The U.S. Almost Out Of Afghanistan. What Happens There Next?
Afghan soldiers stand guard after the American military left the Bagram Airfield, north of Kabul, on July 5. Rahmat Gul/AP hide caption
Afghan soldiers stand guard after the American military left the Bagram Airfield, north of Kabul, on July 5.
Rahmat Gul/APThe U.S. military will be fully out of Afghanistan by August 31. The Taliban already control more than half of it. A U.S. intelligence assessment reportedly says the Afghan government could collapse in as little as six months.
Some members of the Afghan military feel "abandoned and alone," Commanding General of the Afghan Army Sami Sadat tells NPR's Mary Louise Kelly.
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