Welcome to Episode 155 of The Afghanistan Project, where we cover all topics related to two decades of war in Afghanistan, and the fallout of our Afghanistan withdrawal. I'm excited to introduce Andres Caceres-Solari, a former U.S. Marine, to discuss his unheeded intelligence warnings about the Taliban's resurgence while at NATO HQ. We also address major shortcomings in our Afghanistan mission.About Andres:Andres H Caceres-Solari is a former US Marine who served several tours in Iraq and the southern Philippines, and was also a Foreign Area Officer in Indonesia. He is currently an academic living in Europe with a PhD in international law specializing in insurgencies. As a human rights lawyer, he represents several Ukrainian families against Russia at the European Court of Human Rights. He is a published author, has written several books to include Criminal Negligence in Command, where he details the failure of NATO’s HQ to address the advances of the Taliban, as well as the emergence of the Islamic State, the Russian intention to invade Ukraine in 2014, and the rise of the Houthis as a threat in the Middle East.About the host: Beth Bailey worked in support of Afghanistan operations as a civilian intelligence analyst for the Department of the Army between 2010 and 2013. She is a freelance contributor to Fox News Digital and the Washington Examiner. Follow Beth: on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bwbailey85/ on Twitter: https://x.com/BWBailey85 on Substack: https://substack.com/@bwbailey85 on the web: https://bethwbailey.com/

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