Podcasts about Kabul

It's been nearly five years since the Taliban banned education for girls older than 12 in Afghanistan. Every day seems to bring a new law limiting them, but Afghan women are pushing back. Special correspondent Leila Molana-Allen and videographer Eric O'Connor visited a secret underground school in Kabul and sat down with the women risking their lives to protest the oppressive rules. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

In this episode of The Jason Jones Show, Jason sits down with Zainab Baqiri to discuss the Vulnerable People Project's work in Afghanistan and the women and girls still fighting for a future beyond Taliban rule. Recorded on August 26, 2026, the fifth anniversary of the Abbey Gate bombing in Kabul, Jason and Zainab reflect on the chaos surrounding the fall of Afghanistan, the evacuation efforts they were involved in, and the attack that killed 13 American service members and approximately 170 Afghans. They share their personal experiences from that period and discuss the importance of remembering the Afghan allies who were left behind and the promises made to them. Jason and Zainab also discuss Flight2Future, a VPP program helping talented young Afghan women who have earned scholarships and university admissions reach countries where they can safely continue their education. The program helps cover travel and relocation costs, including the additional expense created by Taliban restrictions that often require a male family member to accompany a woman traveling outside the country. Zainab shares her own journey as a refugee now living in Germany, where she was able to pursue her master's degree with the support of a Catholic scholarship program. She reflects on how access to education, community, and opportunity helped her begin rebuilding her life. VPP is currently working to help seven young women facing urgent university deadlines through Flight2Future. To support Flight2Future and the Vulnerable People Project's humanitarian work, donate at vulnerablepeople.com.

On October 7, 2001, a US Air Force B-2 Spirit crossed into Afghan airspace as part of the opening campaign of Operation Enduring Freedom. Nearly twenty years later, a C-17 Globemaster carrying the final American soldiers lifted off from Kabul as the Taliban returned to power. Between those two very different aircraft lies the story of America's longest war. What began with a remarkably successful military campaign against the Taliban and al-Qaeda evolved into a two-decade multinational effort encompassing counterterrorism, counterinsurgency, nation-building, and the creation of Afghan security forces. On this episode, Dr. Lance “Boil” Lewis, a retired Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet pilot and historian, helps examine how—and why—that transformation occurred. Tracing the conflict from Afghanistan's geography and history, through the opening air campaign and the long years that followed, to the final chaotic weeks of August 2021, the evacuation of more than 120,000 people, and the people and equipment left behind, it becomes evident that no single decision or individual explains the outcome. Instead, this is the story of two decades of consequential decisions—and the enduring difference between winning battles and achieving national objectives. Music by Slater Aiello. Please support the show at: Fighter Pilot Podcast | Creating air combat-related content. | Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nahid Karimi and Mahdi Rahimi join Dylan Welch, founder of Welch International, to share their firsthand perspectives on life in Afghanistan, the Taliban's return to power and the realities facing young Afghans today.Nahid recounts growing up in Kabul, representing Afghanistan as a gymnast and using music to advocate for peace and women's rights before the Taliban takeover changed everything. After fleeing to Pakistan with her family, she eventually received a scholarship to study in the United States, where she now advocates for Afghan girls and their right to an education.This powerful conversation explores displacement, life as a refugee, the loss of fundamental freedoms and the resilience of a generation determined to build a better future for Afghanistan.Content warning: This episode includes discussion of suicide and other sensitive subjects.Support the show

¿Fue la caída de Kabul un evento inesperado o el desenlace inevitable de veinte años de errores estratégicos? En este episodio, analizamos junto a Amador Guallar las causas geopolíticas, la corrupción sistémica y el colapso de las estructuras de poder que permitieron el rápido retorno de los talibanes al control de Afganistán. Repasamos el papel de los actores internacionales, los pactos locales y la desilusión de una población que vio cómo la democracia prometida se desvanecía ante sus ojos en cuestión de días. ◼️ Edición Limitada Versus Vol.1 https://go.ivoox.com/sq/3153351 ◼️ ❓ ¿Se me escucha? Festival de Podcast de Albacete https://www.semeescucha.es/ ⭐ ¿Qué es la Edición Especial de Verano? Se trata de reediciones revisadas de episodios relevantes de nuestro arsenal, para que no pases el verano sin tu ración de Historia Bélica. Estamos en: WhatsApp https://bit.ly/CasusBelliWhatsApp X/Twitter https://twitter.com/CasusBelliPod Facebook https://www.facebook.com/CasusBelliPodcast Instagram estamos https://www.instagram.com/casusbellipodcast Telegram Canal https://t.me/casusbellipodcast Telegram Grupo de Chat https://t.me/casusbellipod YouTube https://bit.ly/casusbelliyoutube TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@casusbelli10 https://casusbelli.top ‍ Nuestro chat del canal es https://t.me/casusbellipod La música que aparece en este episodio está cubiertas por licencias privadas de Epidemic Sound, Jamendo, SUNO o SGAE SGAERRDDD/4/1074/1012, o están compuestos por Dani CarAn bajo Licencia Creative Commons Atribución – No Comercial 4.0 Internacional (CC BY-NC 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/deed.es ⚙️ El logotipo de Casus Belli Podcasdt y el resto de la Factoría Casus Belli están diseñados por Publicidad Fabián publicidadfabian@yahoo.es Las opiniones expresadas en este programa de pódcast, son de exclusiva responsabilidad de quienes las trasmiten. Que cada palo aguante su vela. ✉️¿Quieres contarnos algo? También puedes escribirnos a casus.belli.pod@gmail.com ¿Quieres anunciarte en este podcast, patrocinar un episodio o una serie? Hazlo a través de https://www.advoices.com/casus-belli-podcast-historia Si te ha gustado, y crees que nos lo merecemos, nos sirve mucho que nos des un like, ya que nos da mucha visibilidad. Muchas gracias por escucharnos, y hasta la próxima. Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

Marc Weitz had never owned a motorcycle, wasn't much for a plan and had three sources pointing toward two different routes. Then he rented a bike in Kabul and set out across Afghanistan toward the Minaret of Jam. Which route would he trust—and how would he know whether he was still on a road at all?

[This is one of the finalists in the 2026 book review contest, written by an ACX reader who will remain anonymous until after voting is done. I'll be posting about one of these a week for several months. When you've read them all, I'll ask you to vote for a favorite, so remember which ones you liked] A couple of decades ago in Kabul, a fellow aid worker on his third beer came up with a vivid simile for what American money was doing to the Afghan organizations implementing USAID projects. "It's like gluing a rabbit mouth-first to a fire hose. You blast its guts right out of its ass…but as long as the water keeps running, it looks like you've taught the rabbit to dance." Oxford politics professor Masooda Bano uses less lurid language, but Breakdown in Pakistan addresses the same basic phenomenon: how Western aid donors and INGOs unintentionally eviscerate so many of the local institutions they try to "capacity-build." The problem goes beyond the obvious mismatch of huge funds with small-scale organizations. Even low-to-moderate external funding can leave an organization hollowed out, bereft of local participants and the power it once had to motivate change on the ground. Anyone who cares about the global effectiveness of rich-country altruism needs to grasp the dynamic Bano analyzes. From the Western perspective, many of us want to put charitable money into a mechanism that delivers certain measurable outcomes (lives saved, morbidity reduced, income increased above poverty levels, etc.) as efficiently and reliably as possible. So we do our well-intentioned best to shape local institutions into a delivery vehicle for our projects. Readers of James C. Scott's Seeing Like a State will recall how mid-eighteenth-century German "scientific foresters" treated forests similarly, as a mechanism to reliably yield the highest volume of lumber. They planted spruce in vast uniform grids, ordered for easy counting and harvesting, while stripping out other non-timber species. The resulting monoculture plantations seemed ideal for both commercial exploitation and experimentation; it's much easier to control variables when you've removed as much natural variability as possible. Within a few decades, the downsides became evident. The first generation of trees grew strong, sucking up the accumulated benefits of the previous forest's soil ecology; later generations were stunted, as the lack of biodiversity left the soils nutrient-poor. Plantations packed with trees of the same species and same height were far more vulnerable to pathogens, pests, and extreme weather. Large-scale forest die-offs, Waldsterben, eventually forced foresters to drastically modify their approach. That metaphor fits Bano's story even better than my friend's gutted rabbit. Over the last four decades, we've been systematically replacing diverse old-growth institutions with more legible NGO plantations worldwide. While we've been enjoying our increased ability to control outcomes and test hypotheses, the rot has been spreading, the impoverished ecology stunting more and more of the forest. And now the wind through those uniform, hollowed-out aisles has built into a storm. https://www.astralcodexten.com/p/breakdown-in-pakistan

Episode #597: Victor Chan's life began not with a spiritual calling but with motion. Born in Hong Kong and trained in physics, he left without a fixed destination and spent the early 1970s moving across Europe and Asia along the hippie trail. “I was into sex, rock and roll and hedonism,” he says. Yet through a chance encounter in Kabul, he was introduced within a single year to three figures who would stay with him: the Dalai Lama in India, Mahasi Sayadaw in Rangoon, and Chögyam Trungpa in Colorado. Of the three, Mahasi Sayadaw left the deepest mark. Chan found formal meditation nearly unbearable, but Mahasi's presence stayed with him for decades. The Dalai Lama made a very different first impression: when Chan arrived in Dharamsala in 1972, road-worn, unwashed, and dressed like a wandering hippie, the future Nobel laureate could barely suppress his laughter. Later, Tibet itself became Chan's great field of movement. Entering during a brief window of looser restrictions in the early 1980s, he walked far beyond the usual routes, reaching monasteries, pilgrimage circuits, and remote artistic sites that had survived the Cultural Revolution. What drove him was not money or institutional backing, but compulsion, curiosity, and a nomadic instinct he still cannot fully explain. That work led to the Tibet Handbook, a vast guide documenting places, histories, and routes that were almost unknown to outsiders. It also brought him into the orbit of scholars like Michael Aris and, through those circles, into early contact with Aung San Suu Kyi, long before her political emergence. In later years, Chan's attention shifted toward another kind of movement: conversation. Through public events and intimate dinners, he came to value not instruction or mastery, but the exchange itself—an active, searching encounter between people, ideas, and worlds, forged in travel, risk, attention, and lifelong restlessness.

We start off this episdoe with a possible reason why Trumps White House Press Secretary really left her position, before we talk about Trump screwing over American beef farmers and his CIA director taking a secret trip to Moscow. We also discuss the Canadian premiere of Ontario who feels offended by Trump, military contrats worth almost $1 billion, and the Secret Service scandal thats unfolding right now. We also honor three Marines for being awarded for their action in Kabul and the alleged mastermind of 9/11 getting his day in court. Tim Curry passed away, Space X is building a launch site in Louisiana, a Houston attorney has been arrested for beasiality! To join in on the conversation next week, come to patreon.com/CajunKnightBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cult-of-conspiracy--5700337/support.

In our third of three episodes honoring the lives impacted by the US departure from Afghanistan in 2021, we repost one of our most moving episodes. Consular officer Alan Eaton helped scores of Afghans at risk evacuate from Kabul, working from inside the Abbey Gate at the airport at exactly the moment when our friend Toobah was on the other side of the gate, trying to get through.  As Alan explains, "This is Jews in Germany, 1940: These people have to get out."  Some did get out, some didn't.  Alan shares these human moments. 

