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Displaced inside Afghanistan

The Graphic Truth: Displaced inside Afghanistan

Afghanistan has been mired in war since the Soviet Union invaded the country in the late 1970s. In the post-Soviet era, the vying for influence between different clans and terror groups caused mass migration throughout the landlocked country. This trend continued under the Taliban’s oppressive rule, and the subsequent US invasion of Afghanistan in 2001, which saw millions of Afghans caught in the crossfire of war. But it’s not just conflict that has led to the internal displacement of Afghans. In recent decades, natural disasters – many linked to climate change – have pummeled the country, causing hundreds of thousands to flee. We look at the numbers of internally displaced Afghans since 2008.

Russian invasion: David Petraeus examines Putin’s strategy

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Russian invasion: David Petraeus examines Putin’s strategy

At the first in-person Munich Security Conference in two years, world leaders gathered amidst the greatest threat to European peace since World War II. Ian Bremmer sat down with former CIA Director and retired four-star general David Petraeus for an upcoming episode of GZERO World just days before Russia mounted a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. He knows a thing or two about invasions, having played pivotal roles in both of America's military campaigns in Iraq over the past thirty years. And as he tells Ian Bremmer, invading a country is one thing. Holding onto it is quite another.

Biden's speech on Afghanistan ignores serious failures; Afghan refugee crisis

Biden's speech on Afghanistan ignores serious failures; Afghan refugee crisis

On World In 60 Seconds, Ian Bremmer weighs on President Biden's speech on the Afghanistan withdrawal, whether the Taliban takeover will lead to a refugee crisis, and how booster shots for Americans may complicate persuading the unvaccinated to get the jab.