Episode
VICE News Tonight: Episode 14
Overview
President Trump has tasked the army with destroying the Taliban, so we went to find out how soldiers prepare for nine months in Afghanistan. Then, VICE News reports on how a little-known Trump campaign adviser got in some serious trouble with the FBI. Plus, we were in Erbil when Kurdistan’s President resigned after the historic vote for independence backfired.
Details
- Series
- VICE News Tonight
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 14
- Air date
- 2017-10-30
- Runtime
- 25 min
Episode context
Episode 14 is Episode 14 in Season 2 of VICE News Tonight. It aired on 2017-10-30. The runtime is 25 min.
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Episode 13
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