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Meta settles a multi-state lawsuit alleging the technology company intentionally got young people addicted to their Facebook and Instagram media platforms, causing them harm, for $18 billion as a trial was underway in California; President Donald Trump and his senior trade adviser Peter Navarro defend U.S. tariffs on Canada that led this week to equal tariffs from Canada in response and the start of what could be a prolonged trade war; President Trump at the urging of radio talk show host Glenn Beck says he will look into easing beef processing regulations to bring down the price of meat. President earlier said he will allow more beef imports tariff free. We will talk about it with Washington Examiner White House reporter Naomi Lim (20); Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is questioned about the measles deaths of two unvaccinated people in Pennsylvania; Head of International Atomic Energy Agency is asked about Iran's nuclear program; On this fifth anniversary of the deadly bombing at Abbey Gate in Kabul, Afghanistan during the U.S. military withdrawal, Defense Secretary Peter Hegseth honors Marines who acted heroically that day; Campaign 2026 roundup of Tuesday's elections in South Carolina, Oklahoma and Georgia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text MessageA single moment at Abbey Gate still captures a whole era of American foreign policy: a Marine identifies a threat, asks for permission to act, and is told no until the danger disappears into the crowd. Hours later, the Kabul evacuation turns into a massacre that kills 13 American service members and scores of Afghan civilians. Five years on, we slow down and tell the story with the weight it deserves, because remembrance means more than silence. It means asking what decisions were made, who owned them, and why accountability never showed up afterward.From there, we zoom out and connect three books that frame the problem in plain terms. We use Michael Mandelbaum's “The Four Ages of American Foreign Policy” to explain how the United States became a hyperpower and still stumbled through repeated setbacks. We pull in Serhii Plokhy's writing on the Russo-Ukrainian War to underline a pattern: ambiguity is an invitation, and hesitation is never neutral. When the free world hedges, predators don't wait politely. We tie those ideas back to Kabul, where America had the tools to secure the evacuation but lacked the competent, decisive leadership to use them.Then we face the present. Afghanistan under the Taliban is a closed emirate, and the crisis for women and girls is among the worst on the planet. We also dig into Iran and the administration's next move: “Economic D-Day,” a strategy built around aggressive secondary sanctions and maritime pressure designed to squeeze Iran's cash without launching another shooting war. The big question is enforcement, especially when most Iranian oil reportedly flows to China and the world watches whether Washington has the stomach to follow through.Key Points from the Episode:• Recounting the Abbey Gate timeline and the denied requests to engage a suspected bomber • Arguing that these deaths are not inevitable but tied to incompetent, unaccountable decisions • Explaining the “hyperpower without success” idea and why strength fails without will • Linking Afghanistan, Georgia, and Ukraine through the lesson that ambiguity invites aggression • Asking what Afghanistan looks like under Taliban rule and what happened to women and girls • Debating why the US stayed after 2011 and what “finishing the job” would have required • Assessing Iran pressure after regional strikes and the way allies hedge when costs rise • Breaking down “Economic D-Day,” secondary sanctions, maritime blockade concepts, and the China enforcement problem If this episode helped you to see the story more clearly, I'd be grateful if you left a review. Click the link if we've earned five stars from you.Other goodnessLM#37---American Foreign Policy,  part 3 Check us out over at substack!   We are building and have built out a whole library of book briefs, just one pager's five-minute read over at the Mojo Book Academy on Substack, mojoacademy.substack.com.  Keep fighting the good fight!

In this episode of Crossing Faiths, John Pinna speaks with Naweed Kawusi, a former Colonel in the Afghan National Army and author of The Bleeding Nation, about his harrowing escape from Afghanistan during the 2021 collapse and his transition to life in Brazil. The conversation delves into the complex history of foreign intervention in Afghanistan, with Kawusi arguing that the nation's "Gordian knot" of problems stems from a cycle of ethnic grievances and reliance on external benefactors rather than internal accountability. They explore the failures of the previous Republic, the self-interested legacy of Afghan warlords, and the strategic nature of the current Taliban regime. Ultimately, Kawusi emphasizes that long-term stability requires a shift away from "quick wins" and toward grassroots education and a unified Afghan identity that transcends historical divisions and foreign agendas. Naweed is a retired colonel who served with the Afghanistan National Defense and Security Forces, beginning with the Afghan Commandos in 2002 and then again from 2019 with the Afghanistan National Police. Before the fall of Kabul in 2021, he oversaw support and outreach to over 130,000 police families across Afghanistan's 34 provinces. Before that, he served as Director General of International Cooperation at Afghanistan's Ministry of Interior, where he led the ministry's development effort in rebuilding the Afghanistan National Police within the mandate of the Law and Order Trust Fund for Afghanistan (LOTFA), a 22-nation reconstruction fund. He founded the Kabul Institute, an Afghan-led policy and research organization focused on governance, accountability, and peacebuilding in Afghanistan, and teaches at the University of São Paulo. He is the author of The Bleeding Nation: Superpowers, Ethnic Politics, and Afghanistan's Collapse and The Brave and the Corrupt, forthcoming by McFarland Publishers. Naweed also serves as COO of EOPA (Elected Officials to Protect America), where he oversees the organization's overall operations and strategic direction. He is also a member of the Military Writers Guild, a global non-profit network of service members, veterans, civilian analysts, journalists, and writers dedicated to advocating for, collaborating on, and promoting military affairs and security-related writing. The Bleeding Nation: https://bookshop.org/a/126163/9786597649006

This week on CounterSpin: The US news media marked the anniversary of August 2021's nominal withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan. A New York Times story explained that Taliban flags were “flying high along the streets of Kabul,” but that the deeper truth is that “the Taliban are holding Afghan society in a chokehold that spares no one.” But, the paper alleges, “The Taliban know the world wants a stable Afghanistan—one that isn't a source of refugees, drugs or terrorism.” I don't have enough breath to describe the hypocritical fantasizing in that sort of statement. But CounterSpin has hosted numerous reporters, researchers and activists over the course of the decades of devastating US intervention in Afghanistan—which did not, in fact, suddenly and righteously begin in the wake of the September 11, 2001, attacks. We'll hear some of those conversations this week. And I will say, there has been some attention rightfully paid to the abandonment of Afghans who, at great danger to themselves, helped US troops, and who are now treated as yet more brown hordes seeking to sneak into the US. But those historical, human rights–based conversations are being overwhelmed by storylines like that from the Times, that talks about Afghanistan's “fragile peace” being “already at risk,” every bit as though the United States hasn't played a monumental role in making that peace impossible. And while we're reimagining history, please recall Dan Rather, on David Letterman on September 17, 2001, describing his definition of his job as journalist: “George Bush is the president, he makes the decisions, and, you know, as just one American, if he wants me to line up, just tell me where.” We're going to hear from Phyllis Bennis from the Institute for Policy Studies; from Matthew Hoh, senior fellow with the Center for International Policy; and Sonali Kolhatkar, host/producer of Rising Up With Sonali, and author—most recently—of Breaking ICE: Community Defense Against State Terror and MAGA Fascism. And there is much more about Afghanistan on FAIR.org. CounterSpin provides a critical examination of the each week's major news stories, and exposes what the mainstream media may have missed in their own coverage. Produced by the national media watch group FAIR (Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting). The post CounterSpin – Phyllis Bennis (2021), Matthew Hoh (2021) and Sonali Kolhatkar (2010) on Afghanistan CounterSpin appeared first on KPFA.

