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How Afghanistan fell to the Taliban so quickly – Jeremy Jones on SBS radio

August 25, 2021

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The situation in Afghanistan is uncertain and evolving since the Taliban took back control for the first time after 20 years immediately after the Americans left.

Jeremy Jones, director of International affairs at AIJAC spoke to SBS Radio’s Nitza Lowenstein on August 20 about this development.

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