"America and the Taliban (Part One)" - Trailer
Preview: Season 2023 Episode 5 | 31sVideo has Closed Captions
How America's 20-year investment in Afghanistan culminated in Taliban victory.
How America's 20-year investment in Afghanistan culminated in Taliban victory. Drawing on decades of on-the-ground reporting and interviews with Taliban and U.S. officials, part one of this epic three-part investigation traces the missteps and consequences.
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"America and the Taliban (Part One)" - Trailer
Preview: Season 2023 Episode 5 | 31sVideo has Closed Captions
How America's 20-year investment in Afghanistan culminated in Taliban victory. Drawing on decades of on-the-ground reporting and interviews with Taliban and U.S. officials, part one of this epic three-part investigation traces the missteps and consequences.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship>> People asked, "“What was the Americans'’ strategy?
"” The Americans did not have a strategy for Afghanistan.
>> NARRATOR: Drawing on years of reporting, from both sides of the war... >> You set off a car bomb, it'’s going to kill innocent civilians.
>> This was fighting.
>> It wasn'’t clear they had the patience or the understanding... >> We asked an enormous amount of those on the ground, in particular... >> NARRATOR: Missteps and miscalculations... >> Why did we fail on our mission?
And who was responsible?
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