Why Did You Leave Afghanistan?

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I've been infuriated over the last few days with byden's statement that this was forever war, we couldn't stay there any longer. Atgans did fight. And most of the reasoning and the logic behind why he said he left has, you know, it's it'i mine boggles me. I understand that trump, remember when i was infuriated with the trump introducing the peace process and starting the whole idea that we should withdraw. But if i bidin, came in, he made it a thousand times o worse. So i think we now know america's place in the world, and it isn't one that is a friend or an ally. Andit isn

In this week's episode we examine the unfolding situation in Afghanistan and what it means for the Afghan people and the world. In Part 1 Shabnam Nasimi reflects on the last few days as an Afghan living abroad watching as the Taliban swept to power. And in part 2 Shadi Hamid and Jeremy Bowen discuss the withdrawal from a geopolitical perspective. Is Biden following Trump's "America First" policy? And what message do recent events send to U.S allies like the E.U and Taiwan? To find out more and subscribe to Shadi Hamid's project Wisdom of Crowds click here: https://wisdomofcrowds.live/ For his book click here: https://amzn.to/3j0mjp1 To subscribe to Manveen Rana's podcast Stories of Our Times click here: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/podcasts/stories-of-our-times

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