
August 15, 2021
Afghanistan: How military failures led to Taliban takeover
Adjunct senior fellow Christopher Kolenda speaks to BBC Newshour about the military failures he has seen that led to a Taliban takeover in Afghanistan.
Listen to the full conversation from BBC.
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