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 Apr 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 Apr 33min
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 Feb 1h 5min
Inside the Secret CIA Mission That Toppled the Taliban - Justin Sapp (Part 2)
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...
16 Feb 32min
Inside the Secret CIA Mission That Toppled the Taliban - Justin Sapp (Part 1)
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 Feb 28min
Tom Tugendhat: The pain and costs of our defeat in Afghanistan (E69)
Tom Tugendhat is a British Member of Parliament and former Security Minister who served multiple tours in Afghanistan in various civilian and military capacities.In this exclusive interview, Tom speak...
10 Jan 1h 2min
Charlie Gammell: How I fell in love with Herat (E68)
Charlie Gammell is a former British diplomat, author and historian who has worked extensively in Afghanistan and Iran. Speaking fluent Farsi and Pashto, with Herati and Khosti accents, Charlie reflect...
20 Dec 202547min
