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What should be in Trump’s plan for America’s longest war?

What’s been missing from the American strategy for Afghanistan?

08/21/2017

PBS News Hour

What should be in Trump’s plan for America’s longest war?

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What’s been missing from the American strategy for Afghanistan?

President Trump will address the nation Monday evening and reveal his changes to American policy on the war in Afghanistan. Special correspondent Nick Schifrin offers a look at the current state of the conflict and deteriorating security, then Judy Woodruff talks to Andrew Wilder of the United States Institute of Peace and journalist and author Ahmed Rashid about the challenges facing the U.S.

08/21/2017

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