Mar 16, 2021
Civil war and an unrestrained al Qaeda are all but certain
should the US withdraw its forces from Afghanistan in May per the
US-Taliban deal signed over a year ago. American disengagement will
only embolden revisionist powers and create an even more dangerous
security situation for the region and beyond. On this episode of
Overwatch, Frederick W. Kagan, director of the Critical Threats
Project at the American Enterprise Institute, and General David H.
Petraeus sit down to discuss the US-Taliban agreement, the
consequences of a US withdrawal, and a sustainable way forward that
protects not only American interests, but also advances those of
the Afghan people.