US announces Afghanistan withdrawal for diplomatic personnel

The US State Department announced it was withdrawing non-essential diplomatic personnel from Afghanistan by May 1st. The announcement left some Afghans feeling anxious about the future security of their country. The World’s Marco Werman spoke with Lima Ahmad, a PhD candidate with The Fletcher School at Tufts University, about how the announcement has left Afghans feeling.

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