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Summary: As thousands of Afghans try to flee the Taliban, we spend the hour with national security reporter Spencer Ackerman, author of the new book "Reign of Terror: How the 9/11 Era Destabilized America and Produced Trump." Get Democracy Now! delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for the Daily Digest: democracynow.org/subscribe