Podcasts about Kabul

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Mohammad Mustafa Raheal is a dedicated activist and researcher specializing in human rights and social development. He holds a Master's degree in International Development with Conflict and Humanitarian Action, achieved through the prestigious Chevening Scholarship and currently a Ph.D. candidate in the Humanities and Social Policy department at the University of Bath under a British Council Scholarship. His research focuses on urban-rural disparities and their impact on sustainable peace and human rights in Afghanistan. With over seven years of experience in international development and humanitarian work, Mustafa has held key leadership roles with organizations such as the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) and the Folke Bernadotte Academy (FBA) at the Swedish Embassy in Kabul, the Civil Peace Service Program of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), and the Migration for Development Program of the International Psychosocial Organization (IPSO). His expertise includes program development, risk assessment, multi-agency collaboration, refugee resettlement, and conducting research on equitable aid distribution and sustainable peacebuilding. Mustafa served as a Research Consultant with the University of Bath's Centre for Development Studies (CDS), focusing on fostering equitable partnerships in academic research and currently a Quantitative Researcher with University College London's Institute of Education (IOE), Department of Education and Society, contributing to critical studies on refugee integration in England. Through the RWI Fellowship, Mustafa will examine horizontal inequalities in aid distribution in Afghanistan, aiming to highlight systemic challenges. As a passionate advocate and researcher, Mustafa combines his professional and academic expertise to support marginalized communities and contribute to sustainable development.

Làm sao kể lại câu chuyện lịch sử đau thương dưới ống kính điện ảnh một cách chân thực nhất ? Đó là câu hỏi mà đạo diễn người Pháp Martin Bourboulon đặt ra khi làm bộ phim "13 jours, 13 nuits", tạm dịch là “13 ngày đêm”, kể về những ngày hỗn loạn tại Kabul khi Taliban trở lại nắm quyền vào năm 2021 và Mỹ rút quân. Các nước phương Tây nhanh chóng sơ tán công dân. Bộ phim trình chiếu tại LHP Cannes lần thứ 78 và chính thức ra rạp tại Pháp, ngày 27/06/2025. Sau thành công vang dội với một bộ phim Les Trois Mousquetaires - Ba chàng lính ngự lâm (phần hai), lấy cảm hứng từ tiểu thuyết nổi tiếng của văn hào người Pháp thế kỷ 19 Alexandre Dumas, ra rạp tại Pháp năm 2023, đạo diễn Martin Bourboulon trở lại với thực tại, trình làng điện ảnh bộ phim "13 jours -13 nuits" (không tham gia tranh giải)tại LHP Cannes vừa qua. Bộ phim như một trang sử sống động qua từng thước phim, từng hình ảnh, mô tả bầu không khí hỗn loạn, ngột ngạt đến khiếp sợ, một cách chân thật nhất, vào những ngày hè tại Kabul năm 2021. Lúc đó, Mỹ rút quân, Taliban trở lại nắm quyền và sứ quán Pháp tại thủ đô Afghanistan được coi là một trong những nơi trú ẩn an toàn nhất. Đạo diễn Pháp đã chọn làm nổi bật vai trò của chỉ huy Mohamed Bida, phó tuỳ viên an ninh tại sứ quán Pháp ở Kabul, vài ngày trước khi nghỉ hưu, đã cố gắng bảo vệ tất cả những người Afghanistan đã hỗ trợ ông khi làm nhiệm vụ ở nước này. Cùng với một đội ngũ cảnh sát tinh nhuệ, chỉ huy “Mo”, do diễn viên Roschdy Zem thủ vai, qua các cuộc đàm phán gay go với Taliban, tìm mọi cách để di tản họ đến Pháp. Lấy cảm hứng từ những câu chuyện, sự kiện có thật, được kể lại trong cuốn sách của chính Mohamed Bida, phim của đạo diễn Martin Bourboulon đã gạt bỏ những cân nhắc về tranh cãi về địa chính trị xung quanh sự kiện đánh dấu lịch sử của đất nước Hồi giáo này, thay vào đó tập trung vào chiến dịch, được đặt tên "13 ngày, 13 đêm", sơ tán tổng cộng 2800 người, gồm cả phụ nữ và trẻ em. Bên lề LHP Cannes lần thứ 78, RFI Tiếng Việt đã phỏng vấn đạo diễn  Martin Bourboulon về bộ phim mới nhất của ông. Sau một bộ phim vẽ lại chân dung của Gustave Eiffel, hay câu chuyện lãng mạn về Ba Chàng Ngự Lâm ở thế kỷ 19, đạo diễn quay trở lại phim trường và cho ra mắt một bộ phim ở thời hiện đại, đẫm mồ hôi và nước mắt, về bi kịch đến nghẹt thở ở Kabul những ngày hè nóng bức khi Taliban trở lại cầm quyền. Ông có thể cho biết điều gì đã thúc đẩy ông làm bộ phim này ? Tôi nghĩ rằng tất cả mọi người đều nhớ rõ những hình ảnh trong bầu không khí hỗn loạn tại Kabul, khi máy bay cất cánh, những người đàn ông, phụ nữ chạy theo, cố bám vào máy bay. Họ bất chấp rủi ro, muốn được di tản  bằng mọi giá, khi Taliban lên nắm quyền. Tôi chứng kiến những cảnh đó, dưới con mắt của một người phương Tây, sống trong một thế giới tự do, hòa bình, dĩ nhiên là giữ khoảng cách với sự kiện đó. Những hình ảnh ấy đảo lộn tâm trí tôi, khiến tôi bị rung động. Làm phim về sự kiện lịch sử là một chất liệu điện ảnh mà tôi rất thích, tôi coi đó là một khả năng để tạo ra một phim mang lại cảm giác hồi hộp, giật gân, từ một số sự kiện lịch sử. Nhưng bộ phim không chỉ có vậy. Với tôi đó là con đường, là lời kể, là câu chuyện của những người đàn ông, phụ nữ đó, rất đặc biệt, ấn tượng. Ông dựa vào những tư liệu nào để làm ra bộ phim này? Dĩ nhiên là để làm ra bộ phim này, chúng tôi cũng tìm kiếm nhiều tư liệu, tìm những nhân chứng cụ thể. Đoàn làm phim chúng tôi cũng làm việc với người Afghanistan, ví dụ như một cố vấn về kỹ thuật, là người Afghanistan và cũng tham gia đóng phim nữa. Chúng tôi cũng thu thập lời chứng của những người Afghanistan, cả đàn ông và phụ nữ, những người từng trải qua các sự kiện này, những người phải rời khỏi Afghanistan. Chúng tôi cũng tham khảo rất nhiều podcast, đọc nhiều tư liệu phim tài liệu hay các bài báo khác nhau, để giúp chúng tôi hiểu rõ về sự việc. Đối với chúng tôi, ngay từ đầu, mục đích thực sự của bộ phim là bám sát thực tế nhất, không bịa ra những sự kiện chưa từng xảy ra. Nếu so sánh những hình ảnh được các hãng tin và báo chí loan truyền và thước phim của ông, đúng là không dễ để phân biệt đâu là hiện thực, đâu là phim, ông có thể cho biết phim trường đã được xây dựng như thế nào để tái hiện lại những cảnh quay chân thực đến vậy ? Khi khởi xướng làm bộ phim này, chúng tôi đã phải nhanh chóng nghĩ về nơi có thể quay bộ phim ở đâu và Maroc ngay lập tức được đưa ra như là một lựa chọn là địa điểm lý tưởng để quay phim. Đơn giản là vì ở Maroc, có tổ chức và có những đội ngũ làm phim rất tài năng. Chúng tôi cũng đã có một số liên lạc tại Maroc và đã nhanh chóng đặt vali tại Casablanca. Chúng tôi đã xây dựng lại trên phim trường gần như toàn bộ sứ quán Pháp tại Casablanca và một phần sân bay Kabul ở Kenitra, gần Rabat. Xuyên suốt bộ phim là những cảnh bi kịch trải dài trong từng thước phim. Cảnh quay nào đặc biệt gây ấn tượng nhất đối với ông ? Hầu hết tất cả các cảnh quay đều rất đặc biệt đối với tôi. Một trong số đó là cảnh nhân vật Rose quay trở lại sứ quán, hay cảnh cô đi vào máy bay. Tôi không muốn tiết lộ nhiều, nhưng đó là một trong những cảnh ấn tượng nhất. Hay là cảnh quay cuối, trong đường hầm, khi đoàn tàu phải dừng lại trong đó, tạo một cảm giác hồi hộp đến ngộp thở, vì lo lắng trước mối đe dọa từ Taliban. Đó là một cảnh khá thú vị khi sản xuất trên phim trường. Khi làm bộ phim này, ông có phải đối mặt với thách thức nào hay không, về phương diện cảm xúc, tâm lý, cũng như logistic ? Thách thức của chúng tôi đó là làm sao tái hiện khung cảnh gần với hiện thực nhất. Vì bộ phim được lấy cảm hứng từ một câu chuyện có thật, đó là sức mạnh của bộ phim, trung thành với các sự kiện lịch sử. Tuy nhiên, chúng tôi cũng cố tạo ra sự cân bằng giữa một bộ phim nghệ thuật, nhiều chuyển động, với những đặc trưng của một bộ phim tạo cảm  giác hồi hộp, giật gân, xen lẫn những cảm xúc rất con người, với những chuyện xảy ra, để khán giả có thể được trải nghiệm. Đối với ông, phim "13 ngày 13 đêm" là một nhân chứng lịch sử, hay là một tấm bi kịch của con người ? Bộ phim của tôi như là một nhân chứng lịch sử quan trọng, kể về một sự kiện xảy ra cách nay chỉ 4 năm thôi, và đó là một trong những chiến dịch quan trọng mà Pháp đã tổ chức (để sơ tán công dân). Có thể nói đó là một hành trình, một cuộc phiêu lưu, một sử thi dầy nhân văn, nhưng cũng đầy bi kịch, ảnh hưởng đến một bộ phận người dân, buộc phải chạy lánh nạn, dù họ không thực sự muốn rời khỏi đất nước. Ông muốn khán giả quốc tế có cảm nhận như thế nào sau khi xem bộ phim này ? Tôi nghĩ rằng bộ phim vén bức màn đằng sau cánh cửa sứ quán Pháp ở Kabul, về những nỗ lực mà Pháp đã làm trong chiến dịch sơ tán thời điểm đó. Một chiến dịch có thể nói là thành công, vì cho thấy những giá trị rất nhân văn, từ việc sứ quán mở cửa đón tiếp những người tị nạn chính trị, các nghệ sĩ, những công dân Pháp, những người bị chế độ mới trở lại Kaboul đe dọa. Đối với tôi, làm bộ phim này cũng là để nhắc nhớ mọi người rằng vẫn tồn tại một đất nước, nơi mà quyền tự do của phụ nữ, và đàn ông, bị đe dọa, bị coi thường. Đó là điều rất quan trọng, cần cân bằng cả hai, cả nghệ thuật lẫn lịch sử và thực tế. Xin cảm ơn đạo diễn Martin Bourboulon đã dành thời gian trả lời RFI Tiếng Việt.

