A tragic end to 20 years in Afghanistan
August 18, 2021
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Episode 236 · August 18, 2021
A tragic end to 20 years in Afghanistan
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A tragic end to 20 years in Afghanistan
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<p>Today’s episode is all about Afghanistan. Tommy and Ben cover President Biden’s decision to withdraw troops, the failure to process visas and get refugees out of the country, why the Afghan security forces didn’t fight back, the history of the war effort under four US presidents, Trump’s role in what happened and the broader political implications.</p><p><br /></p><p>For a closed-captioned version of this episode, please visit <a href="https://crooked.com/podcast-series/pod-save-the-world/">crooked.com/podsavetheworld.</a> </p><p>For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast.</p><p> </p><p></p>
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