Council On Foreign Relations Expert Warns Against Leaving Afghanistan Prematurely

Council on Foreign Relations Senior Fellow Stephen Biddle says Monday that removing U.S. troops from Afghanistan because of the effects on Pakistan could cause "chaos...with an actively hostile regime" in Afghanistan. (0:37)
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Afghan economy too weak to maintain security force

Stephen Biddle, Council of Foreign Relations (CFR) senior fellow of defense policy, believes that Afghanistan's economy is too weak to create and maintain a security force large enough to protect the country (0:36).

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