Implications for the Kabul Catastrophe

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Chris Cotnoir

Government

4.5 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 19 August 2021

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Counterterrorism expert and Georgetown University Professor, Bruce Hoffman explains the drastic implications of the Taliban triumph, and journalist Toby Harnden talks about his new book on the first CIA team to enter Afghanistan. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/deepstateradio. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:17.0	SpyTalk, a podcast at the intersection of intelligence, foreign policy,
0:22.0	national security, and military operations with Jeff Stein and Jean Miserve.
0:30.0	Hello, I'm Jeff Stein.
0:32.0	And I'm Jean Miserve. Welcome to another episode of SpyTalk.
0:36.0	Afghanistan, the images, the emotions are raw and difficult,
0:41.0	and much of the world is wondering how in the world the US withdrawal
0:45.0	and the departure of Americans and Afghan friends and allies
0:49.0	could have been so poorly executed.
0:52.0	President Biden acknowledged a failure to prepare.
0:56.0	This did unfold more quickly than we had anticipated.
1:01.0	So what's happened?
1:03.0	Afghanistan political leaders gave up and fled the country.
1:09.0	The Afghan military collapsed sometime about trying to fight.
1:15.0	If anything, the developments of the past week reinforced
1:20.0	that any US military involvement Afghanistan now was the right decision.
1:26.0	In this episode of SpyTalk, we'll explore some of the history
1:30.0	and some of the implications of our Afghanistan exit.
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