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In-depth stories about the human fallout of our Afghanistan withdrawal
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Leslie Merriman with Our Culture is Giving Returns - The Afghanistan Project Podcast Ep. 156 (opens the original)
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On Monday find Episode 156 of The Afghanistan Project on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Amazon Podcasts. I'm excited to bring back Leslie Merriman, founder of nonprofit Our Culture is Giving, to talk about the last five years of support to Afghans following the Taliban takeover.Lovely Leslie dives into the hard topics - mental health, victims of the Taliban, and the harm being done to ethnic minorities.<div class=
Andres Caceres-Solari on Unheeded Intelligence Warnings - The Afghanistan Project Podcast Ep. 155 (opens the original)
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On Monday, find Episode 155 of The Afghanistan Project on YouTube, Spotify, Amazon Podcasts, and Apple Podcasts.My guest is author Andres Caceres-Solari, a former U.S. Marine. We discuss his unheeded intelligence warnings about the Taliban's resurgence while at NATO HQ. We also address major shortcomings in our Afghanistan mission.About Andres:Andres H Caceres-Solari is a former US Marine who served several tours in Iraq and the southern Philippines, and was also
Retired Lt. Gen. John Bradley on Lamia Afghan Foundation - The Afghanistan Project Podcast Ep. 154 (opens the original)
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On Monday, find Episode 154 of The Afghanistan Project on YouTube, Spotify, Amazon Podcasts, and Apple Podcasts.Lt. Gen. John Bradley talks about how the Lamia Afghan Foundation started with his wife Jan's incredible efforts to send needed items to Afghans overseas.We talk about how the organization grew and what it continues to do in present-day Afghanistan.About Lt. Gen. Bradley:General Bradley retired from the Uni
Colin Smith on Latest U.N. Sanctions Monitoring Report - The Afghanistan Project Podcast Ep. 153 (opens the original)
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On Monday, find Episode 153 of The Afghanistan Project on Amazon Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and Spotify.Colin Smith returns to discuss the latest report from the U.N. Sanctions Monitoring Team on terror growth inside Afghanistan and around the world. About Colin:Colin Smith is the UK Threat Assessment Expert and Coordinator, overseeing the work of the United Nations’ Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team, which supports implementatio
Badger Six fight for post-9/11 Afghan counterparts: The Afghanistan Project Podcast Ep. 152 (opens the original)
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On Monday, find Episode 152 of The Afghanistan Project on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Podcasts, and Spotify.Today’s guest is retired U.S. Army Colonel Justin Sapp, a member of Team Alpha, the CIA’s original eight-man team of analysts, linguists, warriors, and tribal experts who went into Afghanistan to defeat al Qaeda in the days immediately following Sept. 11, 2001.In this episode, Justin talks about Team Alpha and other early American units' reliance on their Afghan counterparts in the ear
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