Have we lost the war in Afghanistan?
The Briefing2 Mai 2021

Have we lost the war in Afghanistan?

US President Joe Biden announced last month American troops would withdraw from Afghanistan by September 11 this year. Our PM quickly followed suit confirming the 80 remaining Australian defence personnel still in Afghanistan would also leave.

Around 80,000 Australians have been deployed to Afghanistan since the conflict began in 2001. 41 of them lost their lives. More than 150,000 Afghan civilians and military personnel and Taliban fighters were killed in the 20-year conflict that cost the US more than $1.2trillion

Maryam Zahid is the founder and director of Afghan Women on the Move; and Raspal Khosa - independent defence analyst, formerly with the Australian Strategic Policy Institute. We ask what life is like for Afghans today. And have we lost the war in Afghanistan?

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