June 26, 2012
Video Part I - Little America: The War within the War for Afghanistan Book Launch
On June 26, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) hosted the book launch for Little America: The War within the War for Afghanistan by Rajiv Chandrasekaran, senior correspondent and associate editor at The Washington Post. Chandrasekaran discussed the complex relationship between America and Afghanistan reaching back to the Cold War. Steve Coll, Pulitzer Prize-winning author and former foreign correspondent and senior editor at The Washington Post, interviewed Chandrasekaran, followed by Q&A with the audience.
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