
John Sopko on Afghanistan
Clip: 8/20/2021 | 2m 39sVideo has Closed Captions
The U.S. Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction joins the program.
John Sopko has served as America’s Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction since 2012, and in a scathing new report he writes, “if the goal was to rebuild and leave behind a country that can sustain itself and pose little threat to U.S. national security interests, the overall picture is bleak.”
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John Sopko on Afghanistan
Clip: 8/20/2021 | 2m 39sVideo has Closed Captions
John Sopko has served as America’s Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction since 2012, and in a scathing new report he writes, “if the goal was to rebuild and leave behind a country that can sustain itself and pose little threat to U.S. national security interests, the overall picture is bleak.”
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