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What Next: The Last-Ditch Effort to Get Afghans Out

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News, News Commentary, Politics

4.6 β€’ 6K Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 2 September 2021

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

U.S. officials announced the end of the American military presence in Afghanistan this week, but thousands of people desperate to leave β€” American citizens and Afghans alike β€” remain in the country. A loose collection of volunteers is working to get them out. Guest: Matt Pelak, soldier in the Army National Guard and veteran of the war in Iraq. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Good afternoon, everyone.

0:36.8

I'm here to announce the completion of our withdrawal from Afghanistan

0:40.5

in the end of the military mission

0:41.9

to evacuate American citizens.

0:44.0

This week, the head of the US Central Command

0:46.7

announced that the US militaries

0:48.7

withdrawal from Afghanistan was complete

0:51.7

and curious what your action about announcement was.

0:54.4

I mean, the reaction was sort of BS, right?

1:00.4

Matt P. Lack is an army veteran

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