Richard Engel: 'Consequences' in Afghanistan will be felt across the world

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🗓️ 1 September 2021

⏱️ 28 minutes

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NBC News Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel talks about his firsthand reporting from Kabul as the U.S. mission came to an end.

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0:00.0	Hello there I'm Chuck Todd and this is the Chuck Todd cast.
0:07.9	We are recording this on September 1st, 2020, 2021.
0:12.5	And yesterday was the first day in 20 years without a single American soldier or diplomat
0:17.4	that we know of on the ground in Afghanistan.
0:19.9	President Biden spoke from the White House to defend his decision to pull forces out of
0:22.9	the country, but his legacy may be more about the how than the why, although he certainly
0:27.3	hopes it's more about the why.
0:29.1	And that's assuming that Afghanistan does not once again become a haven for terrorist
0:32.9	groups to then launch terrorist attacks.
0:35.9	So join me today is somebody who has seen this war basically from beginning to end and
0:40.1	be seen as chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel.
0:43.0	He's been through believe it or not to withdrawals.
0:46.2	He's in Doha right now in Richard.
0:47.8	That's where I want to start.
0:48.8	I don't think there are many people that can say what you can say, which is you were basically
0:53.6	you got out with the last troops in Iraq and you got out.
0:56.5	Although we could discuss whether we've fully pulled out of Iraq or not versus what you
1:03.1	saw in Afghanistan.
1:04.1	In fact, that's why I want to start.
1:05.8	Compare the two withdrawals because you were you saw both up close.
1:11.3	They both have consequences.
1:13.2	So since this is a podcast and we have a little bit of time, let's let's just step back
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