<div>The Strategic Failure of Abandoning Bagram for HKIA: Colleagues <strong>Jerry Dunleavy</strong> and <strong>James Hasson</strong> discuss the catastrophic decision to shutter Bagram Air Base, forcing an evacuation through an indefensible civilian airport in Kabul, describing the immediate collapse of security, the release of terrorists from prisons, and the desperate measures US troops took to maintain order during the evacuation.<br> 1910 PESHAWAR<br> <br> </div>

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S8 Ep183: The Strategic Failure of Abandoning Bagram for HKIA: Colleagues Jerry Dunleavy and James Hasson discuss the catastrophic decision to shutter Bagram Air Base, forcing an evacuation through an indefensible civilian airport in Kabul, describing the immediate

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