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Fierce fighting between Taliban and Afghan forces in Kandahar
Podcast
Christopher Kolenda joins BBC to speak about the latest updates on the situation in Afghanistan Listen to the full conversation from the BBC....
By Christopher D. Kolenda
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Afghanistan: People and soldiers 'have lost faith' in government', former US soldier saysk
Video
Adjunct Senior Fellow Christopher Kolenda speaks to ITV News about gains the Taliban has recently made in Afghanistan. Watch the full interview from ITV News....
By Christopher D. Kolenda
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The Afghan government failed to earn the trust of its people
Retired US Army Col. Christopher Kolenda speaks to host Marco Werman about the need of Afghans to develop their own strategy moving forward. Listen to the full conversation f...
By Christopher D. Kolenda
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The Taliban has seized more cities, despite U.S. efforts to build a strong Afghan military. What happened?
Commentary
U.S. security assistance fails when U.S. influence fails....
By Rachel Tecott Metz
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What went wrong in Afghanistan?
Video
Christopher Kolenda joins Newsnight to discuss what went wrong in Afghanistan after 20 years of war, and what happens now. Watch the full interview from BBC....
By Christopher D. Kolenda
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How does the Taliban keep going?
Podcast
The Taliban is advancing in Afghanistan, launching major offensives to retake key cities as the last remaining US and international forces prepare to pull out. Adjunct Senior ...
By Christopher D. Kolenda
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Taliban is Pakistan's Strategic Asset & Why it's Targeting Women
Video
On the visit of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to India and the situation in Afghanistan, ThePrint's Senior Consulting Editor Jyoti Malhotra spoke to Lisa Curtis, Direct...
By Lisa Curtis
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Ex-US Defence Advisor Col. Christopher D. Kolenda speaks with WION
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WION's Susan Tehrani speak to Ex-Advisor Col. Christopher D. Kolenda on US' role in Afghanistan to conduct peace talks between Taliban forces and Afghan government. Watch the...
By Christopher D. Kolenda
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Taliban Ascendance in Afghanistan Risks Return of Global Terrorist Hub
Commentary
Walking in the Trump administration’s footsteps, the Biden team is making several miscalculations about the Taliban, which will exacerbate the negative impacts of the withdraw...
By Lisa Curtis
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Taliban Terror: How Can US Support Afghanistan?
Video
Will Afghan forces will be able to hold on to the Taliban terrorism and how long? Lisa Curtis, shares her thoughts on the ways the U.S. can support of Afghanistan. Watch the ...
By Lisa Curtis
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As the U.S. Withdraws All Remaining Troops from Afghanistan, the Taliban Advances
Video
Col (Ret.) Christopher Kolenda, Adjunct Senior Fellow at CNAS, speaks to Jim Sciutto about the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan....
By Christopher D. Kolenda
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How the Afghanistan Withdrawal Costs the U.S. With China
Commentary
U.S. departure from Kabul could end up undermining, rather than strengthening, America’s strategic hand against China....
By Richard Fontaine & Vance Serchuk
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Wajahat Khan Interviews Lisa Curtis
Lisa Curtis is interviewed by Wajahat Khan, digital editor at Nikkei Asia about Afghanistan officials visit to Washington. Listen to the full conversation from Conversation S...
By Lisa Curtis
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U.S. and Allied Withdrawal from Afghanistan, with Federica Mogherini and Lisa Curtis
Podcast
What does President Biden’s decision to withdraw all troops from Afghanistan mean for American allies? Federica Mogherini and Lisa Curtis join Andrea Kendall-Taylor and Jim To...
By Carisa Nietsche, Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Federica Mogherini, Lisa Curtis & Jim Townsend
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Fire and Ice
Podcast
In this week’s edition of the SpyTalk podcast, Jeff Stein goes deep on the CIA’s looming eviction from Afghanistan with Lisa Curtis, a longtime former CIA, State Department an...
By Lisa Curtis, Jeff Stein, Jeanne Meserve & Alma Katsu
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We Got Afghanistan Wrong, but There’s Still Time to Learn Something
Instead of building a force that fit Afghanistan, we built an Army of mini-me’s...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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A Veteran's View Of Biden's Afghanistan Withdrawal Plan
Here & Now's Peter O'Dowd speaks with retired Army officer Jason Dempsey about President Biden's decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan. Listen to the full conversation...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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Colonel living in MKE reflects on 20-year war in Afghanistan
Christopher Kolenda reflects on the War in Afghanistan in an interview with Fox6 News. Watch the full video from Fox6 News....
By Christopher D. Kolenda
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Former Army Commander Weighs In On Biden's Decision To Pull Troops Out Of Afghanistan
Podcast
Host Mary Louise Kelly speaks with former U.S. Army Col. Christopher Kolenda about President Biden's decision to pull U.S. troops out of Afghanistan by Sept. 11 of this year. ...
By Christopher D. Kolenda
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Afghanistan Troop Withdrawal
Podcast
Lisa Curtis discusses the Biden administration's decision to withdraw the last U.S. troops out from Afghanistan. She spoke with Bloomberg's David Westin. Listen to the full c...
By Lisa Curtis