Làm sao kể lại câu chuyện lịch sử đau thương dưới ống kính điện ảnh một cách chân thực nhất ? Đó là câu hỏi mà đạo diễn người Pháp Martin Bourboulon đặt ra khi làm bộ phim "13 jours, 13 nuits", tạm dịch là “13 ngày đêm”, kể về những ngày hỗn loạn tại Kabul khi Taliban trở lại nắm quyền vào năm 2021 và Mỹ rút quân. Các nước phương Tây nhanh chóng sơ tán công dân. Bộ phim trình chiếu tại LHP Cannes lần thứ 78 và chính thức ra rạp tại Pháp, ngày 27/06/2025. Sau thành công vang dội với một bộ phim Les Trois Mousquetaires - Ba chàng lính ngự lâm (phần hai), lấy cảm hứng từ tiểu thuyết nổi tiếng của văn hào người Pháp thế kỷ 19 Alexandre Dumas, ra rạp tại Pháp năm 2023, đạo diễn Martin Bourboulon trở lại với thực tại, trình làng điện ảnh bộ phim "13 jours -13 nuits" (không tham gia tranh giải)tại LHP Cannes vừa qua. Bộ phim như một trang sử sống động qua từng thước phim, từng hình ảnh, mô tả bầu không khí hỗn loạn, ngột ngạt đến khiếp sợ, một cách chân thật nhất, vào những ngày hè tại Kabul năm 2021. Lúc đó, Mỹ rút quân, Taliban trở lại nắm quyền và sứ quán Pháp tại thủ đô Afghanistan được coi là một trong những nơi trú ẩn an toàn nhất. Đạo diễn Pháp đã chọn làm nổi bật vai trò của chỉ huy Mohamed Bida, phó tuỳ viên an ninh tại sứ quán Pháp ở Kabul, vài ngày trước khi nghỉ hưu, đã cố gắng bảo vệ tất cả những người Afghanistan đã hỗ trợ ông khi làm nhiệm vụ ở nước này. Cùng với một đội ngũ cảnh sát tinh nhuệ, chỉ huy “Mo”, do diễn viên Roschdy Zem thủ vai, qua các cuộc đàm phán gay go với Taliban, tìm mọi cách để di tản họ đến Pháp. Lấy cảm hứng từ những câu chuyện, sự kiện có thật, được kể lại trong cuốn sách của chính Mohamed Bida, phim của đạo diễn Martin Bourboulon đã gạt bỏ những cân nhắc về tranh cãi về địa chính trị xung quanh sự kiện đánh dấu lịch sử của đất nước Hồi giáo này, thay vào đó tập trung vào chiến dịch, được đặt tên "13 ngày, 13 đêm", sơ tán tổng cộng 2800 người, gồm cả phụ nữ và trẻ em. Bên lề LHP Cannes lần thứ 78, RFI Tiếng Việt đã phỏng vấn đạo diễn  Martin Bourboulon về bộ phim mới nhất của ông. Sau một bộ phim vẽ lại chân dung của Gustave Eiffel, hay câu chuyện lãng mạn về Ba Chàng Ngự Lâm ở thế kỷ 19, đạo diễn quay trở lại phim trường và cho ra mắt một bộ phim ở thời hiện đại, đẫm mồ hôi và nước mắt, về bi kịch đến nghẹt thở ở Kabul những ngày hè nóng bức khi Taliban trở lại cầm quyền. Ông có thể cho biết điều gì đã thúc đẩy ông làm bộ phim này ? Tôi nghĩ rằng tất cả mọi người đều nhớ rõ những hình ảnh trong bầu không khí hỗn loạn tại Kabul, khi máy bay cất cánh, những người đàn ông, phụ nữ chạy theo, cố bám vào máy bay. Họ bất chấp rủi ro, muốn được di tản  bằng mọi giá, khi Taliban lên nắm quyền. Tôi chứng kiến những cảnh đó, dưới con mắt của một người phương Tây, sống trong một thế giới tự do, hòa bình, dĩ nhiên là giữ khoảng cách với sự kiện đó. Những hình ảnh ấy đảo lộn tâm trí tôi, khiến tôi bị rung động. Làm phim về sự kiện lịch sử là một chất liệu điện ảnh mà tôi rất thích, tôi coi đó là một khả năng để tạo ra một phim mang lại cảm giác hồi hộp, giật gân, từ một số sự kiện lịch sử. Nhưng bộ phim không chỉ có vậy. Với tôi đó là con đường, là lời kể, là câu chuyện của những người đàn ông, phụ nữ đó, rất đặc biệt, ấn tượng. Ông dựa vào những tư liệu nào để làm ra bộ phim này? Dĩ nhiên là để làm ra bộ phim này, chúng tôi cũng tìm kiếm nhiều tư liệu, tìm những nhân chứng cụ thể. Đoàn làm phim chúng tôi cũng làm việc với người Afghanistan, ví dụ như một cố vấn về kỹ thuật, là người Afghanistan và cũng tham gia đóng phim nữa. Chúng tôi cũng thu thập lời chứng của những người Afghanistan, cả đàn ông và phụ nữ, những người từng trải qua các sự kiện này, những người phải rời khỏi Afghanistan. Chúng tôi cũng tham khảo rất nhiều podcast, đọc nhiều tư liệu phim tài liệu hay các bài báo khác nhau, để giúp chúng tôi hiểu rõ về sự việc. Đối với chúng tôi, ngay từ đầu, mục đích thực sự của bộ phim là bám sát thực tế nhất, không bịa ra những sự kiện chưa từng xảy ra. Nếu so sánh những hình ảnh được các hãng tin và báo chí loan truyền và thước phim của ông, đúng là không dễ để phân biệt đâu là hiện thực, đâu là phim, ông có thể cho biết phim trường đã được xây dựng như thế nào để tái hiện lại những cảnh quay chân thực đến vậy ? Khi khởi xướng làm bộ phim này, chúng tôi đã phải nhanh chóng nghĩ về nơi có thể quay bộ phim ở đâu và Maroc ngay lập tức được đưa ra như là một lựa chọn là địa điểm lý tưởng để quay phim. Đơn giản là vì ở Maroc, có tổ chức và có những đội ngũ làm phim rất tài năng. Chúng tôi cũng đã có một số liên lạc tại Maroc và đã nhanh chóng đặt vali tại Casablanca. Chúng tôi đã xây dựng lại trên phim trường gần như toàn bộ sứ quán Pháp tại Casablanca và một phần sân bay Kabul ở Kenitra, gần Rabat. Xuyên suốt bộ phim là những cảnh bi kịch trải dài trong từng thước phim. Cảnh quay nào đặc biệt gây ấn tượng nhất đối với ông ? Hầu hết tất cả các cảnh quay đều rất đặc biệt đối với tôi. Một trong số đó là cảnh nhân vật Rose quay trở lại sứ quán, hay cảnh cô đi vào máy bay. Tôi không muốn tiết lộ nhiều, nhưng đó là một trong những cảnh ấn tượng nhất. Hay là cảnh quay cuối, trong đường hầm, khi đoàn tàu phải dừng lại trong đó, tạo một cảm giác hồi hộp đến ngộp thở, vì lo lắng trước mối đe dọa từ Taliban. Đó là một cảnh khá thú vị khi sản xuất trên phim trường. Khi làm bộ phim này, ông có phải đối mặt với thách thức nào hay không, về phương diện cảm xúc, tâm lý, cũng như logistic ? Thách thức của chúng tôi đó là làm sao tái hiện khung cảnh gần với hiện thực nhất. Vì bộ phim được lấy cảm hứng từ một câu chuyện có thật, đó là sức mạnh của bộ phim, trung thành với các sự kiện lịch sử. Tuy nhiên, chúng tôi cũng cố tạo ra sự cân bằng giữa một bộ phim nghệ thuật, nhiều chuyển động, với những đặc trưng của một bộ phim tạo cảm  giác hồi hộp, giật gân, xen lẫn những cảm xúc rất con người, với những chuyện xảy ra, để khán giả có thể được trải nghiệm. Đối với ông, phim "13 ngày 13 đêm" là một nhân chứng lịch sử, hay là một tấm bi kịch của con người ? Bộ phim của tôi như là một nhân chứng lịch sử quan trọng, kể về một sự kiện xảy ra cách nay chỉ 4 năm thôi, và đó là một trong những chiến dịch quan trọng mà Pháp đã tổ chức (để sơ tán công dân). Có thể nói đó là một hành trình, một cuộc phiêu lưu, một sử thi dầy nhân văn, nhưng cũng đầy bi kịch, ảnh hưởng đến một bộ phận người dân, buộc phải chạy lánh nạn, dù họ không thực sự muốn rời khỏi đất nước. Ông muốn khán giả quốc tế có cảm nhận như thế nào sau khi xem bộ phim này ? Tôi nghĩ rằng bộ phim vén bức màn đằng sau cánh cửa sứ quán Pháp ở Kabul, về những nỗ lực mà Pháp đã làm trong chiến dịch sơ tán thời điểm đó. Một chiến dịch có thể nói là thành công, vì cho thấy những giá trị rất nhân văn, từ việc sứ quán mở cửa đón tiếp những người tị nạn chính trị, các nghệ sĩ, những công dân Pháp, những người bị chế độ mới trở lại Kaboul đe dọa. Đối với tôi, làm bộ phim này cũng là để nhắc nhớ mọi người rằng vẫn tồn tại một đất nước, nơi mà quyền tự do của phụ nữ, và đàn ông, bị đe dọa, bị coi thường. Đó là điều rất quan trọng, cần cân bằng cả hai, cả nghệ thuật lẫn lịch sử và thực tế. Xin cảm ơn đạo diễn Martin Bourboulon đã dành thời gian trả lời RFI Tiếng Việt.

Marcin Zabinski, bekannt unter dem Namen *Freiformation*, ist viel mehr als nur ein klassischer Reise-YouTuber. Mit über 70 bereisten Ländern, einer Vergangenheit als Fotograf und einem wachen Blick für gesellschaftliche Dynamiken, hat sich Marcin in den letzten Jahren vom reinen Abenteurer zum politischen Beobachter gewandelt. Seine Reisen führen ihn dorthin, wo es unbequem wird: in den Nahen Osten, nach Russland, in die Ukraine – und zuletzt nach Afghanistan. Seine Kamera ist dabei nie nur Beobachter, sondern oft auch Verstärker einer Botschaft: Hinsehen, wo andere wegschauen. Im Gespräch erzählt Marcin, warum ihn besonders die Lage der Frauen in Afghanistan nicht mehr loslässt, wie sein gesperrtes Video über Kabul zur Debatte über Meinungsfreiheit wurde – und warum er meint, dass Deutschland sich kulturell „verliert“. Es geht um Doppelmoral, Migration, Integration und die Frage: Kann man sich wirklich eine Meinung bilden, ohne Länder selbst bereist zu haben? Ein intensives, kontroverses Gespräch über Identität, Verantwortung und persönliche Grenzen.

