Where to begin? We trace Afghanistan's history from the Soviet era, to the Islamic Emirate and most importantly, the American invasion. If we're to make sense of what happened on August 15t, 2021, we need to to follow the relationship between Afghanistan and Pakistan, and understand the Taliban as a political force.
From there we tackle the question's everyone's asking: What's America's role now? Can the people who brought a country to ruin also save it? Can imperialism ever be justified? It's a heavy, thorough, but informative episode, giving more to think about than canned talking points.
Also Saad wanted to name this episode "one night afghanistand" but democracy prevailed.
