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Mar 2020
32m 29s

The Almost-Peace Deal

The New York Times
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After years of false starts, the United States has signed a landmark deal with the Taliban to end the war in Afghanistan. We traveled to the front lines of the war — and to the signing ceremony in Doha, Qatar — to investigate whether peace is actually possible. Guest: Mujib Mashal, senior correspondent for The New York Times in Afghanistan. For more inform ... Show More
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