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Most international troops are withdrawing from Afghanistan this year. After 12 years of a US-led invasion, parallels are being drawn with the Soviet exit, decades ago. That withdrawal is now widely seen as a disaster. A Russian diplomat warned that forgetting Afghanistan altogether combined with pulling the troops could mean more problems for the international community Al Jazeera's Bernard Smith reports from Kabul. Published on Jan 1, 2013

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