Last Days in Afghanistan
Clip: Season 33 | 10m 26s
Filmmaker Rory Kennedy on America’s final days in Vietnam and Afghanistan.
In this exclusive conversation, AMERICAN EXPERIENCE’s executive producer Cameo George speaks with the acclaimed filmmaker about the parallels between the 1975 evacuation of Vietnam and the recent American withdrawal from Afghanistan, and the lessons that America’s history in Vietnam offer today.
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Last Days in Afghanistan
Clip: Season 33 | 10m 26s
In this exclusive conversation, AMERICAN EXPERIENCE’s executive producer Cameo George speaks with the acclaimed filmmaker about the parallels between the 1975 evacuation of Vietnam and the recent American withdrawal from Afghanistan, and the lessons that America’s history in Vietnam offer today.
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