Tommy Vietor and Ben Rhodes cover the latest news from Afghanistan, including an update on the evacuation efforts, the threat from ISIS, the coming US political fight over refugees, the media coverage of the war and what lessons they hope that the country will learn from it. They also explain why the Vice President’s trip to Asia was temporarily delayed by reports of “Havana Syndrome” in Vietnam, and discuss updates on the earthquake in Haiti. Then Tommy is joined by Ali Latifi, Al Jazeera English’s online correspondent in Kabul, to discuss what life is like in Kabul a little more than a week after the Taliban takeover.
Chapters
0:00 Intro
3:08 Afghanistan Evacuation Efforts Improving and CIA Meeting with Taliban Leader
9:10 The Threat From ISIS in Afghanistan
12:44 The Fight Over Afghanistan Refugee Settling
19:52 What Will America Learn From 20 Years in Afghanistan?
34:17 Has the Media Coverage of Afghanistan Been Fair?
47:12 Kamala Harris Visits Vietnam and Singapore
50:45 Earthquake in Haiti
54:32 Interview with Ali Latif on the ground in Kabul, Afghanistan
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