Listen to ASCO's Journal of Clinical Oncology Art of Oncology article, "A Whipple of Choice” by Dr. Carl Forsberg, who is an Assistant Professor of Strategy and History at Air Force War College. The article is followed by an interview with Forsberg and host Dr. Mikkael Sekeres. Dr Forsberg shares his experience with an uncommon cancer treated by a new therapy for which no directly relevant data were available. Transcript Narrator: A Whipple of Choice, by C. W. Forsberg, PDH I sat across from a hepatobiliary surgeon on a gray October afternoon. “To be frank,” he told me, “we don't know what to recommend in your case. So we default to being conservative. That means a Whipple surgery, even though there are no data showing it will improve your outcome.” The assessment surprised me, diverging from my expectation that doctors provide clear recommendations. Yet the surgeon's willingness to structure our conversation around the ambiguity of the case was immensely clarifying. With a few words he cut through the frustrations that had characterized previous discussions with other physicians. I grasped that with an uncommon cancer treated by a novel therapy with no directly relevant data, I faced a radical choice. My situation that afternoon was worlds away from where I was 5 months earlier, when I was diagnosed with presumed pancreatic cancer at the age of 35. An early scan was suspicious for peritoneal metastasis. The implications seemed obvious. I prepared myself for the inevitable, facing my fate stoically except in those moments when I lingered next to my young son and daughter as they drifted to sleep. Contemplating my death when they were still so vulnerable, I wept. Then the specter of death retreated. Further tests revealed no metastasis. New doctors believed the tumor was duodenal and not pancreatic. More importantly, the tumor tested as deficient mismatch repair (dMMR), predictable in a Lynch syndrome carrier like me. In the 7 years since I was treated for an earlier colon cancer, immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) immunotherapy had revolutionized treatment of dMMR and high microsatellite instability tumors. One oncologist walked me through a series of recent studies that showed extraordinary responses to ICI therapy in locally advanced colon and rectal tumors with these biomarkers.1-4 He expressed optimism that my cancer could have a similar response. I embarked on a 24-week course of nivolumab and ipilimumab. After 6 weeks of therapy, a computed tomography (CT) scan showed a significant reduction in tumor size. My health rebounded as the tumor receded. This miraculous escape, however, was bound by the specter of a Whipple surgery, vaguely promised 6 months into my treatment. At the internationally renowned center where I was diagnosed and began treatment with astonishing efficiency, neither oncologists nor surgeons entertained the possibility of a surgery-sparing approach. “In a young, healthy patient like you we would absolutely recommend a Whipple,” my first oncologist told me. A second oncologist repeated that assessment. When asked if immunotherapy could provide a definitive cure, he replied that “if the tumor disappeared we could have that conversation.” My charismatic surgeon exuded confidence that I would sail through the procedure: “You are in excellent health and fitness—it will be a delicious surgery for me.” Momentum carried me forward in the belief that surgery was out of my hands. Four months into treatment, I was jolted into the realization that a Whipple was a choice. I transferred my infusions to a cancer center nearer my home, where I saw a third oncologist, who was nearly my age. On a sunny afternoon, 2 months into our relationship, he suggested I think about a watch-and-wait approach that continued ICI therapy with the aim of avoiding surgery. “Is that an option?” I asked, taken aback. “This is a life-changing surgery,” he responded. “You should consider it.” He arranged a meeting for me with his colleague, the hepatobiliary surgeon who clarified that “there are no data showing that surgery will improve your outcome.” How should patients and physicians make decisions in the absence of data? My previous experience with cancer offered little help. When I was diagnosed with colon cancer at the age of 28, doctors made clear recommendations based on clear evidence. I marched through surgery and never second-guessed my choices. A watch-and-wait approach made sense to me based on theory and extrapolation. Could duodenal tumors treated by ICIs behave that differently from colorectal cancers, for which data existed to make a watch-and-wait approach appear reasonable? The hepatobiliary surgeon at the regional cancer center told me, “I could make a theoretical argument either way and leave you walking out of here convinced. But we simply don't know.” His comment reflects modern medicine's strict empiricism, but it foreclosed further discussion of the scientific questions involved and pushed the decision into the realm of personal values. Facing this dilemma, my family situation drove me toward surgery despite my intuition that immunotherapy could provide a definitive cure. The night before I scheduled my Whipple procedure, I wrote in my journal that “in the face of radical uncertainty one must resort to basic values—and my priority is to survive for my children. A maimed, weakened father is without doubt better than no father at all.” To be sure, these last lines were written with some bravado. Only after the surgery did I viscerally grasp that the Whipple was a permanent maiming of the GI system. My doubts lingered after I scheduled surgery, and I had a final conversation with the young oncologist at the cancer center near my home. We discussed a watch-and-wait approach. A small mass remained on CT scans, but that was common even when tumors achieved a pathological complete response.5 Another positron emission tomography scan could provide more information but could not rule out the persistence of lingering cancer cells. I expressed my low risk tolerance given my personal circumstances. We sat across from one another, two fathers with young children. My oncologist was expecting his second child in a week. He was silent for moments before responding “I would recommend surgery in your situation.” Perhaps I was projecting, but I felt the two of us were in the same situation: both wanting a watch-and-wait approach, both intuitively believing in it, but both held back by a sense of parental responsibility. My post-surgery pathology revealed a pathological complete response. CT scans and circulating tumor DNA tests in the past year have shown no evidence of disease. This is an exceptional outcome. Yet in the year since my Whipple, I have been sickened by my lack of gratitude for my good fortune, driven by a difficult recovery and a sense that my surgery had been superfluous. Following surgery, I faced complications of which I had been warned, such as a pancreatic fistula, delayed gastric emptying, and pancreatic enzyme insufficiency. There were still more problems that I did not anticipate, including, among others, stenoses of arteries and veins due to intraabdominal hematomas, persistent anemia, and the loss of 25% of my body weight. Collectively, they added up to an enduringly dysfunctional GI system and a lingering frailty. I was particularly embittered to have chosen surgery to mitigate the risk that my children would lose their father, only to find that surgery prevented me from being the robust father I once was. Of course, had I deferred surgery and seen the tumor grow inoperable or metastasize between scans, my remorse would have been incalculably deeper. But should medical decisions be based on contemplation of the most catastrophic consequences, whatever their likelihood? With hindsight, it became difficult not to re-examine the assumptions behind my decision. Too often, my dialogue with my doctors was impeded by the assumption that surgery was the obvious recommendation because I was young and healthy. The assumption that younger oncology patients necessarily warrant more radical treatment deserves reassessment. While younger patients have more years of life to lose from cancer, they also have more years to deal with the enduring medical, personal, and professional consequences of a life-changing surgery. It was not my youth that led me to choose surgery but my family situation: 10 years earlier, my youth likely would have led me to a watch-and-wait approach. The rising incidence of cancer among patients in their 20s and 30s highlights the need for a nuanced approach to this demographic.  Calculations on surgery versus a watch-and-wait approach in cases like mine, where there are no data showing that surgery improves outcomes, also require doctors and patients to account holistically for the severity of the surgery involved. Multiple surgeons discussed the immediate postsurgical risks and complications of a pancreaticoduodenectomy, but not the long-term challenges involved. When asked to compare the difficulty of my prior subtotal colectomy with that of a pancreatoduodenectomy, the surgeon who performed my procedure suggested they might be similar. The surgeon at the regional cancer center stated that the Whipple would be far more difficult. I mentally split the difference. The later assessment was right, and mine was not a particularly bad recovery compared with others I know. Having been through both procedures, I would repeat the subtotal colectomy for a theoretical oncologic benefit but would accept some calculated risk to avoid a Whipple. Most Whipple survivors do not have the privilege of asking whether their surgery was necessary. Many celebrate every anniversary of the procedure as one more year that they are alive against the odds. That I can question the need for my surgery speaks to the revolutionary transformation which immunotherapy has brought about for a small subset of patients with cancer. The long-term medical and personal consequences of surgery highlight the urgent stakes of fully understanding and harnessing the life-affirming potential of this technology. In the meantime, while the field accumulates more data, potentially thousands of patients and their physicians will face difficult decisions on surgery verses a watch and- wait approach in cases of GI tumors with particular biomarkers showing exceptional responses to ICI therapy.7,8 Under these circumstances, I hope that all patients can have effective and transparent conversations with their physicians that allow informed choices accounting for their risk tolerance, calculations of proportionality, and priorities.  Dr. Mikkael Sekeres: Hello, and welcome to JCO's Cancer Stories: The Art of Oncology, which features essays and personal reflections from authors exploring their experience in the oncology field. I'm your host, Dr. Mikkael Sekeres. I'm Professor of Medicine and Chief of the Division of Hematology at the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of Miami. Today, we are so happy to be joined by Dr. Carl Forsberg, Assistant Professor of Strategy and History at the Air Force War College. In this episode, we will be discussing his Art of Oncology article, "A Whipple of Choice." At the time of this recording, our guest has no disclosures. Carl, it is such a thrill to welcome you to our podcast, and thank you for joining us. Dr. Carl Forsberg: Well, thank you, Mikkael, for having me. I'm looking forward to our conversation. Dr. Mikkael Sekeres: So am I. I wanted to start, Carl, with just a little bit of background about you. It's not often we have a historian from the Air Force College who's on this podcast. Can you tell us about yourself, where you're from, and walk us through your career? Dr. Carl Forsberg: Sure. I was born and raised in Minnesota in a suburb of Minneapolis-St. Paul and then went to undergraduate on the East Coast. I actually started my career working on the contemporary war in Afghanistan, first as an analyst at a DC think tank and then spent a year in Kabul, Afghanistan, on the staff of the four-star NATO US headquarters, where I worked on the vexing problems of Afghanistan's dysfunctional government and corruption. Needless to say, we didn't solve that problem. Dr. Mikkael Sekeres: Wow. Dr. Carl Forsberg: I returned from Afghanistan somewhat disillusioned with working in policy, so I moved into academia, did a PhD in history at the University of Texas at Austin, followed by postdoctoral fellowships at Harvard and Yale, and then started my current position here at the Air Force War College. The War Colleges are, I think, somewhat unusual, unique institutions. Essentially, we offer a 1-year master's degree in strategic studies for lieutenant colonels and colonels in the various US military services. Which is to say my students are generally in their 40s. They've had about 20 years of military experience. They're moving from the operational managerial levels of command to positions where they'll be making strategic decisions or be strategic advisors. So we teach military history, strategy, international relations, national security policy to facilitate that transition to a different level of thinking. It really is a wonderful, interesting, stimulating environment to be in and to teach in. So I've enjoyed this position here at the War College quite a lot. Dr. Mikkael Sekeres: Well, I have to tell you, as someone who's been steeped in academic medicine, it sounds absolutely fascinating and something that I wouldn't even know where to start approaching. We have postdoctoral fellowships, of course, in science as well. What do you do during a postdoctoral fellowship in history and strategy? Dr. Carl Forsberg: It's often, especially as a historian, it's an opportunity to take your dissertation and expand it into a book manuscript. So you have a lot of flexibility, which is great. And, of course, a collegial environment with others working in similar fields. There are probably some similarities to a postdoc in medicine in terms of having working groups and conferences and discussing works in progress. So it was a great experience for me. My second postdoc occurred during the pandemic, so it turned out to be an online postdoc, a somewhat disappointing experience, but nevertheless I got a lot out of the connections and relationships I formed during those two different fellowships. Dr. Mikkael Sekeres: Well, there are some people who used the pandemic as an excuse to really just plow into their writing and get immersed in it. I certainly wrote one book during the pandemic because I thought, “Why not? I'm home. It's something where I can use my brain and expand my knowledge base.” So I imagine it must have been somewhat similar for you as you're thinking about expanding your thesis and going down different research avenues. Dr. Carl Forsberg: I think I was less productive than I might have hoped. Part of it was we had a 2-year-old child at home, so my wife and I trying to, you know, both work remotely with a child without having childcare really for much of that year given the childcare options fell through. And it was perhaps less productive than I would have aspired for it to be. Dr. Mikkael Sekeres: It's terrifically challenging having young children at home during the pandemic and also trying to work remotely with them at home. I'm curious, you are a writer, it's part of your career, and I'm curious about your writing process. What triggers you to write a story like you did, and how does it differ from some of your academic writing? Dr. Carl