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The Hunt: The role of women in extremist activity

By J.J. Green

The Capitol riot on Jan. 6 was surprising for most Americans.

But on this week’s edition of “The Hunt, with WTOP National Security Correspondent J.J. Green,” Cynthia Miller-Idriss, director of the Polarization and Extremism Research & Innovation Lab at American University says, female participation was yet another surprise.

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The Hunt: Desperate attempts to escape Afghanistan

By J.J. Green
For weeks, harrowing stories about Afghans' desperate scrambles to get out of Afghanistan have emerged. On this week's episode of "The Hunt, with WTOP National Security Correspondent J.J. Green," retired Marine Thomas Praxedes tells a dramatic story about his efforts to help an Afghan interpreter.
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