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Sir Laurie Bristow: Why did we get it so badly wrong for 20 years?
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Sir Laurie Bristow, the UK's last ambassador in Kabul, witnessed the disintegration of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the fall of Kabul into the hands of the Taliban in August 2021. He is the author of Kabul: Final Call, which provides an insider's view of the events as they unfolded. In this interview, we discuss the book, Sir Laurie’s re…
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Thomas Barfield: Time to break up Afghanistan? (Part 2)
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Professor Thomas Barfield is one of the preeminent experts on Afghanistan, having spent over five decades studying and writing on the country. He is the author of 'Afghanistan: A Cultural and Political History' and 'Shadow Empires,' among many others. In this interview, he talks about traveling around Afghanistan for the first time in 1971 and the …
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Thomas Barfield: Time to break up Afghanistan? (Part 1)
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Professor Thomas Barfield is one of the preeminent experts on Afghanistan, having spent over five decades studying and writing on the country. He is the author of 'Afghanistan: A Cultural and Political History' and 'Shadow Empires,' among many others. In this interview, he talks about traveling around Afghanistan for the first time in 1971 and the …
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Artemis Akbary: The costs of being gay in Afghanistan
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Artemis Akbary is an LGBTIQ rights activist and the co-founder and Executive Director of the Afghan LGBT Organization (ALO), and a producer/presenter at Radio Ranginkaman. They have spoken and campaigned at various international gatherings about the plight of the LGBTIQ community in Afghanistan. In this moving interview, Artemis shares their person…
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Thomas Ruttig: The untold story of Germany in Afghanistan (Part 2)
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Thomas Ruttig: The untold story of Germany in Afghanistan (Part 1)
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Thomas Ruttig is a co-founder of the Afghanistan Analysts Network. He has worked on and in Afghanistan since he graduated in Afghan Studies from Humboldt University, Berlin in 1985: as an East German (GDR) diplomat, including at the GDR Embassy in Kabul (1985-89), as political affairs officer for two United Nations missions in Afghanistan (2000-200…
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Fereshta Abbasi: I am lucky to be alive
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Llewelyn Morgan: The Buddhas of Bamiyan
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Llewelyn Morgan is a professor of Classics at the University of Oxford. He is the author of "The Buddhas of Bamiyan", a book that explores the long and complex history of the Buddha statues in Bamiyan, Afghanistan, and their eventual destruction in 2001. Professor Morgan has written extensively on Afghanistan, and in this interview, he discusses hi…
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Franz-Michael Mellbin: Afghans were not good allies
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Ambassador Franz-Michael Mellbin is a former EU Special Representative and Danish ambassador in Afghanistan. He played a central role in the implementation of the Danish and EU efforts in Afghanistan, from September 11, 2001, until the evacuation from Kabul. He assisted the Obama, Trump, and Biden administrations with the planning of US Afghanistan…
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Andrew Quilty: Kabul was my hometown
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Pashtana Durrani: Afghanistan is not accepting its daughters
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Born in a refugee camp in Pakistan, Pashtana Durrani is an Afghan human rights activist and the founder of LEARN Afghanistan, an NGO through which she runs undercover schools across the country. In this interview, she talks about her life and work. Her book, "Last to Eat, Last to Learn", is out now. 📺 Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/gwLgJY4l9Wk …
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Question Time: Your questions answered!
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In this first Q&A episode, I attempt to answer some of your questions... 🌏 Get 10% discount on your first month of BetterHelp. BetterHelp is the world's largest online therapy service with more over 34,000 professional therapists. ➼ BetterHelp.com/TheAfgPod Send us a Text Message. Support the Show. Producer: Roh Yakobi Music ©: Dawood Sarkhosh Emai…
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Zahra Nader: My mother begged schools to let me in
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Born in Bamiyan, Zahra Nader is an award-winning journalist and the Editor-in-Chief of Zan Times, a media outlet focused on women and marginalised communities in Afghanistan. In this interview, she talks about her childhood, her struggles as a refugee in Iran, her life in Kabul and Canada, her experiences, and her dreams for her outlet and herself,…
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Sima Samar: I have three strikes against me
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Craig Whitlock: America and the lies of the Afghan War
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Mir Tamim Ansary: I will never see Afghanistan again
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Mir Tamim Ansary is an Afghan-American author who left Afghanistan in the early 1960s. He has written many books, including "West of Kabul, East of New York", "Games Without Rules", "Destiny Disrupted: A History of The World Through Islamic Eyes" and "The Invention of Tomorrow". In this interview he talks about his childhood in Afghanistan, his ext…
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Larisa Brown: The Gardner of Lashkar Gah
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Larisa Brown is a British journalist and author. She is currently the defence editor at The Times newspaper. In this interview, she talks about her book, The Gardener of Lashkar Gah, which tells the extraordinary story of Shaista Gul, a man who worked at a British military base in Helmand as a gardener, and his son, Jamal, who worked as an interpre…
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Tobias Ellwood: We should engage with the Taliban in Kabul