Forsberg: Yeah. Well, as you say, there is a real difference between writing history as an academic and writing this particular piece. For me, for writing history, my day job, if you will, it's a somewhat slow, painstaking process. There's a considerable amount of reading and archival work that go into history. I'm certainly very tied to my sources and documents. So, you know, trying to get that precision, making sure you've captured a huge range of archival resources. The real narrative of events is a slow process. I also have a bad habit of writing twice as much as I have room for. So my process entailed a lot of extensive revisions and rewriting, both to kind of shorten, to make sure there is a compelling narrative, and get rid of the chaff. But also, I think that process of revision for me is where I often draw some of the bigger, more interesting conclusions in my work once I've kind of laid out that basis of the actual history. Certainly, writing this article, this medical humanities article, was a very different experience for me. I've never written something about myself for publication. And, of course, it was really driven by my own experiences of going through this cancer journey and recovering from Whipple surgery as well. The article was born during my recovery, about 4 months after my Whipple procedure. It was a difficult time. Obviously kind of in a bad place physically and, in my case, somewhat mentally, including the effects of bad anemia, which developed after the surgery. I found it wasn't really conducive to writing history, so I set that aside for a while. But I also found myself just fixating on this question of had I chosen a superfluous Whipple surgery. I think to some extent, humans can endure almost any suffering with a sense of purpose, but when there's a perceived pointlessness to the suffering, it makes it much harder. So for me, writing this article really was an exercise, almost a therapeutic one, in thinking through the decisions that led me to my surgery, addressing my own fixation on this question of had I made a mistake in choosing to have surgery and working through that process in a systematic way was very helpful for me. But it also, I think, gave me- I undertook this with some sense of perhaps my experience could be worthwhile and helpful for others who would find themselves in a situation like mine. So I did write it with an eye towards what would I like to have read? What would I like to have had as perspective from another patient as I grappled with the decision that I talk about in the article of getting a Whipple surgery. Dr. Mikkael Sekeres: So I wonder if I could back up a little bit. You talk about the difficulty of undergoing a Whipple procedure and of recovery afterwards, a process that took months. And this may come across as a really naive question, but as, you know, as an oncologist, my specialty is leukemia, so I'm not referring people for major surgeries, but I am referring them for major chemotherapy and sometimes to undergo a bone marrow transplant. Can you educate us what makes it so hard? Why was it so hard getting a Whipple procedure, and what was hard about the recovery? Dr. Carl Forsberg: Yeah, it was a long process. Initially, it was a 14-day stay in the hospital. I had a leaking pancreas, which my understanding is more common actually with young, healthy patients just because the pancreas is softer and more tender. So just, you know, vast amount of pancreatic fluid collecting in the abdominal cavity, which is never a pleasant experience. I had a surgical drain for 50-something days, spent 2 weeks in the hospital. Simply eating is a huge challenge after Whipple surgery. I had delayed gastric emptying for a while afterwards. You can only eat very small meals. Even small meals would give me considerable stomach pain. I ended up losing 40 lb of weight in 6 weeks after my surgery. Interestingly enough, I think I went into the surgery in about the best shape I had been in in the last decade. My surgeon told me one of the best predictors for outcomes is actual muscle mass and told me to work out for 2 hours every day leading up to my surgery, which was great because I could tell my wife, "Sorry, I'm going to be late for dinner tonight. I might die on the operating table." You can't really argue with that justification. So I went in in spectacular shape and then in 6 weeks kind of lost all of that muscle mass and all of the the strength I had built up, which just something discouraging about that. But just simply getting back to eating was an extraordinarily difficult process, kind of the process of trial and error, what worked with my system, what I could eat without getting bad stomach pains afterwards. I had an incident of C. diff, a C. diff infection just 5 weeks after the surgery, which was obviously challenging. Dr. Mikkael Sekeres: Yeah. Was it more the pain from the procedure, the time spent in the hospital, or psychologically was it harder? Dr. Carl Forsberg: In the beginning, it was certainly the physical elements of it, the difficulty eating, the weakness that comes with losing that much weight so quickly. I ended up also developing anemia starting about two or 3 months in, which I think also kind of has certain mental effects. My hemoglobin got down to eight, and we caught it somewhat belatedly. But I think after about three or 4 months, some of the challenges became more psychological. So I started to physically recover, questions about going forward, how much am I going to actually recover normal metabolism, normal gastrointestinal processes, a question of, you know, what impact would this have long-term. And then, as I mentioned as well, some of the psychological questions of, especially once I discovered I had a complete pathological response to the immunotherapy, what was the point to having this surgery? Dr. Mikkael Sekeres: And the way you explore this and revisit it in the essay is absolutely fascinating. I wanted to start at the- towards the earlier part of your essay, you write, "The surgeon's willingness to structure our conversation around the ambiguity of the case was immensely clarifying." It's fascinating. The ambiguity was clarifying to you. And the fact that you appreciated the fact that the surgeon was open to talking about this ambiguity. When do you think it's the right thing to acknowledge ambiguity in medicine, and when should we be more definitive? When do you just want someone to tell you, “Do this or do that?” Dr. Carl Forsberg: That's a great question, which I've thought about some. I think some of it is, I really appreciated the one- a couple of the oncologists who brought up the ambiguity, did it not at the beginning of the process but a few months in. You know, the first few months, you're so as a patient kind of wrapped up in trying to figure out what's going on. You want answers. And my initial instinct was, you know, I wanted surgery as fast as possible because you want to get the tumor out, obviously. And so I think bringing up the ambiguity at a certain point in the process was really helpful. I imagine that some of this has to do with the patient. I'm sure for oncologists and physicians, it's got to be a real challenge assessing what your patient wants, how much they want a clear answer versus how much they want ambiguity. I've never obviously been in the position of being a physician. As a professor, you get the interesting- you start to realize some students want you to give them answers and some students really want to discuss the ambiguities and the challenges of a case. And so I'm, I imagine it might be similar as a physician, kind of trying to read the patient. I guess in my case, the fact was that it was an extraordinarily ambiguous decision in which there wasn't data. So I think there is an element, if the data gives no clear answers, that I suppose there's sort of an ethical necessity of bringing that up with the patient. Though I know that some patients will be more receptive than others to delving into that ambiguity. Dr. Mikkael Sekeres: Well, you know, it's an opportunity for us to think holistically about our patients, and you as a patient to think holistically about your health and your family and how you make decisions. I believe that when we're in a gray zone in medicine where the data really don't help guide one decision versus the next, you then lean back towards other values that you have to help make that decision. You write beautifully about this. You say, "In the face of radical uncertainty, one must resort to basic values, and my priority is to survive for my children. A maimed, weakened father is without doubt better than no father at all." That's an incredibly deep sentiment. So, how do you think these types of decisions about treatment for cancer change over the course of our lives? You talk a lot about how you were a young father in this essay, and it was clear that that was, at least at some point, driving your decision. Dr. Carl Forsberg: Yeah, I certainly have spent a lot of time thinking about how I would have made this decision differently 10 years earlier. As I mentioned the article, it was interesting because most of my physicians, honestly, when they were discussing why surgery made sense pointed to my age. I don't think it was really my age. Actually, when I was 23, I went off to Afghanistan, took enormous risks. And to some extent, I think as a young single person in your 20s, you actually have generally a much higher risk tolerance. And I think in that same spirit, at a different, earlier, younger stage in my life, I would have probably actually been much more willing to accept that risk, which is kind of a point I try to make, is not necessarily your age that is really the deciding factor. And I think once again, if I were 70 or 60 and my children, you know, were off living their own lives, I think that also would have allowed me to take, um, greater risk and probably led me to go for a watch-and-wait approach instead. So there was a sense at which not the age, but the particular responsibilities one has in life, for me at least, figured very heavily into my medical calculus. Dr. Mikkael Sekeres: It's so interesting how you define a greater risk as watch and wait, whereas a surgeon or a medical oncologist who's making recommendations for you might have defined the greater risk to undergo major surgery. Dr. Carl Forsberg: And I thought about that some too, like why is it that I framed the watch and wait as a greater risk? Because there is a coherent case that actually the greater risk comes from surgery. I think when you're facing a life and death decision and the consequence, when you have cancer, of course, your mind goes immediately to the possibility of death, and that consequence seems so existential that I think it made watch and wait perhaps seem like the riskier course. But that might itself have been an assumption that needed more analysis. Dr. Mikkael Sekeres: Do you think that your doctor revealing that he also had young children at home helped you with this decision? Dr. Carl Forsberg: I think in some ways for a doctor it's important to kind of understand where your patient is in their own life. As a patient, it was interesting and always helpful for me to understand where my physicians were in their life, what was shaping their thinking about these questions. So I don't know if it in any way changed my decision-making, but it definitely was important for developing a relationship of trust as well with physicians that we could have that mutual exchange. I would consider one of my primary oncologists, almost something of a friend at this point. But I think it really was important to have that kind of two-way back and forth in understanding both where I was and where my physician was. Dr. Mikkael Sekeres: I like how you frame that in the sense of trust and hearing somebody who could make similar considerations to you given where he was in his family. One final question I wanted to ask you. You really elegantly at the end of this essay talk about revisiting the decision. I wonder, is it fair to revisit these types of decisions with hindsight, or do we lose sight of what loomed as being most important to us when we were making the decisions in real time? Dr. Carl Forsberg: That's a great question, one that is also, I think, inherent to my teaching. I teach military history for lieutenant colonels and colonels who very well may be required, God willing not, but may be required to make these sort of difficult decisions in the case of war. And we study with hindsight. But one thing I try to do as a professor is put them in the position of generals, presidents, who did not have the benefit of hindsight, trying to see the limits of their knowledge, use primary source documents, the actual memos, the records of meetings that were made as they grappled with uncertainty and the inherent fog of war. Because it is, of course, easy to judge these things in hindsight. So definitely, I kept reminding myself of that, that it's easy to second guess with hindsight. And so I think for me, part of this article was trying to go through, seeing where I was at the time, understanding that the decision I made, it made sense and with what I knew, it was probably the right decision, even if we can also with hindsight say, "Well, we've learned more, we have more data." A lot of historical leaders, it's easy to criticize them for decisions, but when you go put yourself in their position, see what the alternatives were, you start to realize these were really hard decisions, and I would have probably made the same disastrous mistake as they would have, you know. Let's just say the Vietnam War, we have our students work through with the original documents decisions of the Joint Chiefs in 1965. They very frequently come to the exact same conclusions as American policymakers made in 1965. It is a real risk making judgments purely on the basis of hindsight, and I think it is important to go back and really try to be authentic to what you knew at the time you made a decision. Dr. Mikkael Sekeres: What a great perspective on this from a historian. Carl Forsberg, I'd like to thank you, and all of us are grateful that you were willing to share your story with us in The Art of Oncology. Dr. Carl Forsberg: Well, thank you, and it's yeah, it's been a, it's a, I think in some ways a very interesting and fitting place to kind of end my cancer journey with the publication of this article, and it's definitely done a lot to help me work through this entire process of going through cancer. So, thank you. Dr. Mikkael Sekeres: Until next time, thank you for listening to JCO's Cancer Stories: The Art of Oncology. Don't forget to give us a rating or review, and be sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode. You can find all of ASCO's shows at asco.org/podcasts. Until next time, thank you so much. The purpose of this podcast is to educate and to inform. This is not a substitute for professional medical care and is not intended for use in the diagnosis or treatment of individual conditions. Guests on this podcast express their own opinions, experience, and conclusions. Guest statements on the podcast do not express the opinions of ASCO. The mention of any product, service, organization, activity, or therapy should not be construed as an ASCO endorsement.   Show notes:Like, share and subscribe so you never miss an episode and leave a rating or review.  Guest Bio: Dr. Carl Forsberg is a Assistant Professor of Strategy and History at the Air Force War College.

