With the shambolic withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan earlier this month, thousands of Afghans are now looking to flee the country. Faced with an unprecedented humanitarian crisis of their own making, politicians in the US and Europe are crying crocodile tears over the hardships faced by refugees, while nonetheless abandoning them to their suffering.

The Taliban takeover in Afghanistan marks a humiliating defeat for US imperialism, as the world’s most powerful military force flees after 20 years of waging a fruitless war. The lesson is clear: the Afghan people can trust only in themselves.

Jorge Martin talks about recent protests in Cuba and the need to defend the Cuban Revolution against imperialist aggression.