Afghanistan and the Taliban

CONFLICTED

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History, Religion & Spirituality

4.7 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 27 August 2021

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Summary

This year marks twenty years since 9/11 and the start of the war in Afghanistan. A war which is now reaching a tragic and extraordinary finale. In this special episode, Thomas and Aimen are back for a deep dive into the ancient and modern history of Afghanistan, Aimen's first hand experiences with the Taliban and an exploration of why the country has been in disarray for decades now. And we can also confirm that we are coming back for Season 3! Listen to exclusive bonus content and get all episodes ad-free by subscribing to Conflicted Extra on Apple Podcasts and Spotify for just 99p/month. Join the Conflicted fan community in our Facebook group at https://bit.ly/2WtL6J7 Join the Conflicted Community hub on Discord to discuss all things Conflicted with fellow dear listeners, get exclusive content, bonus episodes and ad-free listening. Register your interest through the link: http://www.levellr.com/conflicted Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This year marks 20 years since 9-11 and the start of the war in Afghanistan, a war which
0:07.7	right now is reaching an extraordinary and tragic finale.
0:15.8	Many of you have asked us for our take on what's been going on in Afghanistan, and so
0:20.1	before we properly come back for Series 3 later this year and yes we are coming back,
0:25.3	we agreed that we had to talk about it.
0:28.5	Let me tell the listener something here.
0:30.4	In this story of Afghanistan, in this entire story we are narrating today.
0:37.0	There are no good guys.
0:39.3	We are just talking about bad guys and worse guys.
0:42.4	No one in this entire story is going to come out good.
0:46.4	Till Aiman, dear listener, let's get into it.
1:02.8	Hello Aiman.
1:03.8	Hello Thomas.
1:04.8	How are you?
1:05.8	I'm fine.
1:06.8	How are you doing?
1:07.8	It's been a while.
1:08.8	It's been a while.
1:09.8	Once again, it's been too long.
1:11.4	Indeed.
1:12.4	I was so glad to see you, along with my family in last Eid.
1:17.2	It was amazing.
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