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World Service,19 Aug 2021,49 mins

US troops could stay longer in Afghanistan

Newsday

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President Biden has doubled down on his defence of his strategy in Afghanistan. But do his claims hold up? And what lessons can be learnt from America's long military engagement in the country? We'll speak to a journalist who has written a book on Afghanistan. Haiti's double misfortune - being hit by a deadly earthquake and then a tropical storm - has left many desperate for aid, but unable to get it. Our correspondent reports from near the epicentre of the quake. We'll hear why Algeria's government is blaming internal saboteurs - and two foreign powers - for the deadly forest fires. And we'll hear about a scientific breakthrough which could make cleaning up oil spills much easier.

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