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Sign up for this newsletter Read online Your afternoon dose of Post commentary and guest opinions.     (WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP via Getty Images) The Taliban says it will respect women. But we Iranians have seen this movie before. Let's face facts: Islamists have a terrible record on women's rights. By Masih Alinejad ●  Read more »   The question is not merely what the Taliban will do. It's how we will know about it. If we cannot verify, we dare not trust the Taliban. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   What to expect from a Taliban government It probably won't be as brutal as their 1990s regime — but it won't serve U.S. interests. By Carter Malkasian ●  Read more »   Biden's 'team of sycophants' enabled his Afghanistan disaster The president has surrounded himself with a team of sycophants and enablers who share his worst instincts. By Marc A. Thiessen ●  Read more »   I failed to protect a boy in Afghanistan 12 years ago. We're now all failing those we promised to protect. The disgraceful scenes in Kabul are a painful reminder of an Afghan civilian I allowed to die. By Gus Biggio ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   I'm a breakthrough covid case. This is why everyone should get the vaccine. In reality, the vaccine did its job exactly as expected. By Sharice Davids ●  Read more »   We built a system like Apple's to flag child sexual abuse material — and concluded the tech was dangerous There's a reason civil liberties groups are calling for Apple to abandon its system. By Jonathan Mayer and Anunay Kulshrestha ●  Read more »   Fox News' 'big lie' segments face judicial comeuppance What about this claim? And this claim? And that claim? By Erik Wemple ●  Read more »   Arizona has banned talking about uncomfortable things in the classroom. That undermines the future of the state. After Gov. Doug Ducey's restrictions, teachers will be leery of discussing matters such as the new Justice Department civil rights investigation of the Phoenix police force. By Fernanda Santos ●  Read more »   Get breaking news alerts, offline reading lists and more. Download the app   ADVERTISEMENT   Advertising sells us the American dream — and the American nightmare It used to be that brands sold unity. Now, some are looking to make money on division. By Sonny Bunch ●  Read more »   Trump & Co. engineered the pullout from Afghanistan. Now they criticize it. If you sent the airplane into a nosedive, you can't complain about the crash. By Max Boot ●  Read more »   Could the American public learn the right lessons from Afghanistan? People differ on who's to blame right now. But there's a chance we could agree on the big picture. By Paul Waldman ●  Read more »   Ask not what your college can do for you, but what you can contribute to your campus It's too easy to think of college mostly as a consumer experience. But students have a lot to offer to their fellow students, and even to their university leaders. By Richard J. Light ●  Read more »   Biden goes after MAGA governors. It's about time. Republican governors who are blocking mask and vaccine requirements are risking children's lives. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   Biden just hit back at anti-mask GOP governors. Here's what happens now. Local school officials under assault from GOP governors need federal help. By Greg Sargent ●  Read more »     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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