A US Army Gen. Mark Milley told the United States lawmakers at a confirmation hearing Thursday that it would be a “strategic mistake” to prematurely pull American troops out of Afghanistan and that the international order is facing its greatest challenges since the fall of the Soviet Union.

In this episode of Farakhabar, host Yaser Abrar discusses the topic with the following guests:

• Mahbooba Saraj, a member of Afghan Women Network

• Ajmal Baluchzada, a political affairs analyst