Ci sono stati forti scontri a Los Angeles, in California, dopo che centinaia di persone sono state portare via dall'Ice, l'ente federale a cui Trump ha affidato le deportazioni. E ora ha inviato perfino la guardia nazionale per sedare le rivolte. Si avvicina a Gaza la nave Madleen, appartenente alla ong Freedom Flotilla, con a bordo Greta Thunberg e altri attivisti che provano a sfondare l'embargo israeliano sulla Striscia di Gaza. A Kabul manca molta acqua: costa sempre di più, alcune famiglie spendono il 30% del proprio reddito per comprarla poiché molta dell'acqua nelle falde è non potabile, mentre alcune aziende private la estraggono per venderla a prezzi molto più alti. Lucia Bellinello, esperta di geopolitca dell'area russa, ci racconta del Kirzighistan, una delle poche quasi democrazie dell'Asia centrale che sta però tornando a reprimere la libertà di stampa. Puoi scriverci a podcast@lifegate.it e trovare tutte le notizie su www.lifegate.it. 

From March 14, 2023: For years, the international community has wrestled with how to reconcile sanctions policies targeting terrorist groups and other malevolent actors with the need to provide humanitarian assistance in areas under those groups' control. Late last year, both the Biden administration and the UN Security Council took major steps toward a new approach on this issue, installing broad carveouts for humanitarian assistance into existing sanctions regimes. To talk through these changes, Lawfare Senior Editor Scott R. Anderson sat down with two leading sanctions experts: Rachel Alpert, a Partner at the law firm Jenner & Block and former State Department attorney, and Alex Zerden, the Founder and Principal of Capitol Peak Strategies and a former Treasury Department official, including at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan. They talked about the long-standing issues surrounding humanitarian assistance, what these changes may mean in jurisdictions like Afghanistan, and where more changes may yet be forthcoming. To receive ad-free podcasts, become a Lawfare Material Supporter at www.patreon.com/lawfare. You can also support Lawfare by making a one-time donation at https://givebutter.com/lawfare-institute.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Intense sounds of birds and people inside Kabul's famous Ka Faroshi bird market, people doing their business as usual, post 45 years of traumatic war. This recording is part of the HEYR project, presenting 3-dimensional soundscapes from special locations, connected to special events. Find out more by visiting https://www.heyr.no Recorded by Anders Vinjar, 2025.

"Various ciat lonbarde wooden synths guide the original field recording which I re-recorded onto cassette and manipulated live by hand to create a woozy dream sequence.  "Birds and voices are intermingled as the tape is allowed to snag, fast forward and rewind. The ciat lonbarde synths capture snippets of audio and playfully turn them into 8 bit micro loops as life plays out. Who will release the birds?" Kabul bird market recording by Anders Vinjar, reimagined by Andy Billington.

Trump and Elon Musk attacked each other on social media in an extraordinary public fight. Politico has the blow-by-blow. Afghanistan has a complex set of migration exemptions owing to the war. The travel ban could complicate that. The Washington Post’s Kabul bureau chief, Rick Noack, joins to explain. The deported Venezuelan migrants were said by Trump aides to be the “worst of the worst.” ProPublica’s Melissa Sanchez and colleagues have been digging to reveal a more complicated picture. Plus, Trump and Xi Jinping spoke for the first time, and we saw two significant Supreme Court rulings: a consequential judgement in a woman’s “reverse discrimination” case, and one regarding a move by Mexico to take gun companies to task for arming gangs. Today’s episode was hosted by Yasmeen Khan.

*Bu bölüm Hiwell hakkında reklam içerir. Sadece israf olmasın diye sevmediğim yemekleri zorla yediğimin farkına vardığım aydınlanma, artık iltifat kabul etmeye karar vermeme sebep olan olay, Bali'de gittiğim şifacının söylediklerinden cebime koyduklarım ve hayatımdaki tüm yeni gelişmeler bu bölümde. Hiwell'den faydalanmak için tıklayın: https://hiwell.app/-merdivenalti-terapi-hHiwell'de ilk seansınız aşağıdaki kodla sadece 299 TL! Kod: merdiven299 Daha önce seans satın almış ve yeniden almak isteyenler için indirim kodu: 15merdiven

When the United States retreated from the chaos of Kabul in August of 2021, General Sami Sadat was still fighting until the end. He  recounts how his troops were starved for ammunition for two years before the final pullout, while the U.S. was negotiating with the Taliban. He also talks about how earlier in his career he fought alongside the CIA to track down al-Qaeda in the mountains on Hindu Kush. General Sadat provides a uniquely different view of the war in Afghanistan, how it was fought and how changing U.S. military goals and tactics made it increasingly difficult to succeed. He currently leads opposition efforts against the Taliban from outside of Afghanistan.Heroes Behind HeadlinesExecutive Producer Ralph PezzulloProduced & Engineered by Mike DawsonMusic provided by ExtremeMusic.com

Al-Qaida-ledaren Usama bin Ladin följde händelserna, den 11 september 2001 via BBC:s arabiska sändningar, när två passagerarflygplan kort tid efter varandra flög in i tvillingtornen på World Trade Center i New York. Aldrig tidigare hade världens skådat ett terrordåd av den magnituden.Usama bin Laden hade genomgått en utveckling från en ung blyg religiös man, som levde i enkelhet trots att han ärvt miljoner av faderns som varit Saudiarabiens främsta byggherre, till en finansiär av jihad mot den sovjetiska ockupationen i Afghanistan för att slutligen planera det största terrordådet i världshistorien.I detta avsnitt av podden Historia Nu samtalar programledaren Urban Lindstedt med journalisten Jens Nordqvist som är aktuell med boken Al-Qaidas krig – Historien bakom den islamistiska terrorismen.När den saudiska konservatismen wahhabismen och salafismen under 1970-talet parade sig med den radikala egyptiska jihadismen bildades en explosiv mix, en draksådd ur vilken al-Qaida och senare 2010-talets terrororganisation Islamiska staten, IS, växte fram.Bakom det spektakulära dådet mot tvillingtornens i New York den 11 september 2001 stod nätverket al-Qaida som grundats av bin Laden 1988 i kampen mot den sovjetiska ockupationen av Afghanistan.Al-Qaida vill återupprätta den islamiska civilisationens storhet och att bekämpa de sittande regimerna i muslimska länder, som betraktas som korrupta och beroende av västmakterna. Världsbilden präglas av en föreställning om västmakternas och Israels gemensamma konspiration mot islam.Al-Qaida började som ett logistiskt nätverk för att stödja muslimer från hela världen som kämpade mot Sovjetunionen under det afghanska kriget. När sovjeterna drog sig ur från Afghanistan 1989 skingrades organisationen, men fortsatte att motsätta sig vad dess ledare ansåg korrupta islamiska regimer och utländsk (dvs. USA) närvaro i islamiska länder.Bild:Al-Qaida-ledaren Usama bin Ladin med sin rådgivare Dr Ayman al-Zawahiri under en intervju med den pakistanske journalisten Hamid Mir i november 2001 i Kabul. Dr. Wikipedia, Cretative Commons.Lyssna också på Baader-Meinhof-ligan – från studentprotester till dödskult.Musik: Cinematic Action Drums And Percussion With Dark Ambient Atmospheric Tension Trailer av MEDIA MUSIC GROUP, Storyblocks audio. Vill du stödja podden och samtidigt höra ännu mer av Historia Nu? Gå med i vårt gille genom att klicka här: https://plus.acast.com/s/historianu-med-urban-lindstedt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

CHP lideri Özgür Özel ve ekibi CHP'de patlayan yolsuzluk suçlamalarını "rüşvet irtikap hırsızlık dolandırıcılık iddialarının İmamoğlu'na çok yakın A takımından gelmesini bu kişilerin itirafçı olup yolsuzluklarla ilgili çok ciddi itiraflarda bulunmalarını görmezden gelip İmamoğlu suç örgütüne övgüler yağdırması kamuoyunda aşırı tepkilere neden olmaya başladı. Üstelik CHP'nin 4-5 Kasım 2023'te yapılan 38. Olağan Kurultayı'nda yaşanan ve şu anda açıktan devam eden ‘Kurultay davası gerginliği geçtiğimiz günlerde yaşanan açıktan kavgada kullanılan zehir zemberek sözlerle daha da ileri bir boyuta taşındı. İmamoğlu ve Kılıçdaroğlu cephesi birbirine girdi.

Hiç unutamadığım bir akşamdır: 2008'in sonbaharında, kıymetli kardeşim Burak Bahadır Bilgin'le köşe-bucak Kıbrıs'ı adımladığımız seyahat sırasında yolumuz Lefke'ye düşmüştü. O dönemde Kıbrıs'ta açık -ve namaz kılmaya uygun biçimde temiz- cami bulabilmek ciddi meseleydi. Akşam namazını kılabile-ceğimiz bir yer ararken uzaktan bir minare fark ettik, hemen direksiyonu o tarafa kırdık. Camiye ulaştığımızda, son cemaat mahallinde bir adam tekbir almak üzereydi. Kendisini durdurduk, “cemaat yapalım” dedik. Kabul etti, beni de imamete geçirdi. Namazdan sonra tanışma faslı oldu. O bize kim olduğumuzu, buralarda ne yaptığımızı sordu.

More than four years after the Taliban took control of Kabul, thousands of Afghan families are still waiting for the U.S. to fulfill promises it made to take them in for helping the American war effort. Now, the U.S. is moving to deport thousands of Afghans who have recently arrived here, after the Trump administration announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status for people from Afghanistan. Links: Bay Area Afghans, Allies Decry Trump's End of TPS: ‘They're Terrified' Jewish Community and Family Services East Bay Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Arab News 50th anniversary podcast: Recounting the moments that changed the Middle East. Powered by Google's NotebookLM AI tool. Episode III: 1995–2004 Taliban take Kabul, Khobar Towers bombed, Second Intifada erupts, 9/11 hits, US occupies Iraq Read more here: https://www.arabnews.com/arabnews50

Folge 4: Papierkrieg In dieser Folge tauchen wir tiefer ein in den "Papierkrieg" eines Wehrdienstbeschädigungsverfahrens. Um finanziell abgesichert und versorgt zu werden, prüft die Bundeswehr genau, ob die PTBS eines Veteranen die Folge eines Einsatzes ist: "Oftmals werden dann noch Zeugen gesucht. Dann wird das Einsatztagebuch versucht einzusehen und zu prüfen", erklärt Bernard Drescher vom Bund deutscher EinsatzVeteranen. Bei psychischen Erkrankungen dauert es im Schnitt 22 Monate bis zum Bescheid. Dem gehen Gutachten und viel Schriftverkehr voraus. "Wir leben in einem Verwaltungswahn. Jemand mit einer psychischen Krankheit ist da grundsätzlich überfordert", sagt Psychiaterin Dr. Ulrike Schmidt. Auch wenn der PTBS-Beauftragter der Bundeswehr Peter Zimmermann betont, die Gutachter innerhalb wie außerhalb der Bundeswehr hätten "wirklich Freiheiten", äußern Fachleute und betroffene Soldaten den Verdacht, dass die Gutachter tendenziell im Sinne des Auftraggebers urteilen. Der ehemalige Fallschirmjäger Robert, dessen Einsatzschädigung zwölf Jahre nach dem Einsatz in Kabul anerkannt wurde, berichtet von strukturellen Problemen im Verfahren wie einer monatelang nicht bearbeiteten Akte, "weil die liegt in einem Stahlspind und wir finden den Schlüssel nicht. Das muss endlich aufhören". Die Angebote der Bundeswehr für psychisch Kranke finden sich unter: https://www.bundeswehr.de/de/betreuung-fuersorge/ptbs-hilfe Dazu gibt es die Trauma-Hotline: 0800 588 7957 Hilfsangebote des Deutschen BundeswehrVerbandes e.V.: https://www.dbwv.de/multimedia/fuer-veteranen/hilfsangebote Und des Bundes Deutscher EinsatzVeteranen: https://www.veteranenverband.de/hilfe/ Erster Ansprechpartner bei Verdacht auf eine psychische Erkrankung ist für aktive Soldaten der Truppenarzt. Für ehemalige Soldaten und Angehörige: Hausarzt, Psychiater oder Psychotherapeut (Terminservice 116117). Hilfe bei einer akuten Krise bei der nächsten psychiatrischen Klinik oder beim Notarzt unter 112. Der Sozialpsychiatrische Dienst ist ein Angebot für Menschen mit psychischen Erkrankungen und deren Angehörige, bietet Beratung und Hilfe an. In Suchmaschine "Sozialpsychiatrischer Dienst" und Wohnort eingeben. Sie erreichen die Telefonseelsorge rund um die Uhr kostenfrei unter 0800-111 0 111 oder 0800-111 0 222. Informationen und Hilfe rund um das Thema Depression: https://www.deutsche-depressionshilfe.de Informationen zu Angsterkrankungen: https://www.angstselbsthilfe.de Für Angehörige: https://www.bapk.de "Panorama"-Beitrag: https://1.ard.de/Trauma_Soldaten ARD-Sendung "Mitreden!": https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/info/sendung1538136.html Podcast-Tipp: "ARD Crime Time": https://www.ardaudiothek.de/sendung/ard-crime-time-der-true-crime-podcast/64622682/

Blot få uger efter Talebanstyrets fald i Afghanistan i 2002 og amerikanernes invasion begynder den 29 år gamle britiske historiker Rory Stewart en 700 km lang vandring tværs over landet fra Herat i vest til Kabul i øst. Trods talrige advarsler om en brutal og hurtig død, vil han følge den historiske rute, som stormogulen Babur tilbagelagde fem århundreder tidligere. Til fods rejser Rory gennem flere af Afghanistans højeste bjergpas, gennem resterne af ældgamle civilisationer og gennem fjerne, fattige områder uden elektricitet, hvor krigsherrer skiftes til at overtage magten. Rory er første udlænding i meget lang tid, der vover sig gennem bjergene. Mange års krig har lukket landet for omverdenen. Han overnatter hos landsbybeboere og hører deres historier, men ikke alle bryder sig om hans besøg, nu netop efter Talebans fald. Afghanistan må betragtes som et af de absolut farligste steder i verden. Hvad er det, der driver Rory på denne farlige og spektakulære rejse? Og hvordan klarer han sig?  Medvirkende: Simi Jan. Simi har som journalist igennem 20 år været korrespondent for TV2, bl.a. med mange lange ophold og rejser i Afghanistan og Centralasien. Simi er desuden forfatter til tre bøger bl.a. “Kære Kabul” om Kabuls fald i 2021.

