Green and White: Stories from Afghan Politics and History

Kyle Reynolds
  • 5.0 (7)
  • SOCIETY & CULTURE

Learn about the history of Afghanistan since the US invasion of 2001. It's Game of Thrones with Kalashnikovs.

Episodes

  1. Let's Talk About Trump's Afghanistan Decision

    09/02/2017

    Let's Talk About Trump's Afghanistan Decision

    In this episode I discuss Trump's decision to extend the Afghan conflict. I explain why I think it is a bad idea to continue the war and provide some examples. This isn't a standard episode, but I hope you all enjoy it.

    14 min
  2. Extrajudicial Killings: Your Tax Money at Work

    07/23/2017

    Extrajudicial Killings: Your Tax Money at Work

    What does it cost to be friends with warlords?

    17 min
  3. Episode 5: General Raziq's Origin and the MOAB

    04/24/2017

    Episode 5: General Raziq's Origin and the MOAB

    I discuss the environment that created Kandahar's Provincial Chief of Police Abdul Raziq Achekzai. In the news segment, I discuss the implications of the MOAB, reference Hamid Karzai, and discuss the tragedy in Mazar-e Sharif.

    18 min
  4. Episode 4: Deteriorating Morale

    04/03/2017

    Episode 4: Deteriorating Morale

    Morale continues to deteriorate among Afghan security forces as the Taliban make gains in the country. Why?

    16 min
  5. Green and White Episode 3: Rahimullah Khan

    03/20/2017

    Green and White Episode 3: Rahimullah Khan

    Matiullah Khan was dead. His brother, Rahimullah, was not made police chief and caused the security situation in Uruzgan to collapse.

    13 min

  6. 03/05/2017

    Green and White Episode 2: Matiullah Khan and Private Militias

    Matiullah Khan used his uncle's private militia to provide security on the road from Kandahar to Tarin Kot, but why would international forces prop up a warlord?

    14 min

  7. 03/05/2017

    Green and White Episode 1: Jan Mohammad Khan

    Jan Mohammad Khan fought against the Soviets in the 1980s and his connections to Hamid Karzai earned him the governorship of Uruzgan Province. He used his position to kill his enemies, but in Afghanistan revenge has a way of coming back around.

    15 min
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Learn about the history of Afghanistan since the US invasion of 2001. It's Game of Thrones with Kalashnikovs.

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