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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Obama's Unfinished Business: Afghanistan

    President Obama is entering his last year in office. All week, we’ve been discussing his unfinished business. Today: Afghanistan. With U.S. forces being drawn down, the Taliban has been resurgent. The group holds more territory now than it has at any time since it was ousted from power in 2001. The Islamic State group is also gaining a foothold.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jan 14, 2016 • 1 min read

    President Obama is entering his last year in office. All week, we’ve been discussing his unfinished business. Today: Afghanistan. With U.S. forces being drawn down, the Taliban has been resurgent. The group holds more territory now than it has at any time since it was ousted from power in 2001. The Islamic State group is also gaining a foothold. Yesterday, seven people were killed in an Islamic State attack in the city of Jalalabad. The U.S. has concluded that Afghan forces are not ready to hold the country against insurgents, so American troops will remain. President Obama announced last October that we would maintain between 5,000 and 10,000 troops in Afghanistan through the end of his time in office. We examine the situation.

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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Jolie Myers

      Managing Producer, 'Press Play'

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      Christine Fair

      Georgetown University

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