Sir Rodric Braithwaite: Inside the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan (Part 2) (E53)

From Kabul to Bamiyan - Afghanistan’s War, Ruin and Resilience | Jenny Matthews

In this episode, renowned British photographer Jenny Matthews reflects on nearly four decades of documenting Afghanistan, from the final years of the Soviet occupation to the return of the Taliban.She...

7 Kesä 45min

How the CIA Defeated the Soviets in Afghanistan | Milton Bearden (Part 3)

In this third and final part of a remarkable conversation, Milton Bearden reflects on the aftermath of the anti-Soviet jihad, the collapse of Afghanistan into civil war, and the decisions that helped ...

23 Touko 26min

How the CIA Defeated the Soviets in Afghanistan | Milton Bearden (Part 2)

In this second part of a remarkable conversation, Milton Bearden reflects on what came after the Soviet withdrawal and the decisions that helped shape Afghanistan’s next, far more chaotic chapter.He e...

26 Huhti 26min

How the CIA Defeated the Soviets in Afghanistan | Milton Bearden (Part 1)

Milton Bearden was the CIA officer tasked by Director William Casey in 1986 with using $1 billion and Stinger missiles to help drive Soviet forces out of Afghanistan, one of the most consequential cov...

3 Huhti 33min

Inside The Secret CIA Mission that Toppled the Taliban - Justin Sapp (Part 3)

Former U.S. Army Special Forces (Green Beret) and Team Alpha member Justin Sapp recounts his role in the clandestine CIA mission that landed behind Taliban lines immediately after 9/11. He describes w...

8 Maalis 40min

Mark Urban: I Marched Into Kabul with Ahmad Shah Massoud (E34)

Mark Urban is a British journalist, broadcaster, and best-selling author of many books, including War in Afghanistan and The Skripal Files. He has covered Afghanistan extensively since the late 1980s,...

20 Helmi 1h 5min