Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017

The Daily

• Episode: Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017
• Website: The Daily
• Feed URL: http://rss.art19.com/the-daily
• Duration: 00:20:58
• Published: 2017-08-23 11:02

The president says “things are going to be different” in Afghanistan: no more “nation-building,” just killing terrorists. But a closer examination suggests this new strategy looks a lot like the strategy of the last 16 years. Guest: Matt Rosenberg, who covered Afghanistan from 2008 to 2014. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily.