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Show 240 - Bonus Episode - Afghanistan with Tom Tugendhat

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Afghans and the u.s.

When people say the afghan forces ran away, i am astonished at how long they stood and fought. I'm absolutely astonished at the extraordinary, courageous behaviour we've seen from so many. So ofor the last six weeks, afghan ford operating bases around the country have been unable to be re supplied with food or ammunition, and yet they have still fought. In 19 forty, the entire british force in singapore resigned, return, surrendered as one to japanese forces. We knew we had a safe haven the united kingdom,. And we didn't have the risk that our families were going to be murdered because they weren't with us. But when the americans took

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