Dr Sam MacKay interviewed 36 expatriates who lived and worked in Kabul's fortified compounds- including three Kiwis - and presented his findings in his thesis: 'Sexcapades, Drug Hazes and Terrorist Attacks: Exploring Expatriate Work and Well-being in Fortified Compounds in a Hostile Environment'.

Kaweh Kerami is a political scientist whose work bridges politics, (digital) media and human rights. He earned his PhD in Development Studies from SOAS University of London, where he investigated how power dynamics and competing interests shape political competition and cooperation in post-intervention Afghanistan (2001–2021). Drawing on comparative and narrative analyses, supported by extensive primary data and elite interviews, his research offers nuanced insights into political bargaining and (in)stability in conflict-affected contexts. As a Research Fellow at the Raoul Wallenberg Institute (RWI), Kaweh examines how journalists use digital technologies to document human rights violations, focusing on challenges such as verification, security, and legal admissibility. His work also addresses the role of misinformation, including AI-driven disinformation, in shaping political discourse and media landscapes. Through these investigations, he aims to support international accountability efforts by developing secure, credible documentation methods and strengthening pathways for peace and justice. Kaweh taught at the American University in Kabul (2019–2021) and currently serves as a Master's thesis supervisor at SOAS University of London. He has worked as a journalist for the BBC World Service, covering politics, war, and women's rights, and most recently served as a specialist researcher for BBC Media Action on a U.S.-funded project examining media under Taliban rule. In his free time, he enjoys iPhone photography, capturing moments of beauty and reflection.

On this episode of 1050 Bascom, we were honored and delighted to interview Amed Khan. Amed is the President of the Amed Khan Foundation and a UW–Madison alum who majored in International Relations and Political Science. His career defies any standard résumé: from working in the West Wing as a special assistant at the Peace Corps, to running rescue missions in Kabul, coordinating evacuations in Syria and Ukraine, and founding a refugee housing initiative in Greece. Amed has shown what it means to step up when the world falls apart and to do so without waiting for permission. In this conversation, we talked about what inspired him to take this path, what it really looks like to do humanitarian work in conflict zones, and how his time at UW-Madison helped shape a worldview that still guides him today. We thoroughly enjoyed our conversation and hope you will too.

This week on Talk World Radio we're talking about Palestine with Kathy Kelly who is board president of World BEYOND War. From 2022 to 2024, she co-coordinated the Merchants of Death War Crimes Tribunal. Since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, she has co-coordinated an international network to assist young Afghans forced to flee their country. She made over two dozen trips to Afghanistan from 2010 – 2019, living with young Afghan Peace Volunteers in a working-class neighborhood in Kabul. With Voices in the Wilderness companions, from 1996 – 2003, she traveled twenty-seven times to Iraq, defying the economic sanctions and remaining in Iraq throughout the Shock and Awe bombing and the initial weeks of the invasion. She joined subsequent delegations to the West Bank's Jenin Camp in 2002 during and after Israeli attacks, to Lebanon during the 2006 summer war between Israel and Hezbollah and to Gaza, in 2009, during Operation Cast Lead and following the 2013 Operation Pillar of Defense. Kathy has been an educator for most of her life, but she believes children of war and those who are victims of violence have been her most important teachers. We Were So Close: Life After Conscience and the Abraham Accords https://worldbeyondwar.org/we-were-so-close-life-after-conscience-and-the-abraham-accords

AFGHANISTAN PROVIDES KABUL A DEFENSE IN DEPTH FOR THE GUNFIGHT:  8/8:  Kabul: The Untold Story of Biden's Fiasco and the American Warriors Who Fought to the End Hardcover – by  Jerry Dunleavy  (Author), James Hasson  (Author) 1895 ELEPHANT ARTILLERY https://www.amazon.com/Kabul-Untold-Bidens-American-Warriors/dp/1546005307/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1701296521&sr=1-1 America's chaotic retreat from Afghanistan in 2021 was nothing short of a horror show. Women and children were trampled to death outside the gates of the Kabul airfield. Desperate Afghans fell from the landing gear of departing planes. Taliban fighters mercilessly whipped and humiliated U.S. civilians trying to access the few square miles still controlled by American forces. Countless Afghan interpreters were abandoned to the mercy of the Taliban after risking their lives alongside American troops for years. And thirteen U.S. service members—eleven of whom were still in preschool on 9/11—were murdered in an ISIS suicide bombing that could easily have been prevented. Still, the full story is worse than anyone imagined. Drawing from hundreds of hours of first-person interviews, investigative reporter Jerry Dunleavy and former Army Captain and Afghanistan veteran James Hasson provide an exclusive, no-holds-barred account of the disastrous events of August 2021. Kabul is packed with shocking and infuriating exclusive details about fatal politics and bureaucracy that contributed to the catastrophe. The authors also tell, for the first time, inspiring stories of the bravery and sacrifices exhibited by countless Americans on the ground. Kabul's original reporting includes eyewitness accounts from servicemembers of all ranks who participated the rescue effort, inside information from senior intelligence officials, interviews with high-ranking members of allied governments, harrowing stories from Americans and Afghan allies willfully abandoned by craven officials in Washington, and exclusive details about veteran-led rescue missions that continue to this day. Chapter after chapter, Kabul depicts American government at its worst and “ordinary” Americans at their best.E

Preview: Author Jerry Dunleavy, "Kabul," reports on the Haqqani Network linking Al Qaeda, ISIS, Taliban. More later. 1842

AFGHANISTAN PROVIDES KABUL A DEFENSE IN DEPTH FOR THE GUNFIGHT:  1/8:  Kabul: The Untold Story of Biden's Fiasco and the American Warriors Who Fought to the End Hardcover – by  Jerry Dunleavy  (Author), James Hasson  (Author) 1867 KHYBER PASS https://www.amazon.com/Kabul-Untold-Bidens-American-Warriors/dp/1546005307/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1701296521&sr=1-1 America's chaotic retreat from Afghanistan in 2021 was nothing short of a horror show. Women and children were trampled to death outside the gates of the Kabul airfield. Desperate Afghans fell from the landing gear of departing planes. Taliban fighters mercilessly whipped and humiliated U.S. civilians trying to access the few square miles still controlled by American forces. Countless Afghan interpreters were abandoned to the mercy of the Taliban after risking their lives alongside American troops for years. And thirteen U.S. service members—eleven of whom were still in preschool on 9/11—were murdered in an ISIS suicide bombing that could easily have been prevented. Still, the full story is worse than anyone imagined. Drawing from hundreds of hours of first-person interviews, investigative reporter Jerry Dunleavy and former Army Captain and Afghanistan veteran James Hasson provide an exclusive, no-holds-barred account of the disastrous events of August 2021. Kabul is packed with shocking and infuriating exclusive details about fatal politics and bureaucracy that contributed to the catastrophe. The authors also tell, for the first time, inspiring stories of the bravery and sacrifices exhibited by countless Americans on the ground. Kabul's original reporting includes eyewitness accounts from servicemembers of all ranks who participated the rescue effort, inside information from senior intelligence officials, interviews with high-ranking members of allied governments, harrowing stories from Americans and Afghan allies willfully abandoned by craven officials in Washington, and exclusive details about veteran-led rescue missions that continue to this day. Chapter after chapter, Kabul depicts American government at its worst and “ordinary” Americans at their best.

AFGHANISTAN PROVIDES KABUL A DEFENSE IN DEPTH FOR THE GUNFIGHT:  2/8:  Kabul: The Untold Story of Biden's Fiasco and the American Warriors Who Fought to the End Hardcover – by  Jerry Dunleavy  (Author), James Hasson  (Author) 1872 TAJIKISTAN https://www.amazon.com/Kabul-Untold-Bidens-American-Warriors/dp/1546005307/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1701296521&sr=1-1 America's chaotic retreat from Afghanistan in 2021 was nothing short of a horror show. Women and children were trampled to death outside the gates of the Kabul airfield. Desperate Afghans fell from the landing gear of departing planes. Taliban fighters mercilessly whipped and humiliated U.S. civilians trying to access the few square miles still controlled by American forces. Countless Afghan interpreters were abandoned to the mercy of the Taliban after risking their lives alongside American troops for years. And thirteen U.S. service members—eleven of whom were still in preschool on 9/11—were murdered in an ISIS suicide bombing that could easily have been prevented. Still, the full story is worse than anyone imagined. Drawing from hundreds of hours of first-person interviews, investigative reporter Jerry Dunleavy and former Army Captain and Afghanistan veteran James Hasson provide an exclusive, no-holds-barred account of the disastrous events of August 2021. Kabul is packed with shocking and infuriating exclusive details about fatal politics and bureaucracy that contributed to the catastrophe. The authors also tell, for the first time, inspiring stories of the bravery and sacrifices exhibited by countless Americans on the ground. Kabul's original reporting includes eyewitness accounts from servicemembers of all ranks who participated the rescue effort, inside information from senior intelligence officials, interviews with high-ranking members of allied governments, harrowing stories from Americans and Afghan allies willfully abandoned by craven officials in Washington, and exclusive details about veteran-led rescue missions that continue to this day. Chapter after chapter, Kabul depicts American government at its worst and “ordinary” Americans at their best.

AFGHANISTAN PROVIDES KABUL A DEFENSE IN DEPTH FOR THE GUNFIGHT:  3/8:  Kabul: The Untold Story of Biden's Fiasco and the American Warriors Who Fought to the End Hardcover – by  Jerry Dunleavy  (Author), James Hasson  (Author) 1872 TAJIKISTAN https://www.amazon.com/Kabul-Untold-Bidens-American-Warriors/dp/1546005307/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1701296521&sr=1-1 America's chaotic retreat from Afghanistan in 2021 was nothing short of a horror show. Women and children were trampled to death outside the gates of the Kabul airfield. Desperate Afghans fell from the landing gear of departing planes. Taliban fighters mercilessly whipped and humiliated U.S. civilians trying to access the few square miles still controlled by American forces. Countless Afghan interpreters were abandoned to the mercy of the Taliban after risking their lives alongside American troops for years. And thirteen U.S. service members—eleven of whom were still in preschool on 9/11—were murdered in an ISIS suicide bombing that could easily have been prevented. Still, the full story is worse than anyone imagined. Drawing from hundreds of hours of first-person interviews, investigative reporter Jerry Dunleavy and former Army Captain and Afghanistan veteran James Hasson provide an exclusive, no-holds-barred account of the disastrous events of August 2021. Kabul is packed with shocking and infuriating exclusive details about fatal politics and bureaucracy that contributed to the catastrophe. The authors also tell, for the first time, inspiring stories of the bravery and sacrifices exhibited by countless Americans on the ground. Kabul's original reporting includes eyewitness accounts from servicemembers of all ranks who participated the rescue effort, inside information from senior intelligence officials, interviews with high-ranking members of allied governments, harrowing stories from Americans and Afghan allies willfully abandoned by craven officials in Washington, and exclusive details about veteran-led rescue missions that continue to this day. Chapter after chapter, Kabul depicts American government at its worst and “ordinary” Americans at their best.

