US diplomat resigns over Afghan war
A senior US diplomat in Afghanistan has resigned in protest at the war against the Taliban, the Washington Post reports. Matthew Hoh said he quit because he had doubts about why the US was fighting. Jeb Sharp discussed the resignation with Andrew Bacevich, a professor of International Relations at Boston University, and Peter Bergen of the New America Foundation.
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