Roughly 13,000 US troops are currently serving in Afghanistan, fighting the Taliban and other terrorist groups. And while the US is discussing a troop reduction in Afghanistan, a record high number of attacks carried out in the country last year is posing much difficulty for a negotiation process. Host Marco Werman speaks with Nicholas Burns, a former US ambassador to NATO.
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