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Robert Gates on the future of Afghanistan

Name: Robert Gates on the future of Afghanistan
Uploaded: 2021-10-17T17:24:00-0400
Duration: 4 min 53 s
Description: The former defense secretary tells 60 Minutes what leverage the U.S. has over the Taliban now — and whether he thinks his troop surge in Afghanistan was a mistake.

The former defense secretary tells 60 Minutes what leverage the U.S. has over the Taliban now — and whether he thinks his troop surge in Afghanistan was a mistake.