El régimen talibán en Afganistán vive un lavado de cara por parte de influencers y youtubers occidentales que banalizan sus medidas represivas contra la población, particularmente contra la femenina, a la que intentan desaparecer a toda costa tanto de la vida pública como de la privada. Por eso Xavier Orri y Mario Roehrich nos traen historias desde Kabul, donde, mientras un youtuber francés viaja con su camarita promocionando el país, el vender flores y caminar con un hombre en San Valentín puede suponer una condena de por vida.

Jill Kornetsky has spent more than a decade working “boots on the ground” in Afghanistan, from USAID and anticorruption work to founding nonprofits focused on food security and self-reliance. After evacuating Afghanistan to protect her assistant from Taliban threats, Jill returned to Kabul and remains committed to helping Afghan families build greater independence. She joined Dan to share her firsthand perspective on Afghanistan’s past and present, along with her bold vision for a brighter future.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In August 2021, Taliban fighters took control of the presidential palace in Kabul and re-established control over the whole country. Five years on, we look at how media access and the freedom of expression continue to be eroded. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Army told Paul Benfield he was colorblind. That left him two job options: mortician, or truck driver. So he enlisted as a human resources clerk instead. On purpose. Because the human resources clerk is the person who files the transfer paperwork. Retired US Army Major Paul Benfield served 21 years, from a broke peacetime Army in 1997 to the Pentagon in 2018. He enlisted, went to war, came back, commissioned as an officer, and did it all again. He was in a hangar in Hungary on September 11th, 2001, five days after his first daughter was born. He took an RPG to his truck in Fallujah. He raided the wrong house in Baghdad. And he is one of the few people who can tell you honestly what changed across the entire Global War on Terror, because he saw it from the bottom and from the top. Michael Schwartz has known him since high school. They were next door neighbors. Michael tried to talk him out of enlisting, and says so on the record. This is not a special operations highlight reel. It is a career, start to finish, told by a friend. Chapters: 0:00 Cold open 2:28 Why this interview, 25 years after 9/11 5:33 Meet retired US Army Major Paul Benfield 6:36 The peacetime Army: saying "bang bang" because there was no money for blanks 11:03 He went to Airborne School before he ever joined the Army 13:33 Colorblind: your choices are mortician or truck driver 16:11 The loophole: enlist as the clerk who files the paperwork 16:56 Korea, the 82nd, and the plan backfiring 18:20 The phone call from JSOC, February 2001 19:58 What JSOC was actually doing before 9/11 26:51 September 11th: a hangar in Hungary and a colonel who thought it was a drill 31:16 Tracking casualties, and six hours total in Afghanistan 35:41 "Done by Christmas," and the whack-a-mole that followed 38:02 Afghan small arms: AKs, PKMs, and a British Enfield 42:47 Becoming an officer, and curing his own colorblindness 48:15 What "human resources" means at a tier one unit 52:23 M16 to M4: the rail system that changed everything 55:22 Ranger, Green Beret, Delta: who is who 1:00:29 Why nobody can tell you how Delta picks 1:04:30 Hollywood and the broken veteran myth 1:09:22 Ranger School, and the vendetta that backfired 1:15:50 Sadr City during the surge 1:20:52 The RPG that hit his truck and did not go off 1:29:45 "We shot him on purpose. He was just the wrong guy." 1:38:19 Two definitions of corruption 1:41:15 Kabul falling 1:44:07 1997 to 2018: what actually changed 1:45:38 Twenty one years, four kids, and a marriage that survived it 1:49:33 "I told him it was the stupidest idea. I was wrong." 1:51:29 Is the war on terror even over? If you served, if you have a kid thinking about enlisting, or if you have only ever seen this war through a movie, this one is worth your time. New episodes premiere every Sunday at 5 PM PT. More at gunownersradio.com #GunOwnersRadio #Veterans #WarOnTerror #ArmyVeteran #MilitaryHistory

Mentre le guerre portano il Medio Oriente ogni giorno nelle nostre case, cosa sappiamo della vita che oggi le persone, e le donne in particolare, conducono sotto il regime di Kabul? Com'è la vita in Afghanistan a cinque anni dal ritorno dei Talebani?Seguici su Facebook e Instagram o abbonati ai nostri podcast cliccando qui. 

The Taliban authorities in Afghanistan have been celebrating the fifth anniversary of their return to power in Kabul. But they continue to face allegations of severe repression of women and girls, who are now virtually excluded from all public life. The BBC's Lyse Doucet has an assessment of life under the Taliban and she talks to two former BBC Afghan journalists who managed to escape rule under the Taliban.Also in the programme: Israel has defended its deadly strikes across southern Lebanon, saying they were in retaliation for a Hezbollah attack on its occupying forces. We find out why the Lebanese president has cast doubts on Israel's sincerity in peace negotiations. And we hear from the soul backing trio, the Womack sisters who've finally released their self-titled debut album this week. (Photo: Members of the Taliban participate in a rally to mark five years in power, in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 15, 2026. Credit: Reuters/Sayed Hassi.)

The Taliban is celebrating 5 years since they seized-back control of Afghanistan - with parades and events that women are banned from joining. The BBC's Lyse Doucet joins us live from Kabul with an assessment of life under the Taliban, and why so many women fear for their safety with the extremists back in charge.Also in the programme: We'll have the latest on the Indonesian earthquake; we'll discuss what impact Ukrainian attacks are having on Russian civilians; and we'll hear from the musician still playing jazz at 100.(Photo shows members of the Taliban attending a rally to mark five years in power in Kabul, Afghanistan on 15 August 2026. Credit: Mohammad Yunus Yawar/Reuters)

Firefighters are battling hot spots still burning in the West Midlands; a blaze that devastated the town of Stourbridge is under control.Dozens of people are killed in a powerful earthquake off the Indonesian island of Flores. Lyse Doucet reports from Kabul where supporters of the Taliban celebrate five years since the western-backed government was forced out of power.

