MISLEADING PUBLIC - Afghanistan War

"Explosive investigative report says U.S. government misled public on war in Afghanistan" PBS NewsHour 12/9/2019

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SUMMARY:  In a blockbuster story representing the culmination of several years of investigation and pursuit of government documents, The Washington Post reports that U.S. officials have been misleading the American public about the war in Afghanistan for the past 18 years.  John Yang talks to The Washington Post’s Craig Whitlock, lead reporter on the story, about what the classified document trove revealed.

"During Afghan war, lack of U.S. knowledge yielded a flawed strategy" PBS NewsHour 12/10/2019

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SUMMARY:  For nearly two decades, the United States’ military engagement in Afghanistan has been plagued by strategic missteps, according to The Washington Post's bombshell report.  The investigation examined thousands of pages of previously unpublished notes and interviews from the U.S. government’s Lessons Learned Project analyzing the war.  Nick Schifrin talks to retired Army Lt. Gen. Douglas Lute.