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Afghanistan: Fighting the Forever War

BBC South Asia correspondent Justin Rowlatt interviews the commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan, General Nicholson.

Last year President Trump announced American forces would stay in Afghanistan until the war is "won". But almost seventeen years into the US's longest conflict, how can a few thousand more troops make any difference and what would "victory" even look like? BBC South Asia correspondent Justin Rowlatt interviews the commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan, General Nicholson.

30 minutes

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Thu 12 Apr 201823:30GMT

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