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Tobias Ellwood is a Conservative member of the British Parliament and a former chair of the House of Commons' Defence Select Committee. In July 2023, he visited Afghanistan, following which he called for engagement with the Taliban, causing an uproar, with many criticising his stance. As a result, he resigned as chair of the Defence Select Committe…
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Heather Barr: How dare we give up on Afghan women and girls
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Heather Barr is associate director of the Women's Rights Division at Human Rights Watch. She worked in Afghanistan for over a decade for the UN and Human Rights Watch. In this interview she reflects on her time in the country, her work and views on the current situation. 🌏 Get 10% discount on your first month of BetterHelp. BetterHelp is the world'…
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Wendy Chamberlain MP: There are concerns Afghanistan is growing the next generation of terrorists
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Johnny Mercer MP: Afghanistan is deeply intoxicating
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Johnny Mercer is Britain's Minister for Veterans' Affairs. He served three tours in Afghanistan as an army officer. In this interview, he talks about his time in Afghanistan, his views on the Taliban and the current situation in the country and stories of fighting the group in Helmand. Send us a Text Message. Support the Show. Producer: Roh Yakobi …
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David Loyn: Engagement has failed, the West should support alternatives to the Taliban
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Charlie Herbert: Persecution of the Hazaras is the untold story of Afghanistan
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Major General Charlie Herbert served multiple tours in Afghanistan and led British forces in Helmand province. He also served in other capacities, working with Afghan government ministries and leaders. In this interview, he shares his insights, thoughts, and stories about what happened during the 20-year Western involvement in the country and what …
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Stephan Jensen: I cried in an Oslo cafe when Kabul fell to the Taliban
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Stephan Jensen is a former Norwegian army officer who served in Afghanistan's northern provinces of Faryab and Balkh (Mazar-i-Sharif). Currently, he is working on a book detailing the history of the War in Afghanistan. In this interview, Jensen discusses his experiences during his time in the country, provides an analysis of what went wrong, and ex…
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Dr Habiba Sarabi: We must rely on our own abilities to change Afghanistan
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Jason Criss Howk: Time is running out for Afghanistan
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Jason Criss Howk has spent 21 years focused on Afghanistan in defence, diplomacy, academic, humanitarian, and intelligence roles. He is the director of Global Friends of Afghanistan, a frequently published writer, and guest lectures at American University and the USMC War College. Send us a Text Message. Support the Show. Producer: Roh Yakobi Music…
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Mohsin Dawar: Pashtuns who support the Taliban are harming Afghanistan
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Mohsin Dawar is a Pakistani politician who leads the political party called the National Democratic Movement. He previously served as a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 to August 2023. Dawar has been a staunch critic of the Taliban in Afghanistan and Pakistan, accusing them of being proxies of the Pakistani military. In …
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Fawzia Koofi: My bags are still packed
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Fawzia Koofi has been a prominent figure in Afghanistan's politics and a women's rights activist. She served a member and the first female Deputy Speaker of parliament before the Taliban's recapture of the country. In this interview she talks about her childhood, life in politics, negotiating with the Taliban and leaving Afghanistan. Send us a Text…
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Refugees in Indonesia: Betrayed and forgotten
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Hussain Shah Rezai fled Afghanistan when he was a teenager almost ten years ago. He is one of over ten thousand refugees from Afghanistan stuck in appalling and inhumane conditions in Indonesia. In this episode, Hussain tells his and their story. Hussain on X: @HussainS_Rezaie Warning: This episode contains a discussion on mental health issues. If …
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Sir Laurie Bristow: We are utterly wrong to think Afghanistan's story is over
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Mozhdah Jamalzadah: I am a rebel and I can't be told to shut up
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Mozhdah Jamalzadah is a singer, actor and campaigner. In this interview, she talks about leaving Afghanistan as a young child, the challenges of settling in Canada, pursuing music, acting, working in Afghanistan, and her interest in politics. Subscribe/Support: https://bit.ly/3QhklBg Send us a Text Message. Support the Show. Producer: Roh Yakobi Mu…
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Levison Wood: Afghanistan has a special place in my heart
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Levison Wood is a British a writer, explorer and photographer. He first walked through Afghanistan in 2004 and then served as a soldier in southern Afghanistan. His latest book, Escape from Kabul, gives a riveting account of the fall of Afghanistan into the hands of the Taliban and the chaotic evacuation of Kabul in August 2021. Send us a Text Mess…
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Shakardokht Jafari: Not trying is the biggest sin
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Shakardokht (Shakar) is a medical physicist and multi award-winning innovator, based in the UK. Born in Afghanistan's central highlands of Hazarajat, Shakardokht became a refugee in Iran aged 6. Resisting repeated pressures to accept arranged marriages as a schoolgirl, she studied hard and managed to enter the Tehran University. In 2010, she arrive…
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