; Ted Cruz's unpatriotic, bad-faith tweet about CNN's Clarissa Ward; Johnson & Johnson vaccine recipients are left in the dark on booster shots. They deserve better.; Your questions about the delta variant answered, with Dr. Leana Wen; The latest GOP anti-mask lunacy is stirring a backlash. New polling reveals it.; Rather than focus on how the U.S. got out of Afghanistan, focus on how it got in; Now comes the Taliban narco-state; Biden refused to fall for two decades of military dissembling; It will be difficult, but maybe the nation can still unite around the 9/11 anniversary; The right unleashes a new wave of fear-mongering over refugees; Chris Cuomo claims 'I tried to do the right thing'; It's ridiculous that Trudeau gets to schedule the timing of his reelection; Will Americans still care about Afghanistan in a few weeks? Ask Eugene Robinson.; Is it Halloween already? Chat with Alexandra Petri. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Your afternoon dose of Post commentary and guest opinions.     (Shekib Rahmani/AP) The Afghan people didn't choose the Taliban. They fought and died alongside us. In the wake of Kabul's fall, a corrosive and deeply unfair narrative is emerging: to blame the Afghans for how it all ended. By Condoleezza Rice ●  Read more »   Can Biden's rescue plan for Afghans work? Not if the MAGA right has its way. The test of Biden's mettle comes now. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   Ted Cruz's unpatriotic, bad-faith tweet about CNN's Clarissa Ward One tweet shows the right's failure to understand journalism. By Erik Wemple ●  Read more »   Johnson & Johnson vaccine recipients are left in the dark on booster shots. They deserve better. Clinicians have enough information to help these individuals on whether they should get another shot. By Leana Wen ●  Read more »   Your questions about the delta variant answered, with Dr. Leana Wen In a bonus episode of the podcast, Post readers and listeners ask public health expert Dr. Leana Wen about the delta variant, vaccine hesitancy and how we protect kids as they return to school. Please, Go On ●  By James Hohmann ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   The latest GOP anti-mask lunacy is stirring a backlash. New polling reveals it. Democrats should speak more directly to the pro-mask, pro-vaccine silent majority. By Greg Sargent ●  Read more »   Rather than focus on how the U.S. got out of Afghanistan, focus on how it got in There should be a serious accounting for the Afghanistan debacle. By Katrina vanden Heuvel ●  Read more »   Now comes the Taliban narco-state Threats to withhold foreign aid might not matter much to a rogue government in a country that dominates the world's opium supply. By Elaine Shannon ●  Read more »   Biden refused to fall for two decades of military dissembling How could so many have been so dishonest? By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   It will be difficult, but maybe the nation can still unite around the 9/11 anniversary As the solemn date looms, it is overshadowed by the Afghanistan tragedy and consequent blame game. By Gary Abernathy ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   The right unleashes a new wave of fear-mongering over refugees What if allowing Afghans to come here were just the right thing to do, and not part of a conspiracy to de-whiten America? By Paul Waldman ●  Read more »   Chris Cuomo claims 'I tried to do the right thing' The prime-time CNN anchor addresses the ethical flare-up relating to his coverage of his brother. By Erik Wemple ●  Read more »   It's ridiculous that Trudeau gets to schedule the timing of his reelection Since governor generals are the effective puppets of prime ministers, the result is the entrenched conflict of interest Canadians must endure today. By J.J. McCullough ●  Read more »   Will Americans still care about Afghanistan in a few weeks? Ask Eugene Robinson. Columnist Eugene Robinson answered your questions and comments on the latest political news and developments. Reader Q&A  ●  Read more »   Is it Halloween already? Chat with Alexandra Petri. Humor columnist Alexandra Petri answered your questions and comments on the news and political in(s)anity of the day. Reader Q&A  ●  Read more »   Get breaking news alerts, offline reading lists and more. Download the app     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Follow Eugene Robinson for email alerts every time Eugene publishes a new opinion column. Sign up »

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