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Podcast: BFBS Sitrep
Episode: Ending the “forever war”
Description: As the western military intervention in Afghanistan draws to an end, Sitrep looks back at the last 20 years, and asks what it will mean in the future.
A former head of the Army tells us about “frustrating” conversations with ministers at the height of the fighting, while an MP who served in Afghanistan warns withdrawal will alarm Britain’s allies.
We get an update from Kabul, and we hear how a small town became the focal point for Britain’s tribute to the lives lost in the conflict.