Hindsight is 2020
The US has been in Afghanistan for almost two decades. Now, it’s looking for a way out.
It's almost been 20 years since the war in Afghanistan started. The Afghan people want a solution and the US is trying to make a deal. Everyone wants to forge a pathway towards peace and stop the threat of nearly daily violence. Currently, peace talks between the US and the Taliban are developing and could be at an important stage.
Also, a cache of previously unpublished documents, including interviews with top US policy makers, describe many of the failures from the war in Afghanistan. The White House’s former top advisor on Afghanistan, Douglas Lute, and a former anti-corruption officer at the US Embassy in Kabul, Sarah Peck, share their thoughts on the Afghanistan papers; As a US military veteran, author CJ Chivers shares his unique perspective on the Afghan war; and Feroza Mushtari grew up during the Taliban era, but she has become a force for change in the country's maternal health system.
(US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad attends the Intra Afghan Dialogue talks in the Qatari capital Doha. Credit: Karim Jaafar/Getty Images)
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War in Afghanistan: How do soldiers cope in long conflicts?
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- Sat 4 Jan 2020 22:32GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service
- Sun 5 Jan 2020 04:32GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service
- Mon 6 Jan 2020 09:32GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service
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