AFGHANISTAN PROVIDES KABUL A DEFENSE IN DEPTH FOR THE GUNFIGHT:  4/8:  Kabul: The Untold Story of Biden's Fiasco and the American Warriors Who Fought to the End Hardcover – by  Jerry Dunleavy  (Author), James Hasson  (Author) 1878 SHERGAI HEIGHT https://www.amazon.com/Kabul-Untold-Bidens-American-Warriors/dp/1546005307/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1701296521&sr=1-1 America's chaotic retreat from Afghanistan in 2021 was nothing short of a horror show. Women and children were trampled to death outside the gates of the Kabul airfield. Desperate Afghans fell from the landing gear of departing planes. Taliban fighters mercilessly whipped and humiliated U.S. civilians trying to access the few square miles still controlled by American forces. Countless Afghan interpreters were abandoned to the mercy of the Taliban after risking their lives alongside American troops for years. And thirteen U.S. service members—eleven of whom were still in preschool on 9/11—were murdered in an ISIS suicide bombing that could easily have been prevented. Still, the full story is worse than anyone imagined. Drawing from hundreds of hours of first-person interviews, investigative reporter Jerry Dunleavy and former Army Captain and Afghanistan veteran James Hasson provide an exclusive, no-holds-barred account of the disastrous events of August 2021. Kabul is packed with shocking and infuriating exclusive details about fatal politics and bureaucracy that contributed to the catastrophe. The authors also tell, for the first time, inspiring stories of the bravery and sacrifices exhibited by countless Americans on the ground. Kabul's original reporting includes eyewitness accounts from servicemembers of all ranks who participated the rescue effort, inside information from senior intelligence officials, interviews with high-ranking members of allied governments, harrowing stories from Americans and Afghan allies willfully abandoned by craven officials in Washington, and exclusive details about veteran-led rescue missions that continue to this day. Chapter after chapter, Kabul depicts American government at its worst and “ordinary” Americans at their best.

AFGHANISTAN PROVIDES KABUL A DEFENSE IN DEPTH FOR THE GUNFIGHT:  5/8:  Kabul: The Untold Story of Biden's Fiasco and the American Warriors Who Fought to the End Hardcover – by  Jerry Dunleavy  (Author), James Hasson  (Author) 1878 KHYBER ROAD https://www.amazon.com/Kabul-Untold-Bidens-American-Warriors/dp/1546005307/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1701296521&sr=1-1 America's chaotic retreat from Afghanistan in 2021 was nothing short of a horror show. Women and children were trampled to death outside the gates of the Kabul airfield. Desperate Afghans fell from the landing gear of departing planes. Taliban fighters mercilessly whipped and humiliated U.S. civilians trying to access the few square miles still controlled by American forces. Countless Afghan interpreters were abandoned to the mercy of the Taliban after risking their lives alongside American troops for years. And thirteen U.S. service members—eleven of whom were still in preschool on 9/11—were murdered in an ISIS suicide bombing that could easily have been prevented. Still, the full story is worse than anyone imagined. Drawing from hundreds of hours of first-person interviews, investigative reporter Jerry Dunleavy and former Army Captain and Afghanistan veteran James Hasson provide an exclusive, no-holds-barred account of the disastrous events of August 2021. Kabul is packed with shocking and infuriating exclusive details about fatal politics and bureaucracy that contributed to the catastrophe. The authors also tell, for the first time, inspiring stories of the bravery and sacrifices exhibited by countless Americans on the ground. Kabul's original reporting includes eyewitness accounts from servicemembers of all ranks who participated the rescue effort, inside information from senior intelligence officials, interviews with high-ranking members of allied governments, harrowing stories from Americans and Afghan allies willfully abandoned by craven officials in Washington, and exclusive details about veteran-led rescue missions that continue to this day. Chapter after chapter, Kabul depicts American government at its worst and “ordinary” Americans at their best.

AFGHANISTAN PROVIDES KABUL A DEFENSE IN DEPTH FOR THE GUNFIGHT:  6/8:  Kabul: The Untold Story of Biden's Fiasco and the American Warriors Who Fought to the End Hardcover – by  Jerry Dunleavy  (Author), James Hasson  (Author) 1880 KHYBER PASS https://www.amazon.com/Kabul-Untold-Bidens-American-Warriors/dp/1546005307/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1701296521&sr=1-1 America's chaotic retreat from Afghanistan in 2021 was nothing short of a horror show. Women and children were trampled to death outside the gates of the Kabul airfield. Desperate Afghans fell from the landing gear of departing planes. Taliban fighters mercilessly whipped and humiliated U.S. civilians trying to access the few square miles still controlled by American forces. Countless Afghan interpreters were abandoned to the mercy of the Taliban after risking their lives alongside American troops for years. And thirteen U.S. service members—eleven of whom were still in preschool on 9/11—were murdered in an ISIS suicide bombing that could easily have been prevented. Still, the full story is worse than anyone imagined. Drawing from hundreds of hours of first-person interviews, investigative reporter Jerry Dunleavy and former Army Captain and Afghanistan veteran James Hasson provide an exclusive, no-holds-barred account of the disastrous events of August 2021. Kabul is packed with shocking and infuriating exclusive details about fatal politics and bureaucracy that contributed to the catastrophe. The authors also tell, for the first time, inspiring stories of the bravery and sacrifices exhibited by countless Americans on the ground. Kabul's original reporting includes eyewitness accounts from servicemembers of all ranks who participated the rescue effort, inside information from senior intelligence officials, interviews with high-ranking members of allied governments, harrowing stories from Americans and Afghan allies willfully abandoned by craven officials in Washington, and exclusive details about veteran-led rescue missions that continue to this day. Chapter after chapter, Kabul depicts American government at its worst and “ordinary” Americans at their best.

AFGHANISTAN PROVIDES KABUL A DEFENSE IN DEPTH FOR THE GUNFIGHT:  7/8:  Kabul: The Untold Story of Biden's Fiasco and the American Warriors Who Fought to the End Hardcover – by  Jerry Dunleavy  (Author), James Hasson  (Author) 1890 https://www.amazon.com/Kabul-Untold-Bidens-American-Warriors/dp/1546005307/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1701296521&sr=1-1 America's chaotic retreat from Afghanistan in 2021 was nothing short of a horror show. Women and children were trampled to death outside the gates of the Kabul airfield. Desperate Afghans fell from the landing gear of departing planes. Taliban fighters mercilessly whipped and humiliated U.S. civilians trying to access the few square miles still controlled by American forces. Countless Afghan interpreters were abandoned to the mercy of the Taliban after risking their lives alongside American troops for years. And thirteen U.S. service members—eleven of whom were still in preschool on 9/11—were murdered in an ISIS suicide bombing that could easily have been prevented. Still, the full story is worse than anyone imagined. Drawing from hundreds of hours of first-person interviews, investigative reporter Jerry Dunleavy and former Army Captain and Afghanistan veteran James Hasson provide an exclusive, no-holds-barred account of the disastrous events of August 2021. Kabul is packed with shocking and infuriating exclusive details about fatal politics and bureaucracy that contributed to the catastrophe. The authors also tell, for the first time, inspiring stories of the bravery and sacrifices exhibited by countless Americans on the ground. Kabul's original reporting includes eyewitness accounts from servicemembers of all ranks who participated the rescue effort, inside information from senior intelligence officials, interviews with high-ranking members of allied governments, harrowing stories from Americans and Afghan allies willfully abandoned by craven officials in Washington, and exclusive details about veteran-led rescue missions that continue to this day. Chapter after chapter, Kabul depicts American government at its worst and “ordinary” Americans at their best.

A lot is going on at Able Shepherd! In this episode Jimmy is joined by Tyler Weinischke, Able Shepherd #266 as they discuss the events that surrounded Easter weekend, the attacks being seen on families, and some new gear getting ready to release at Able Shepherd HQ!   Subscribe for more episodes on protector culture, leadership, and resilience!   Who's Jimmy Graham? Jimmy spent over 15 years in the US Navy SEAL Teams earning the rank of Chief Petty Officer (E7). During that time, he earned certifications as a Sniper, Joint Tactical Air Controller, Range Safety Officer for Live Fire, Dynamic Movement and Master Training Specialist. He also served for 7 years as an Operator and Lead Instructor for an Elite Federal Government Protective Detail for High-Risk and Critical environments, to include; Kirkuk, Iraq, Kabul, Afghanistan, Beirut, Lebanon and Benghazi, Libya. During this time he earned his certification for Federal Firearms Instructor, Simunition Scenario Qualified Instructor and Certified Skills Facilitator. Jimmy has trained law enforcement on the Federal, State, and Local levels as well as Fire Department, EMS and Dispatch personnel. His passion is to train communities across the nation in order to enhance their level of readiness in response to active shooter situations.   Make sure you subscribe and stay tuned to everything we are doing. Want to get more training? - https://ableshepherd.com/ Need support? https://able-nation.org/ Follow us on: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ableshepherd Instagram - ​​https://www.instagram.com/ableshepherd/ Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@ableshepherd

SOFcast | Season 6, Episode 4: Jariko Denman — Standards, Legacy, and Life Beyond the Regiment

Fernando Gentilini"Atlante delle città eterne"Itinerari e voci nell'Europa delle ideeBaldini + Castoldiwww.baldinicastoldi.itViaggiare in verticale significa calarsi nel tempo profondo, abbandonare gli itinerari di superficie per dirigere il proprio sguardo oltre la forma delle cose finite. Partire dall'invisibile, allora, per vedere meglio: è questo che si propone Fernando Gentilini quando decide di farsi guidare, nel com- porre questo suo Atlante delle città eterne, dalle voci degli scrittori, degli artisti, dei santi e dei filosofi che le hanno abitate prima di noi. Come a Roma, dove sono Nerone e San Benedetto a riportarci al mito olimpico e alle origini del monachesimo; oppure a Milano, di cui Leonardo e la principessa Belgiojoso custodiscono lo spirito ingegnoso ed eternamente rinascimentale. O nella Parigi romantica di Edith Piaf e in quella nazionalista di Charles de Gaulle, ciascuna con la propria idea di grandeur. O ancora nella Londra vittoriana di Bram Stoker, nella Sarajevo suicida di Predrag Matvejević o nella Pietroburgo di Iosif Brodskij che ciclicamente risorge dall'acqua… Sono fatte di niente le città di questo libro insolito e conturbante. Hanno la consistenza dei sogni e delle idee. Senza più monumenti né palazzi, senza la gente in strada, senza rumori in sottofondo: città irreali, svuotate di tutto, attraversate solo dalle voci dei loro antichi abitanti; che a seguirle ci si ritrova di colpo in un altro mondo, dove passato e futuro non si oppongono più, e dove nulla di quel che è essenziale potrà mai andare perduto.Fernando Gentilini ha vissuto in molti paesi di diverse regioni del mondo, lavorando come diplomatico per il Ministero degli Esteri, l'Unione europea e l'Alleanza atlantica. Oggi vive tra Roma e Bruxelles, dove scrive e collabora con vari istituti e università, continuando a inseguire le sue passioni che sono da sempre i libri, l'Europa e la politica internazionale. Ha pubblicato In Etiopia (1999), Infiniti Balcani (2007, premi Cesare Pavese e Capalbio), Libero a Kabul (2011), Tre volte a Gerusalemme (2020, premio Gambrinus), I demoni, storie di letteratura e geopolitica (2023). Ha collaborato con le pagine culturali di «La Stampa». Sulle pagine culturali di «la Repubblica» ha raccontato con la serie Finis Terrae i paesi e le crisi internazionali degli ultimi anni attraverso la storia e i classici della letteratura.IL POSTO DELLE PAROLEascoltare fa pensarewww.ilpostodelleparole.itDiventa un supporter di questo podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/il-posto-delle-parole--1487855/support.

