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Episode Synopsis
SITREP August 30th How will this week’s green-on-blue attacks in Afghanistan affect post-2014 withdrawal? As the US Presidential election campaign heats up - what is the foreign & defence policy strategies of the Democrat and the Republicans parties? Why there’s growing concern over Mali in Africa. And why there’s such a close bond between the Paralympics and the military. PRESENTER: Glen MansellSTUDIO GUEST: BFBS’s defence analyst, Christopher Lee Interviews:BBC’s Quentin Sommerville in Kabul on AfghanistanPatrick Smith, Editor of Africa Confidential, discussing MaliMatthew Jamison from RUSI talking about the forthcoming US electionsBritish Forces News reporter Tim Cooper on the Paralympics ............................................................................................................You can listen on BFBS Radio 2 at 1630 (UK time) and on BFBS Radio at 1830 (UK time)Alternatively listen again on the website.
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