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Afghanistan - The War Comes Home

July 26, 2022

US troops have withdrawn from Afghanistan - with heavy emotional baggage. Many veterans are suffering from PTSD.

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Afghanistan, Kabul | Rücktransport der 13 gefallenen US-Soldaten
Image: 1stLt. Mark Andries/U.S. Marine Corps/Handout/REUTERS

There’s also evidence linking the radicalization of rightwing individuals in the US to their wartime experiences.

Sendung Dokumentation "Abzug aus Afghanistan"
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The campaigns in Afghanistan and Iraq have left chaos in their wake - and not just in the war zones themselves. Suicide rates among US veterans are strikingly high. Many of the pro-Trump insurrectionists occupying Capitol Hill in January 2021 had a military background.

Sendung Dokumentation "Abzug aus Afghanistan"
Image: tvf



The FBI says veterans of the war in Afghanistan joining white militias now pose one of the biggest threats to US domestic security. Through footage from Afghanistan and exclusive interviews, the film shows how veterans are bringing the war back home.

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