Omar Samad

Silk Road Consulting / New America Foundation

Guest

Omar Samad is CEO of Silk Road Consulting and a senior Central Asia fellow at the New America Foundation. He is a former Afghan ambassador to France (2009-2011) and Canada (2004-2009).

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In the past, President Trump has called the War in Afghanistan "a disaster," and — like Barack Obama before him — he told primary rallies that he'd pull out at last.

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With NATO troops pulling out of Afghanistan, attacks by the Taliban are increasing, and American soldiers will stay until the end of next year.

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With NATO troops pulling out of Afghanistan, attacks by the Taliban are increasing, and American soldiers will stay until the end of next year.

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Afghanistan’s former president, Hamid Karzai, frustrated President Obama by refusing to allow US troops to stay in that country.

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Afghanistan’s former president, Hamid Karzai, frustrated President Obama by refusing to allow US troops to stay in that country.

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