Calls for a commission to study 20 years in Afghanistan

The World

Many in the US are asking what went wrong in Afghanistan. Two decades of US policy ended with the return of the Taliban controlling the country. Illinois Sen. Tammy Duckworth is calling for a 9/11-style commission to look at the past 20 years of US involvement in Afghanistan. Duckworth speaks to our host Marco Werman.

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