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Biden Defends Decision To Withdraw U.S. Troops From Afghanistan

Published August 17, 2021 at 11:06 AM CDT

In remarks delivered on Monday, President Biden blamed the rapid fall of Afghanistan on the Afghan government’s unwillingness to fight.

Here & Now‘s Scott Tong talks with Admiral James Stavridis, former supreme allied commander at NATO, about his interpretation of the preparedness of Afghan forces.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.

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