Matters of Policy & Politics

Area 45: Colonel Joseph Felter: Afghanistan Withdrawal

The lessons learned and what comes next in South and Southeast Asia.

Matters of Policy & Politics•April 23, 2020
Area 45: Colonel Joseph Felter: Afghanistan Withdrawal

February’s announcement of a potential US withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021 raises the question of the legacy of America’s military involvement in that region – a presence dating back to the immediate aftermath of the 9/11 attacks. Col. Joseph Felter, a Hoover Institution research fellow and Iraq and Afghanistan counterinsurgency veteran, reflects on lessons learned and what comes next in South and Southeast Asia.  

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