Afghanistan part 1: before 9/11
from Best Words Podcast Hosted by Kevin Shaughnessy
The war in Afghanistan is one of the most costly, longest, and least understood conflicts in american history. This is a two-part series that will try to fix people's misconceptions about the war and the country. In this first part we discuss the context leading up to the invasion and occupation, from the soviet-afghan war, afghan civil war, the origins of the mujahideen and taliban, and the general political situation before 9/11.
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