Today, August 15, marks five years since the Taliban recaptured Kabul and returned to power in Afghanistan. The country was transformed literally overnight. The measures imposed by the authoritarian rulers from the hardline islamist movement have hit Afghan women and girls particularly hard. What does their life look like today? Guest: Amie Ferris-Rotman - British-American journalist and editor, co-author with Zahra Joya of The Vanishing Girl of Kabul Článek a další informace najdete na webu Seznam Zprávy Sledujte nás na sociálních sítích X, Instagram, Threads nebo Bluesky. Náměty a připomínky nám můžete psát na e-mail zaminutusest@sz.cz

An Afghan activist who ran the last remaining safe house and shelter for abused women in Kabul until it was forced to shutter last December is still doing her best to voice the aspirations of Afghan girls and women; but she's wondering if it's now time to leave. Also, a group of female bird guides in Uganda set a global example for the business. And, a city in Thailand that's taken over by monkeys. Plus, what do the wrinkles on an elephant's trunk mean? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

This week marks five years since the Taliban swept into Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, seizing back power. In those five years, girls' and women's rights have drastically worsened, as has the country's humanitarian situation. We hear from the BBC's chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet, who has been travelling to Afghanistan for many years and has returned again now to report on life under Taliban rule, five years on from the 2021 Taliban takeover.Also in the programme: extreme rainfall in Japan has led to the deaths of several people and caused major travel disruption near Tokyo; new research by the artificial intelligence giant Anthropic finds autonomous AI agents engage in “turf wars” when pitted against each another; and builders renovating a building in Belgium have struck gold, after they discovered a stash of treasure sealed into the walls of its cellar.(Photo: women walk through a market in Kandahar, Afghanistan, 4 August 2026. Credit: EPA/Shutterstock)

As Taliban officials celebrate the anniversary of the 2021 fall of Kabul, Afghan journalist Zahra Joya tallies the grim toll being paid by the country's women and girls. An activist says the world needs to do more to condemn Israeli settlers who have surrounded Palestinian homes in the West Bank — trapping families with no water or electricity. Decades after they met as teenagers and became friends, two women learn they are, in fact, biological sisters. We hear about their first encounter as girls — and more recently, as relatives. More than 80 years after a landmark battle in the Second World War, a tiny Pacific Island remains littered with landmines. Our guest describes the dangerous detective work needed to clear out the explosives those soldiers left behind.As voting heats up for this year's invertebrate of the year competition, a scientist in Slovenia makes the case for a giant bee nicknamed the flying mouse. As It Happens, the Friday edition, radio that asks: ARE YOU READY TO BUMBLE?!

Five years on since the Taliban took over Afghanistan, we hear how it has changed women's lives in the country and beyond. Anita Rani speaks to BBC World Service journalist Mahjooba Nowrouzi in Kabul, and human rights activist Shaharzad Akbar. We'll also hear from 21-year-old Purvin Juma who left Afghanistan in 2021 and fled to the UK.Pregnancy, motherhood, fertility treatment: why are some female entrepreneurs keeping major life events secret? The founder Eshita Kabra joins us to discuss the culture of life editing and whether women still feel they have to choose between business success and family life. We also hear from Emmie Faust from Female Founders Rise, which supports female entrepreneurs.A chance discovery in an attic has revealed that the Booker Prize-winning novelist Iris Murdoch also had an artistic side. More than 80 of her artworks have been found in a secret room in the attic of her former home, where they had been lying for decades. They include the only self-portrait she is known to have painted, four surrealist landscapes and three sketches of female nudes. Dr Miles Leeson, who made the discovery and is Director of the Iris Murdoch Research Centre at the University of Chichester, and Professor Anne Rowe join us to discuss the importance of the art.The Hundred has brought a new audience to cricket with its fast-paced 100-ball format, star players and family-friendly atmosphere. Uniquely, women's and men's matches are played as double headers at the same venue on the same day, giving equal prominence to both competitions. With this season's finals taking place at Lord's on Sunday, Anita is joined by BBC cricket commentator Alison Mitchell to discuss the growth of The Hundred, the impact it has had on the women's game, and the teams and players to watch as the tournament reaches its climax.PRESENTER: Anita Rani PRODUCER: Melanie Abbott

Vor fünf Jahren übernahmen die Taliban wieder die Macht in Kabul. Der Afghanistan-Einsatz des Westens ist politisch und militärisch gescheitert. Wie sich das Land seitdem verändert hat. Und: Wegen Dürre kann die Ernte dieses Jahr schlechter ausfallen. Schmidt-Mattern, Barbara

It's been five years since the Taliban took over Afghanistan's capital. Since then, the country has been plunged into economic crisis and women have all but disappeared from society. The Times' special correspondent Anthony Loyd has been reporting from Afghanistan for 30 years. He's been back on the streets of Kabul and on patrol with the Taliban's morality police finding out what life is like for ordinary Afghans.This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.com/thestoryGuest: Anthony Loyd, special correspondent, The Times. Host: Manveen Rana.Producers: Emily Webb, Jennifer Kennedy.We want to hear from you - email: thestory@thetimes.comRead more: On patrol with the Taliban's ‘Virtue and Vice' policeClips: BBC, Al Jazeera, DW News, ABC News, Fox 59, CBS, ARB 24.Photo: Getty Images.This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism subscribe here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Much of the world's attention moved on after the 2021 fall of Kabul. But for Afghan women, the crisis has deepened under the Taliban regime Five years on, advocates are calling for recognition of gender apartheid under international law.

Nauwelijks vrouwen op straat, nergens muziek te horen en een blinkend schoon Kabul. Correspondent Devi Boerema maakte een bijzondere reis door Afghanistan.  Toen de Taliban vijf jaar geleden in Afghanistan de macht weer greep, en Westerse troepen het land verlieten, was er een voorzichtige hoop dat de Taliban gematigder was geworden. Maar vijf jaar later is dat een illusie gebleken.  Meisjes mogen tot hun twaalde naar school en daarna houdt het op, vertelt Devi Boerema, die onder meer een meisjesschool bezocht. 'Ik vond het een moeilijke reportage om te maken,' zegt ze in de podcast. 'Want je staat daar als journalist en dan komt er een meisje op je af dat zegt dat zij óók journalist wil worden, maar je weet dat dat in de huidige situatie niet kan. Wat zegt je dan tegen zo'n meisje?' Reageren? Mail dedag@nos.nl Presentatie en montage: Elisabeth Steinz Redactie: IJsbrand Terpstra Eindredactie: Rosanne Sies

