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Is the US returning to Afghanistan?

Fronts Staff • September 30, 2025

Is the US returning to Afghanistan?

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Get an exclusive 15% discount on Saily data plans! Use code WARFRONTS at checkout. Download Saily app or go to https://saily.com/warfronts Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels: Megaprojects:https://www.youtube.com/@megaprojects9649 SideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/@Sideprojects Into The Shadows: https://www.youtube.com/@IntotheShadows Today I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/@TodayIFoundOut Brain Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/@brainblaze6526 Casual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCasualCriminalist Decoding the Unknown: https://www.youtube.com/@decodingtheunknown2373 Places: https://www.youtube.com/@Places302 Celestium: https://www.youtube.com/@ManyColouredShapes PoliticalFronts: http://www.youtube.com/@homefronts Simon's Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistler Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/ 00:00 Introduction 02:36 Why Bagram and why now? 11:04 Is The U.S. Really Going Back To Afghanistan? 16:39 What’s Next For America In Central Asia?

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  2. 02The Wall Street Journal U S In Talks With Taliban On Returning Counterterrorism Forces To Afghan Base
  3. 03Youtube Watch
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  5. 05Truthsocial
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