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New Taliban Attack Prompts Familiar Question: What's Next In Afghanistan?

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A member of the United States Air Force keeps watch over the runway on Sept. 9, 2017 at Kandahar Air Field in Kandahar, Afghanistan. (Andrew Renneisen/Getty Images)
A member of the United States Air Force keeps watch over the runway on Sept. 9, 2017 at Kandahar Air Field in Kandahar, Afghanistan. (Andrew Renneisen/Getty Images)

The Taliban staged a coordinated attack overnight on two Afghan army outposts, killing 14 Afghan soldiers. It's the latest attack by insurgents on the country's beleaguered national security forces.

Here & Now's Lisa Mullins talks with Al Jazeera English journalist Jennifer Glasse (@JenniferGlasse) and Jason Dempsey (@Jason_K_Dempsey), senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security.

This segment aired on December 7, 2018.

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