Afghanistan Pullout Deadline Is Here. What Happens Next?
After 20 years in Afghanistan, the American military was set to complete its evacuation from Kabul by Tuesday, leaving behind a nation under Taliban control.\xa0\n\u201cIt\u2019s a sad geopolitical irony that the Taliban will control more of Afghanistan on Sept. 11, 2021, than it did on Sept. 11, 2001, Luke Coffey, director of The Heritage Foundation\u2019s Center for Foreign Policy, says.\xa0\nThe Biden administration's poor handling of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan will cause adversaries to push \u201cthe envelope a little bit more,\u201d Coffey says, adding that even \u201cAmerica's friends are questioning U.S. resolve\u201d on the international stage.\xa0\nPanjshir is the only one of Afghanistan's 34 provinces under the control of a resistance movement led by Ahmad Shah Massoud Jr.\xa0\nCoffey says Shah Massoud Jr. \u201cis probably, right now, the best hope in terms of slowly turning the tide against the Taliban.\u201d\nCoffey joins \u201cThe Daily Signal Podcast\u201d to address concerns over Americans who remain trapped in Afghanistan and to explain the potential ramifications of the withdrawal.\xa0\nWe also cover these stories:\n\nHurricane Ida tears through southeastern Louisiana, leaving over 1 million without power.\n\nThe European Union recommends suspension of all nonessential travel from America.\xa0\n\nChina bans the playing of video games beyond three hours a week.\n\n\nEnjoy the show!\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.