Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby joins Morning Joe to discuss the Afghanistan withdrawal. » Subscribe to MSNBC: About: MSNBC is the premier destination for in-depth […]
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Watch highlights of Monday's The Rachel Maddow Show, airing weeknights at 9 p.m. on MSNBC. » Subscribe to MSNBC: About The Rachel Maddow Show: Through […]
Continue reading‘There’s No One To help. They’re Stuck There.’: Afghan Women Look For Escape From Taliban
Atia Abawi, former Kabul bureau chief for NBC News, talks with Rachel Maddow about desperation of Afghan women facing a Taliban crackdown with no means […]
Continue reading‘It’s Back To The Middle Ages’: Worries Grow For Afghan Women
With the Taliban seizing control in Afghanistan, concerns are growing over what women in the war-torn nation will have to endure as the U.S. pulls […]
Continue readingEngel: Despite Peaceful Rhetoric, Taliban Hasn’t Changed
Richard Engel, NBC News chief foreign correspondent, talks with Rachel Maddow about the essential character of the Taliban that cannot be concealed by diplomatic rhetoric […]
Continue readingU.S. Analyst Who Served In Afghanistan: ‘I’m Glad That We Are Out’
Laura Jedeed, who served two tours in Afghanistan, tells Lawrence O'Donnell that withdrawing from Afghanistan was "the right thing to do" and that the best […]
Continue readingMaddow: Vanishing Afghan Army Disproves Premise Of U.S. Presence In Afghanistan
Rachel Maddow looks at how Trump administration negotiations with the Taliban for U.S. departure from Afghanistan began the process of the U.S.-trained Afghan army mostly […]
Continue readingU.S. Investment In Afghanistan Bought Infrastructure, Corruption And A Lot Of Weaponry
Rachel Maddow reviews how U.S. time and treasure was spent over the past two decades in Afghanistan, with some spent on actual infrastrucutre, huge quantities […]
Continue readingDavid Corn: I’m Not Surprised To See Republicans Using Afghanistan For Political Points
President Biden being blamed by Republicans for the botched Afghanistan withdrawal is called out by politics experts, who explain this war’s complex political history in […]
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