The United States says its war in Afghanistan is over, after the last plane carrying US troops left Kabul airport. Thousands of troops had spent two weeks protecting a hurried and risky airlift of tens of thousands of Afghans, Americans, Australians and others seeking to escape a country once again ruled by Taliban militants. The airport had become a US-controlled island, the last stand in a 20-year war that claimed more than 2,400 American lives. Ashley Townshend, the Director of Foreign Policy and Defence at the United States Studies Centre, spoke with ABC NewsRadio's Jamie Travers.
Defence31 August 2021
United States completes withdrawal from Afghanistan

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Ashley Townshend