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Business Matters: US military completes withdrawal from Afghanistan

US military completes its withdrawal from Afghanistan

31/08/2021 GMT

US military completes withdrawal from Afghanistan

BBC World Service - Business Matters, US military completes withdrawal from Afghanistan

After two decades of war, the US military completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan.

The US military completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan after two decades of war, leaving the Taliban in charge. We hear from BBC Chief International correspondent Lyse Doucet, who watched the last US military planes leave Kabul's airport. We also hear from Jonathan Schroden, Director of the CNA's Countering Threats and Challenges Program, about what this means for the US and its legacy. And the last country in the world to use leaded petrol has stopped selling the highly toxic fuel, putting an end to its use in cars. We speak to Rob De Jong, the head of the Sustainable Mobility Group at the United Nations, who led the efforts against the fuel. We will discuss this and more with our guests; Simon Littlewood, president of ACG Global in Singapore, business editor Hayley Woodin and the economist Peter Morici from the US. 

(Photo: US planes in Kabul, Credit: Getty)

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