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World Service,12 Jul 2024,23 mins

Laurie Bristow: The West's failure in Afghanistan

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Stephen Sackur speaks to Sir Laurie Bristow, Britain’s last Ambassador to Afghanistan who led a desperate evacuation when Kabul fell to the Taliban three years ago. What are his reflections on the significance of the West’s strategic failure in Afghanistan?

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