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Nuclear-armed frenemies
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Length:
37 minutes
Released:
Feb 16, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Tommy talks with Steve Coll, author of Directorate S: The C.I.A. and America's Secret Wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan, about why the hell we’re still fighting in Afghanistan after 17 years and the destabilizing influence of our nuclear-armed frenemy, Pakistan.
Released:
Feb 16, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
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