Afghánistán žije už pět let pod vládou hnutí Tálibán. Jeho návrat se v srpnu roku 2021 odehrál prakticky bez odporu, poté co americké a další západní síly vyklidily po 20 letech války pole. Země se v podstatě přes noc proměnila. Opatření autoritářské vlády Tálibánu dopadají tvrdě především na afghánské ženy a dívky, které byly prakticky vymazány z veřejného života. Jak jejich život dnes vypadá? Host: Amie Ferris-Rotman - britsko-americká novinářka, spoluautorka nově vydané knihy Mizející dívka z Kábulu (The Vanishing Girl of Kabul, 2026) Článek a další informace najdete na webu Seznam Zprávy Sledujte nás na sociálních sítích X, Instagram, Threads nebo Bluesky. Náměty a připomínky nám můžete psát na e-mail zaminutusest@sz.cz

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General Jens Arlt hat noch deutlich vor Augen, was er im August 2021 in Kabul erlebt hat. Vor fünf Jahren befehligte er die Evakuierungsmission der Bundeswehr. Über 5.000 Menschen konnten damals ausgeflogen werden, während die Taliban die Macht übernahmen

Another Firefighter Lost 30 Minutes Ago. Why ‘Never Forget' Became A Punchline. His 9/11 Anniversary Message: “Don't Be A Dick”. Inside The Deutsche Bank Fire. The Halloween Attack. The Illnesses Still Killing First Responders. Rob Serra is a legendary FDNY firefighter whose first day on the job was September 11, 2001. He's spent the twenty-plus years since burying brothers, fighting his own government for basic acknowledgement that the air wasn't clean, and refusing to let the country slide into the comfortable amnesia of an annual hashtag. In this conversation, Paul Rieckhoff sits down with Rob as another FDNY firefighter dies of a 9/11 illness thirty minutes before they hit record — a gut-punch reminder that 9/11 is not a memory, it's still killing people this week. They get into the moral injury that connects 9/11 first responders to Afghanistan veterans: the same government that stood at the microphones promising "never forget" is the same government that told sick firefighters to go beg, and the same government that left Americans and allies on a tarmac in Kabul. Rob talks about the 257 FDNY brothers lost to 9/11 illness, the Deutsche Bank fire, raising kids while his body breaks down, an eight-year-old son who called him lazy, and why his sign-off is "stay low." It's raw, it's specific, and it's the kind of conversation that reminds you why humanity — not partisanship — is the thing worth protecting. -WATCH full video of this episode here. -Millions of American veterans are being locked out of primary elections in the country they served. See what we're doing to change that. -Visit Kalshi and trade on anything. Use code [INDEPENDENT] to get ten dollars when you trade ten. -Head to cozyearth.com and use the code AMERICANS for an exclusive 20% off. -Join Noble Mobile today and get a $100 bonus when you use code PAUL and stay a member for 2 months! -Join IVA and help us get independent veterans elected to office. -Learn more about Paul's work to elect a new generation of independent leaders with Independent Veterans of America. -Learn more about American Veterans for Ukraine here. -Remember Independent is an Attitude. -Learn more about The Headstrong Project for Veterans, Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS), and Department of Veterans Affairs resources in your area. Seeking support is not a sign of weakness. It's a show of strength. If you or a loved one are in immediate crisis, dial 988 and press 1, or text 838255. Connect with Independent Americans: Subscribe on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and all podcast platforms Read more at Substack Support ad-free episodes at Patreon  Connect: Instagram  • X/Twitter • BlueSky • Facebook  Follow on social: @PaulRieckhoff on X, Instagram, Threads, and Bluesky -Join the movement. Hook into our exclusive Patreon community of Independent Americans. Get extra content, connect with guests, meet other Independent Americans, attend events, get merch discounts, and support this show that speaks truth to power.  -And get cool IA and Righteous hats, t-shirts and other merch now in time for the new year.  Independent Americans is powered by veteran-owned and led Righteous Media.  And now part of the BLEAV network!  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Năm năm sau khi Taliban trở lại nắm quyền, phụ nữ và trẻ em gái Afghanistan tiếp tục phải đối mặt với những hạn chế nghiêm trọng về giáo dục, việc làm, tự do đi lại và tham gia đời sống xã hội. Trong cảnh lưu vong, các nữ cầu thủ bóng đá Afghanistan đang nỗ lực tái lập đội tuyển quốc gia và biến bóng đá thành tiếng nói cho những phụ nữ đang bị tước đoạt các quyền căn bản tại quê nhà.

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This month marks five years since the United States' chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, and this weekend marks half a decade since the fall of Kabul and the Taliban's return to power. Azadah Raz Mohammad, a lawyer from Afghanistan and legal advisor to the End Gender Apartheid campaign, joined "Forbes Newsroom" to discuss what life is like under Taliban rule and her legal fight against the group to hold them accountable.Read more about the End Gender Apartheid campaign: endgenderapartheid.today Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send us Fan MailJonny Ball welcomes Minister for Veterans & People at the UK Ministry of Defence, Calvin Bailey MBE MP.  We talk about his growing up in South East London, what inspired him to join the RAF, and the power of football communities with the Armed Forces.  This was recorded exclusively for Veterans In Politics.We also pay tribute to Operation Pitting, as we hit the 5 year anniversary of the withdrawal from Kabul, Afghanistan, where as a pilot, Calvin played a vital role.  This episode is dedicated to all those who served and the civilians impacted by conflict.Calvin is the Labour MP for Leyton and Wanstead, elected on the 5th of July 2024. Born in Zambia, Calvin's family moved to London, settling in Plumstead. Growing up in south-east London as a young Black man, he faced far-right violence and was deeply affected by the tragic murder of Stephen Lawrence, the older brother of his close friend Stuart. This event profoundly influenced Calvin's politics and desire to serve the community. Calvin graduated with a Master of Engineering from the University of Exeter in 1999 and later completed a Master of Arts in War Studies at King's College London in 2017.Calvin spent over 24-years in the Royal Air Force, rising to the rank of Wing Commander. During his military service, he led humanitarian efforts and operations in conflict zones. He was awarded an MBE for his support of relief operations in Haiti and the Philippines. He also proudly led critical missions, including commanding the UK's largest deployed Air Wing during the COVID-19 pandemic and overseeing the evacuation of 14,000 people from Kabul during Operation Pitting where he made the critical decision to double the number of passengers taken per flight, recognising that the risk of overloading the aircraft was outweighed by the risk to the lives of those who would have been left behind.Calvin became a junior minister in Keir Starmer's government when he was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Veterans and People on 12 June 2026. A role he kept during the Burnham reshuffle.See more here: https://www.calvinbailey.co.uk/Support the show✅Support The Show Help Us Grow! Help us reach more veterans by donating the cost of a cup of coffee today...