UN Humanitarian Affairs chief Tom Fletcher has been forced to make “brutal cuts” to his organization, as major donors in the rich world slash their aid and international development spending.UN News's Conor Lennon spoke to him on Thursday via video-link from the UN offices in the Afghan capital Kabul, at the end of a three week visit to some of the most vulnerable communities in the country, where he has witnessed first-hand the deadly consequences of the dramatic aid slowdown.Mr. Fletcher has publicly challenged policymakers who signed off on cuts to come to Afghanistan to see the effect they're having on the population, saying that “the effect of aid cuts, is that millions die”.Conor began by asking if he uses the same blunt language with senior politicians in private.

At the end of a week of mourning for Pope Francis, Christiane speaks with Father Carlos Ferrero, a parish priest in Gaza who spoke daily with the Pope until his final call to them on Saturday. He discusses the Pope's pastoral care for those trapped in Gaza, and the humanitarian situation right now.  Also on today's show: The International Rescue Committee's Shireen Ibrahim joins the program from Kabul; playwright Ryan Calais Cameron on "Retrograde"; "Conclave" director Edward Berger  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jimmy and BK dive into the pressing issues facing Colorado and why now is the time to take a stand. From local challenges to statewide changes, they break down what's at stake and how you can get involved. Don't miss this important conversation!

We are raiding the Guardian long read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors. This week, from 2021: As the fighters advanced on Kabul, it was civilians who mobilised to help with the evacuation. In the absence of a plan, the hardest decisions fell on inexperienced volunteers, and the stress began to tell By Zarlasht Halaimzai. Read by Serena Manteghi. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

Babur, a descendant of Timur and Genghis Khan, had established a power base in Kabul but the victory at Panipat gave him control of Delhi and Agra, allowing him to establish the foundations of what would become the Mughal Empire in ...

We put it out there and asked everyone who follows us on social media to ask us anything. From bookish to random, Ellyn and Amanda are sharing everything. This Saturday, April 26, 2025 spend your day visiting Indie Bookstores for Indie Bookstore Day! The Central Iowa Indie Bookstores have brought back the passport challenge. Visit all the indies in two days to win a grand prize! What we're drinking | Cocktails from Della Viti Ellyn's Currently Reading | Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry & The Greatest Possible Good by Ben Brooks Amanda's Currently Reading | How to Seal Your Own Fate by Kristen Perrin & The Island of Last Things by Emma Sloley Rachel's Currently Reading | The Underground Girls of Kabul by Jenny Nordberg Books coming out this week | Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry ______________________________________________________________________ Make sure to subscribe and rate the Bubbles & Books Podcast. And don't forget to share it with your friends. Learn more about a Dog-Eared Books book subscription HERE. Follow us on Instagram: @bubblesandbookspodcast Follow Dog-Eared Books on Instagram: @dogearedbooksames Interested in audiobooks? Listen while supporting Dog-Eared Books HERE. Visit us! www.dogearedbooksames.com

Send us a text however note we cannot reply through these means. Please message the instagram or email if you are wanting a response. James served 8 years in the Army (ARA and A-RES), James deployed with the 5th battalion on TLBG-4 in East Timor and on MTF-2 in Afghanistan, James finished his service at the rank of Corporal with extensive experience in leading soldiers. After discharge James moved in to the Private Security contracting in Kabul, Afghanistan and now is the Director of NAFT a not for profit organisation assisting veterans. www.3zeroscoffee.com.auInstargram @3zeroscoffee Discount Code 3ZLimits Website - www.zerolimitspodcast.comInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/zero.limits.podcast/?hl=enHost - Matty Morris www.instagram.com/matty.m.morrisSponsorsGatorz Australia - www.gatorzaustralia.com15% Discount Code - ZERO15(former/current military & first responders 20% discount to order please email orders@gatorzaustralia.com.auGetSome Jocko Fuel - www.getsome.com.au10 % Discount Code - ZEROLIMITS

There are over 90,000 hi-definition CCTV cameras in Kabul, watching everyone's movements. What are the Taliban using this footage for? BBC Afghan Services' journalist Mahjooba Nowrouzi was granted exclusive access into the country's top security control room. Plus, BBC Mundo's William Márquez on the history of Charles Darwin's house, and Mayuresh Gopal reports for BBC Marathi on the geological and historical relevance of India's Lonar Crater Lake.Presented by Faranak Amidi Produced by Alice Gioia, Caroline Ferguson and Hannah Dean(Photo: Faranak Amidi. Credit: Tricia Yourkevich.)

"When 9/11 happened, I was 11 years old..." Jason Essazay tells of growing up in Kabul under the oppression of the Taliban and dreaming of the day when he could dish out some payback. In his early teenage years, he discovered Tom Clancy novels donated by American soldiers and lending groups. Fueled by his hatred for the Taliban and terrorists and his love of Tom Clancyesque adventure, Jason lied about his age in order to be an interpreter assisting the U.S. Military. Through creative means, he's able to get hired and roll out on missions. Jason, an armed interpreter, tells of volunteering for mission after mission resulting in hundreds or firefights and surrounding explosions. After his years of war, he makes it to America. Starting all over, he works several jobs chiseling away at his goals in this new land, this country he has learned so much about through Tom Clancy plots and stories from American soldiers. While living in America, Jason once again volunteered and joined the USMC as well as started his own company, MEYER DEFENSE. Oh, he also coordinated the overseas efforts to extract his brother (a fellow interpreter) and family during the fall of Kabul. (Episode #65 Kabul extraction...Worth Parker)

Kate Adie presents stories from the USA, Myanmar, The Dominican Republic, Afghanistan and the Greek island of Syros President Trump's decision to impose huge tariffs across the world drew ire from Wall Street financiers this week - and even members of his own Republican party. But what do his supporters in small-town America think? Mike Wendling travelled to Delta, Ohio, in America's rust belt, where locals have other things on their mind.In Myanmar the military junta has restricted foreign rescue teams' access to areas damaged by the recent earthquake - not to mention international media. After entering the country undercover, Yogita Limaye reports from the city of Mandalay, close to the earthquake's epicentre.The Dominican Republic announced three days of national mourning this week, after the roof of a popular nightclub collapsed, killing more than two hundred people. Will Grant visited the scene in the capital Santo Domingo, where an investigation is now under way as to what caused the collapse.Since returning to power in Afghanistan, the Taliban have steadily increased restrictions on the country's citizens and the introduction of a huge CCTV network in the capital Kabul has alarmed human rights groups. The Taliban says it is to combat crime, but Mahjooba Nowrouzi says there is unease over what else might be under surveillance.The battle for dominance in the electric car market is in full swing, but the EV evolution has been a long time in the making, as Sara Wheeler discovered when she stumbled across one of the world's first mass-produced models on the Greek island of Syros.Series producer: Serena Tarling Production Coordinators: Katie Morrison & Sophie Hill Editor: Richard Fenton-Smith

Join us for a special podcast to hear the stories of the Able Shepherd community. Subscribe for more episodes on protector culture, leadership, and resilience! Who's Jimmy Graham? Jimmy spent over 15 years in the US Navy SEAL Teams earning the rank of Chief Petty Officer (E7). During that time, he earned certifications as a Sniper, Joint Tactical Air Controller, Range Safety Officer for Live Fire, Dynamic Movement and Master Training Specialist. He also served for 7 years as an Operator and Lead Instructor for an Elite Federal Government Protective Detail for High-Risk and Critical environments, to include; Kirkuk, Iraq, Kabul, Afghanistan, Beirut, Lebanon and Benghazi, Libya. During this time he earned his certification for Federal Firearms Instructor, Simunition Scenario Qualified Instructor and Certified Skills Facilitator. Jimmy has trained law enforcement on the Federal, State, and Local levels as well as Fire Department, EMS and Dispatch personnel. His passion is to train communities across the nation in order to enhance their level of readiness in response to active shooter situations. Make sure you subscribe and stay tuned to everything we are doing. Want to get more training? - https://ableshepherd.com/ Need support? https://able-nation.org/ Follow us on: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ableshepherd Instagram - ​​https://www.instagram.com/ableshepherd/ Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@ableshepherd

PREVIEW: Colleague Bill Roggio of FDD sums up the aim of the medieval Taliban government in Kabul. More later. 1867 KHYBER PASS.

Good evening: The show begins in Afghanistan where there is a rumor that the US will lift the bounty reward on mass killer Sirajuddin Haqqani of the Kabul elite. 1872 TJIKISTAN CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR FIRST HOUR 9-915 #AFGHANISTAN: RUMORS OF THE HAQQANI NETWORK. BILL ROGGIO FDD, HUSAIN HAQQANI HUDSON 915-930 #YEMEN: USN AND USAF VS HOUTHIS. BILL ROGGIO FDD, HUSAIN HAQQANI HUDSON 930-945 #GAZA: THIRD DIVISION PUSHES INTO THE HAMAS LAST DITCH. DAVID DAOUD, BILL ROGGIO, FDD 945-1000 #LEBANON: HARASSMENT ROCKETS TO INTIMIDATE RESIDENT RETURN. DAVID DAOUD, BILL ROGGIO, FDD SECOND HOUR 10-1015 #IRAN: MYSTERIOUS OIL PATCH FIRE AT ABADAN, MALCOLM HOENLEIN @CONF_OF_PRES @MHOENLEIN1 @THADMCCOTTER @THEAMGREATNESS 1015-1030 #TURKIYE: CRACKDOWN. MALCOLM HOENLEIN @CONF_OF_PRES @MHOENLEIN1 @THADMCCOTTER @THEAMGREATNESS 1030-1045 #PRC: DEFLATION. ANNE STEVENSON-YANG. @GORDONGCHANG, GATESTONE, NEWSWEEK, THE HILL 1045-1100 #CANADA: CENTRAL BANKER CARNEY CLAIMS REVERSAL ON GREEN POLICIES. CHARLES BURTON, OTTAWA THIRD HOUR 1100-1115 #NEWWORLDREPORT: TREN DE ARAGUA ON THE HILL. JOSEPH HUMIRE @JMHUMIRE @SECUREFREESOC. ERNESTO ARAUJO, FORMER FOREIGN MINISTER REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL. #NEWWORLDREPORTHUMIRE 1115-1130 #NEWWORLDREPORT: "WEAPONIZED MIGRATION." JOSEPH HUMIRE @JMHUMIRE @SECUREFREESOC. ERNESTO ARAUJO, FORMER FOREIGN MINISTER REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL. #NEWWORLDREPORTHUMIRE 1130-1145 #NEWWORLDREPORT: #ARGENTINA: KIRCHNERISTAS CALL A STRIKE. JOSEPH HUMIRE @JMHUMIRE @SECUREFREESOC. ERNESTO ARAUJO, FORMER FOREIGN MINISTER REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL. #NEWWORLDREPORTHUMIRE 1145-1200 #NEWWORLDREPORT: ECUADOR AND PANAMA SUFFER PRC BULLYING. JOSEPH HUMIRE @JMHUMIRE @SECUREFREESOC. ERNESTO ARAUJO, FORMER FOREIGN MINISTER REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL. #NEWWORLDREPORTHUMIRE FOURTH HOUR 12-1215 #RUSSIA: RT RETURNS. IVANA STRADNER FDD 1215-1230 #SERBIA: RT FIRMLY PRESENT FOR THE DISORDER. IVANA STRADNER FDD 1230-1245 #UKRAINE: BELGOROD GAMBIT. JOHN HARDIE, FDD. 1245-100 am #UKRAINE: BLACK SEA CEASEFIRE PROPOSED. JOHN HARDIE FDD