Daud Khan and the Saur Revolution
On April 28th 1978, Afghanistan witnessed the Saur Revolution. The Saur Revolution was the name given to the communist coup d'etat launched against Afghanistan's first President: Sardar Muhammad Daud ...
28 Apr 20212h
The Impossibility of Nation Building
Sangar and Ahmed-Waleed host Dr. William Ruger: Research Fellow at the Cato Institute and Vice President for Research and Policy at the Charles Koch Institute. Dr. Ruger was President Trump's nominee ...
22 Apr 20211h 38min
The Politically Incorrect History of the Durand Line
The founder of the Afghan Eye: Ahmed-Waleed Kakar, recently published his seminal article on the Durand Line. Within just a week, the article became the most read article on The Afghan Eye website, re...
5 Apr 20211h 57min
A critical review of the Afghanistan Study Group's report
On 3rd February 2021, the Afghanistan Study Group published a report recommending the Biden administration to keep US troops in Afghanistan past the May deadline. This will effectively violate the US-...
8 Feb 20211h 45min
Lynzy Billing, attack on CIA base in Khost & the media's coverage of Afghanistan
Afghan photographer and journalist Lynzy Billing reports from Afghanistan and Iraq. Her most recent scoop was about a Taliban attack on Camp Chapman, a CIA base in Khost province of Afghanistan. Lyn...
1 Feb 20211h 21min
Book Review - ‘Afghanistan: What Everyone Needs to Know’
In this episode, we are reviewing Barnett Rubin's latest book. Our guest is Suzanne Schroeder, an independent researcher on Afghanistan. Dr. Barnett R. Rubin's book is titled: ‘Afghanistan: What Ever...
7 Dec 20202h 28min
Hamid Helmandi on challenges of Urban Development and Agriculture in Afghanistan
Hamid Helmandi, a specialist in urban development and agriculture, was the cofounder of the First Afghanistan Construction Company along with the family members of former president Hamid Karzai. Helma...
26 Okt 20201h 30min
The Legacy of King Amanullah Khan
King Amanullah Khan is hailed by many for his reforms and his progressiveness. Ahmed-Waleed Kakar and Sangar Paykhar take a closer look at Amanullah Khan's reforms and how they have led to the downfal...
22 Aug 20202h 2min
