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Elliot Ackerman: Leaving Afghanistan, One Year Later
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Elliot Ackerman: Leaving Afghanistan, One Year Later

With no evacuation plan in place to get Afghan allies out of Kabul, people like veteran Elliot Ackerman helped organize a “Digital Dunkirk” that rescued thousands.

With no evacuation plan in place to get Afghan allies out of Kabul, people like veteran Elliot Ackerman helped organize a "Digital Dunkirk" that rescued thousands. Ackerman joins Charlie Sykes today to share his story, and to warn of the dangers of politicizing the military.

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