Meeting number (access code): 2734 091 8009
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After twenty years, more than two trillion dollars spent, and more than two hundred thousand lives lost, the United States officially completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan on 30 August. The Taliban are back in power and the world waits to see what comes next. With a unique experience of extensive and recent service in Afghanistan and the US Department of Defense, Frederick A. Schulze will offer in-depth insight into the conduct of the US mission in Afghanistan and the dynamics behind the recent events. His talk will focus on the strengths and weaknesses of the train, advise, and assist mission he helped lead; challenges of operating in a combined (US/NATO/PFP/GIROA) environment; perspectives on what a future Afghanistan might look like; and the lessons hopefully learned for the future.