Who’s Accountable for Afghanistan? | Victoria Coates, Jerry Dunleavy, and James Hasson

Heritage Explains

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4.6 • 808 Ratings

🗓️ 23 August 2023

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

In August of 2021, the Biden Administration botched the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan, leading to needless chaos and bloodshed. Heritage Vice President Victoria Coates sat down with Jerry Dunleavy and James Hasson to discuss their new book: Kabul: The Untold Story of Biden’s Fiasco and the American Warriors Who Fought to the End.

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Kabul: The Untold Story of Biden's Fiasco and the American Warriors Who Fought to the End: https://www.centerstreet.com/titles/jerry-dunleavy/kabul/9781546005308/

Victoria Coates on X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/VictoriaCoates

James Hasson on X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/JamesHasson20

Jerry Dunleavy on X Twitter)l: https://twitter.com/JerryDunleavy

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