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President Biden returned to the White House Monday to address the nation after the Taliban ousted the Afghan government. The takeover sent thousands to Kabul’s airport seeking flights out of the country, leading to striking images of people clinging to American transport planes and several deaths. In his address, the president said he stands by his decision to pull out American troops after two decades. For analysis of the U.S. response, WAMC’s Jim Levulis spoke with Sarah Kreps, a former Air Force officer and a professor at Cornell University in the department of government.
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President Biden is set to deliver remarks on Afghanistan after a tumultuous weekend.
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President Biden is expected to address the nation on the U.S. evacuation from Afghanistan Monday afternoon. It comes as the planned withdrawal of American forces turned deadly at Kabul’s airport as thousands tried to flee Afghanistan a day after the Taliban’s takeover of the country. For insight into how the situation developed in Afghanistan, WAMC's Jim Levulis spoke with Mark Jacobson, an assistant dean with the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University who oversees the school’s D.C. headquarters at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
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