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Leon Panetta on the Afghanistan withdrawal, a year on: Politics Weekly America podcast

Leon Panetta on the Afghanistan withdrawal, a year on: Politics Weekly America podcast

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Jonathan Freedland speaks to the former US defense secretary Leon Panetta about the Afghan withdrawal and what the future holds for Joe Biden and the Democrats

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A year ago, American troops withdrew from Afghanistan after a
20-year war. The Taliban quickly returned to power and the country
has since experienced famine, economic collapse and a widespread
erosion of women’s rights. This week, Jonathan Freedland speaks to
the former US defense secretary Leon Panetta, who was at the heart
of the Obama administration’s Afghanistan policy, about what he
thinks of the Afghan withdrawal and what the future holds for Joe
Biden and the Democrats