2021-06-02-Consequences of Troop Withdrawal from Afghanistan

Dr. Alam Payind, Director of the Middle East Studies Center, discusses the implications of the Biden administration's intention to withdraw troops from Afghanistan. The consequences of U.S. troops withdrawing from Afghanistan could be serious, especially with regard to women and minorities. Comparisons between Afghanistan today, and the situation after the Soviet troop withdrawal in 1989 put the country's status as a state (or failed state) into historical perspective.