California Afghan Communities Absorb Taliban Takeover, Government Collapse

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4.6 • 656 Ratings

🗓️ 16 August 2021

⏱️ 55 minutes

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With breathtaking speed, the Taliban have regained control of Afghanistan for the first time since American military forces drove them out 20 years ago. Collapse of the U.S.-backed government triggered panic in Kabul,with many questions about what comes next as the Taliban takes over. We'll talk with Afghan-Americans in California about how they're reacting to the news and we'll look back at the past decades of American military involvement to ask how intelligence so badly underestimated the strength of the Taliban and overestimated the stability of the Afghan government. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:01.0	With breathtaking speed, the Taliban have regained control of Afghanistan for the first time since American military forces drove them out 20 years ago. Collapse of the U.S.-backed government triggered fear and panic in Kabul and so many questions about what comes next as the Taliban takes over.
1:10.0	How did U.S. intelligence so badly underestimate the strength of the Taliban
1:14.6	while overestimating the ability of the Afghan military to hold them off?
1:19.8	And how is the Afghan community here in California reacting?
1:23.4	That's next on Forum right after the news.
1:35.5	Thank you. That's next on Forum right after the news. Good morning and welcome to Forum.
1:37.6	I'm Scott Schaefer here today from Mina Kim.
1:40.4	Well, there is chaos and fear in Afghanistan today with the Taliban back in power and a lot of unknowns about what comes next.
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