Now, from the University of Chicago Institute of Politics and CNN Audio, the Axfiles with

your host, David Axelrod.

Now, I've had many moving conversations during these past five years of the Axfiles, but

I can tell you that fewer is moving as the one I had with Kazir Khan, who burst on the

national scene four years ago when he spoke at the Democratic National Convention.

Prompted by Donald Trump's attacks on Muslims Khan of Pakistani American citizen, spoke

lovingly of his adopted country, its constitutional principles, and of his heroic son, US Army

Captain Humayun Khan, who died in the service of his country in Iraq.

I sat down with Mr. Khan at the Institute of Politics, the University of Chicago in 2018

to talk about this and his very American story.

From our best of the Axfiles vault, here's my conversation with Kazir Khan.

Kazir Khan, it's a great honor to have you here, to have you at the Institute of Politics

and welcome.

There's so much to talk about where we are as a country, about what you're doing now

in advance of these midterm elections, but your own story is so extraordinary and so,

in some ways, American that I wanted to ask you about that and for those who haven't

had the opportunity of reading your book, talk a little bit about how you grew up in

Pakistan and how that shaped who you are.

If I may say a couple of things, one is when I was invited by the Institute to come and

speak here, I was thrilled that I'll be sitting across the table from you.

Thank you.

I wish to pay tribute to you and Susan and your family for the service that you have provided

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