Frank Mckenzie: ‘We are in a very dangerous period of the war’

He was the commander who oversaw the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, a move he later described as "doomed from the start." General (ret.) Frank Mckenzie was called upon to end the 20-year US presence in the hot zone of Afghanistan and saw the Taliban regain power within days. For the first time, the former commander of the US Central Command (CENTCOM) speaks to the Greek press and describes the big mistake of the US leadership in Afghanistan while also analyzing the war in Ukraine.

Author of "The Melting Point: High Command and War in the 21st Century" and executive director of the Global and National Security Institute at the University of South Florida, the veteran general explains to Kathimerini Iran's constraints on a crushing blow to Israel and Hezbollah's second thoughts.

In recent days Hezbollah has been escalating its attacks on Israel, and...