The Police Federation calls for a U-turn as its public petition reaches 829,000. Lyse Doucet joins us from Kabul five years on from its takeover by the Taliban. We visit one of the country's oldest petrol stations, which will trial pre-payment at the pump to foil fuel thieves. We meet our listener who's walked all fifteen National Parks and swap tips on the hosepipe ban. And Chris Moss shares his untrodden alternatives to the UK's tourist traps. Our reviewers are Simon Calder Travel Guru, Hannah Betts from the Times and barrister Jasvir Singh.

Let us know what you think of the show and what we can do better! Thirteen service members died at Abbey Gate, and the country barely blinked before the headlines changed. That silence is what Navy veteran, entrepreneur, and wooden flag craftsman Joe Burdick could not accept, so he turned remembrance into something tangible, public, and permanent.We talk about the Abbey Gate bombing during the Kabul evacuation and why it still hits so hard for Global War on Terror veterans who understand the true cost of service. Joe walks me through his own Navy aviation story, the disorienting shift from military purpose to civilian uncertainty, and how building handmade wooden American flags became a bridge back to service. What began as craftsmanship and community support grew into something much bigger once he met Gold Star families, including the family of Max Soviak, the only one of the 13 from Ohio.From there, the conversation becomes a blueprint for civic action and veteran advocacy. Joe explains how he organized a local Abbey Gate Remembrance Day in Seven Hills, partnered with state lawmakers, testified, and helped pass Ohio Senate Bill 244 to honor all 13 fallen by name. We also dig into what this kind of remembrance can look like in schools and communities, why the national effort still matters, and the simple steps listeners can take to push similar legislation in their own states.If you believe “never forget” has to mean more than a post, listen, share this with someone who cares about military service and Gold Star families, and subscribe and leave a review so more people find these stories.Support the showVisit my website: https://thehello.llc/THERESACARPENTERRead my writings on my blog: https://www.theresatapestries.com/Listen to other episodes on my podcast: https://storiesofservice.buzzsprout.comWatch episodes of my podcast:https://www.youtube.com/c/TheresaCarpenter76

Green Beret Perry Blackburn joins Jim Robinson and Lori Prust to reveal why the best leaders listen first, act second, and how ego gets in the way.Perry Blackburn spent his career as a Green Beret combat diver, one of the first Americans on the ground in Afghanistan after 9/11, part of the horse-mounted "Horse Soldiers" featured in 12 Strong. After retiring, he founded AFG Free, a nonprofit that rescued over 2,000 Americans and allies after the fall of Kabul, and later started 18 Series Coffee Company to fund humanitarian aid in Ukraine.In this conversation, Perry breaks down the difference between split-second combat decisions and deliberate planning, why ego is the biggest barrier to listening, and how trust, built one decision at a time, is what actually holds a team together under pressure.⏱️CHAPTERS0:53 From Green Beret to Humanitarian: Perry's Story3:04 Why Leaders Struggle to Listen5:34 The Feedback That Changed His Leadership7:27 "Uniqueness Wins": Embracing What Makes You Different9:18 Ego Isn't Your Amigo: Empowering Your Team11:17 Building Trust Through Buy-In15:16 How Listening Builds Influence16:09 A Split-Second Combat Decision in Afghanistan20:34 Founding AFG Free: Rescuing Americans After Kabul Fell29:00 Answering the Call: Lead with Empathy30:11 18 Series Coffee Company: Bringing Aid to Ukraine33:14 Getting Comfortable Being Uncomfortable40:24 A Team Effort: Lobbying in Washington for Military Families45:15 Perry's Best Advice for Becoming a Better ListenerABOUT PERRY BLACKBURNPerry Blackburn is a former Green Beret combat diver who served multiple tours in Afghanistan and Iraq, including as part of the horse-mounted "Horse Soldiers" featured in the film 12 Strong. He is the CEO and founder of AFG Free, a nonprofit that fed, sheltered, and evacuated American citizens and allies from Afghanistan after the 2021 withdrawal, and he later founded 18 Series Coffee Company to fund humanitarian aid in Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine.---ABOUT VISIONARY LEADERLeadership insights for executives, entrepreneurs, and business owners who want to lead with real influence. Not just authority. Jim Robinson is an executive coach, leadership speaker, and author of Leading with Empathy. Every week, Jim & Lori Prust share practical frameworks and honest conversations on visionary leadership, emotional intelligence, building high-performance teams, and the psychology of leadership.

How did Soviet-era bureaucratic stamps and a personal relationship between highly placed Afghan frenemies impact the outcome of US involvement in Afghanistan? Amb. John Bass shares the part of the story you have never heard before as we reflect on our exit five years later.

Nadia Hashimi joins Carol Fitzgerald to discuss her new novel, CITY OF WIDOWS, a Bookreporter Bets On selection set in Afghanistan, a place that she previously wrote about. While the book looks back in time, the arc of it moves towards the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, focusing on Afghan female soldiers, journalists, and the chaos of evacuation. Nadia talks about the shock of the total Taliban takeover — many had hoped for a power-sharing arrangement — and the rapid reversal of 20 years of progress for women. Marjan, Nadia's protagonist, had been a soldier in an elite unit of women serving with the Afghan army working with the Americans. As the Taliban advance toward Kabul in the summer of 2021 following the U.S. withdrawal announcement, Marjan and her unit go from hunters to hunted, facing a ticking clock to escape or find safety. She is on the run with her daughter, Hawa, hoping to get on one of the last planes leaving Kabul for the U.S. Nadia talks about the City of Widows, a place in Afghanistan where widowed women built their own homes on a hill, away from the city, creating an independent community. The Taliban's restrictions are deliberate and systematic, designed to suppress potential backlash by eliminating women's access to education, community and economic participation. Nadia notes that international outrage about what has happened in Afghanistan has faded, which she describes as "the heartbreaking part." The book grew from direct personal involvement in the evacuation crisis and a desire to highlight the hidden complexity and agency of Afghan women. CITY OF WIDOWS is a stand-alone novel but rewards readers of THE PEARL THAT BROKE ITS SHELL with a deeper understanding of Marjan's origins and transformation. Our Latest "Bookreporter Talks To" Interviews: Sophie Chen Keller: https://youtu.be/bWMs3VWUC4A Ben Reeves: https://youtu.be/Jsr5c3WQPuQ Rachel Beanland: https://youtu.be/6Piw8q7pGkc Lisa Scottolin: https://youtu.be/9MsfXILFZ_Y John Searles: https://youtu.be/LA2gXPoc_zk Jenny Jackson: https://youtu.be/V116A5eBBBE Beatriz Williams: https://youtu.be/d554V2bGHSQ Lori Foster: https://youtu.be/C2xlNPgKjm0 Our Latest "Bookaccino Live" Book Group Events: Bruce Holsinger: https://youtu.be/wwQjtlPePBQ Wally Lamb: https://youtu.be/-eMtMznKoVE Laura Dave: https://youtu.be/RRWrSjdxyrc Lisa Ridzén: https://youtu.be/dleYdLoh0bY Patrick Ryan: https://youtu.be/keazeWK1lto Lily King: https://youtu.be/_yo2x2ZA0B0 Sign up for newsletters from Bookreporter and Reading Group Guides here: https://tbrnetwork.com/newsletters/ FOLLOW US on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bookreporter Website: https://www.bookreporter.com Art Credit: Tom Fitzgerald Edited by Jordan Redd Productions

