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Leon Panetta on the Afghanistan withdrawal, a year on: Politics Weekly America podcast
Leon Panetta on the Afghanistan withdrawal, a year on: Politics Weekly America podcast
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30 minutes
Released:
Sep 2, 2022
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Podcast episode
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A year ago, American troops withdrew from Afghanistan after a 20-year war. The Taliban quickly returned to power and the country has since experienced famine, economic collapse and a widespread erosion of women’s rights. This week, Jonathan Freedland speaks to the former US defense secretary Leon Panetta, who was at the heart of the Obama administration’s Afghanistan policy, about what he thinks of the Afghan withdrawal and what the future holds for Joe Biden and the Democrats
Released:
Sep 2, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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