Afghanistan: Prospects for 2017 and Beyond

With his inauguration as President, Donald Trump is the third president to command American forces in Afghanistan. Yet Afghanistan continues to receive little attention in public debates over policy. More than 15 years after American forces first entered the country in the wake of the 9/11 attacks, what are the prospects for the Afghan government and people and how will Donald Trump shape American policy towards Afghanistan?

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Participant:

Ioannis Koskinas @HopliteGroup
Senior Fellow, New America International Security Program
CEO, Hoplite Group

Moderator:

Peter Bergen @peterbergencnn
Vice President, New America

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