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Why Afghanistan Still Matters
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Length:
26 minutes
Released:
Apr 29, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Former NPR Kabul Correspondent and HKS alumnus Sean Carberry, here at HKS to lead a seminar at the Belfer Center's Future of Diplomacy Project as part of its South Asia Week, lays out the political situation in Afghanistan months after the official end of the war. He explains why Americans should still care about Afghanistan's stability, what difficulties the country’s new President Ashraf Ghani has encountered, and whether the conflict between the Taliban and ISIS could be a good thing for American interests.
Released:
Apr 29, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode
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