Send us Fan MailSummary: In this in-depth interview, Sergeant Major Daniel J Wallace shares his extensive military career, insights into strategic communication, leadership credibility, and the evolving landscape of military public affairs. Discover practical advice for aspiring public affairs professionals and the importance of authenticity and adaptability in high-pressure environments.BIO: SGM Daniel Wallace enlisted in the U.S. Army in January 2003 as a health care specialist before reclassifying in November 2009 to become a public affairs specialist. He is currently assigned to the 21st Theater Sustainment Command as the Chief Public Affairs Noncommissioned Officer at Panzer Kaserne, Kaiserslautern, Germany.SGM Wallace has served in a variety of positions during his 23 years of service, these include: Public Affairs Advisor to the Sergeant Major of the Army at the Pentagon, Virginia; First Sergeant for American Forces Network Pacific HQ at Yokota Air Base, Japan; Public Affairs Plans and Operations NCO for Eighth Army at Camp Humphreys South Korea; and Public Affairs Operations NCO for the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. He has had multiple deployments, including: Operation Iraqi Freedom to Tikrit, Iraq, and Camp Burhing, Kuwait; and Operation Enduring Freedom to Kabul, Afghanistan.SGM Wallace is a Christian and husband to Jobelle Wallace, and father to three daughters, Althea (22), Tyrish (21), and Ayumi (17), and one son, Gabriel (14).SG

In this episode of New Books Network, I speak with Nabi Sahak about his book, Anglo-Afghan Power and Politics, 1893–1947: The Durand Line Unmasked (Palgrave Macmillan, 2025). Anglo-Afghan Power and Politics revisits one of the most contested borders in the modern world. The roughly 2,640-kilometre line drawn in 1893 by Mortimer Durand and Amir Abdur Rahman Khan, which today divides Pashtun communities between Afghanistan and Pakistan. Sahak's central argument is that the historical purpose of the Durand Line has never been settled: was it a temporary sphere-of-influence arrangement, a frontier meant to manage dissent, or a genuine international border? The book contends that answering this question by using long-neglected Afghan-language sources alongside the familiar British colonial record. Anchored chronologically in the period from Abdur Rahman Khan's rise to Afghan independence in 1919, with earlier and later chapters extending the frame back to 1761 and forward to 1947, the book draws on original correspondence between the Afghan Amir and British viceroys, the writings of Afghan historians such as Ghubar, Kakar, and Habibi, the accounts of colonial officials like Holdich and Caroe, and a set of original interviews with contemporary Afghan and Pakistani scholars and politicians. What distinguishes the book is its explicit reframing of the dispute as a matter of missing perspective. Sahak argues that decades of scholarship on the Durand Line have been built almost entirely on British and Pakistani positions, leaving the Afghan and Pashtun view including the lived experience of communities split by the line is largely absent from the international debate. Writing partly from personal history as someone who grew up in Kabul during the Soviet occupation and civil war, Sahak situates the technical and diplomatic history of the boundary within its human cost. The author treats the line not only as a nineteenth-century colonial artefact but as an unresolved question still shaping Afghanistan-Pakistan relations, Pashtun identity, and regional security today. Qaseem Ahmadzai holds a master's degree in intellectual history from Södertörn University, Sweden. His research focuses on postcolonial theory, historiography, and non-Western intellectual traditions, with particular attention to Afghanistan and the broader Pashto-Persephone worlds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Nihilistic western leaders have been pushing for decades to have a major war with Russia. Former Royal Navy commander Steve Jermy says they're about to get that war, and lose badly. (00:00) What Is Happening Between Russia and Ukraine? (09:21) Why Would the US and NATO Want a War With Russia? (15:32) The EU's Promotion of Foolish Leaders (20:17) Where the US Stands With Russia and Where We're Headed (43:39) Where Does the West Stand on Energy? As a young naval aviator, Commodore Steve Jermy's first operational deployment was in the Falklands War flying from HMS Invincible. As a senior naval officer, his final operational deployment was in Afghanistan as Strategy Director in the British Embassy, Kabul. In between: at sea, he commanded 4 ships and a destroyer squadron; ashore, he served in 4 policy appointments in Britain's Ministry of Defence and led British naval aviation as Commodore Fleet Air Arm. After leaving the navy, he worked for 15 years in the offshore energy sector. His qualifications include an MPhil from Cambridge University in International Relations, including International Economics, and he is the author of Strategy for Action: Using Force Wisely in the 21st Century. Having stepped down from the offshore energy sector, he now writes a Substack - https://stevejermy.substack.com - and is a regular YouTube interviewee on geopolitics, war, economics, energy, and their intersection. https://stevejermy.substack.com/p/principles-and-practice-of-air-defence  Paid partnerships with: Ethos: Protect your family with life insurance from Ethos. Get up to $3 million in coverage in as little as 10 minutes at https://ethos.com/TUCKER Mars Men: For a limited time, our listeners get 50% off FOR LIFE, free shipping, AND 3 free gifts at Mars Men at MenGoToMars.com American Financing: NMLS 182334, nmlsconsumeraccess.org. APR for rates in the 5s start at 6.327% for well qualified borrowers. Call 800-685-5696 for details about credit costs and terms. Visit http://www.AmericanFinancing.net/Tucker. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices