#704 Abandoning Afghanistan

August 19, 2021

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Recent stories about Canada's role in the War in Afghanistan fall short. And if Justin Trudeau is Veruca Salt, who then is Erin O'Toole? Photojournalist and author Paul Watson co-hosts.

Jesse Brown

Host & Publisher

Tiffany Lam

Producer

Tristan Capacchione

Audio Editor & Technical Producer

Links:

Paul’s LA Times story from embedding with Ghazni Talibs
Paul’s LA Times story on Afghanistan’s pipeline plans

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