The Afghan Eye
By: The Afghan Eye
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Categories: News, Politics, History, Religion, Spirituality, Islam
The Afghan Eye is an independent, Afghan-led platform dedicated to Afghans reclaiming and leading the discussion on Afghanistan. We critique and provide a counter-narrative to all issues Afghan.
Episodes
Pakistan, Trump, and the Road to the Afghanistan–Pakistan War
Oct 25, 2025In this Afghan Eye Podcast, journalist Ali Mustafa joins Sangar Paykhar to explain how Pakistan’s military courted Donald Trump and how that diplomacy helped set the stage for today’s looming conflict between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Mustafa, a seasoned international journalist who has covered the Global War on Terror, reveals how Pakistan’s generals flattered and influenced Trump, shaping Washington’s Afghanistan.
As tensions now rise along the Durand Line, this conversation explores how the legacy of those years continues to define the region’s fragile peace and why another war may be closer than many th...
Duration: 00:56:54Kabul City's Water Crisis | Sayedmuhammad Sulimankhil
Aug 18, 2025Kabul’s water is vanishing and no one is coming to help. In this episode of the Afghan Eye Podcast, host Sangar Paykhar speaks with environmental activist Sayedmuhammad Sulimankhil, co-founder of Samsoor Watan, about the terrifying scale of the water crisis in Afghanistan’s capital.
From personal stories of water shortages to broken infrastructure, climate injustice, and international indifference, Sulimankhil paints a sobering portrait of a city on the verge of ecological collapse and explains what must be done before it’s too late.
Contact Sulimankhil via: https://samsoorwatan.org/
instagram.com/samsoor_watan Duration: 00:25:01
India’s Afghanistan Strategy EXPLAINED | Dr Shanthie D’Souza
Aug 04, 2025In this episode, host Sangar Paykhar sits down with renowned Indian scholar Dr Shanthie Mariet D’Souza to unpack India’s evolving strategy towards Taliban-ruled Afghanistan.
With decades of fieldwork and policy research experience, Dr D’Souza offers a rare and candid insight into how New Delhi balances engagement with restraint. We explore:
🔹 Why India hasn’t recognised the Taliban
🔹 The realpolitik behind India’s regional policy
🔹 Afghanistan’s role in India’s Central Asia strategy
🔹 Tensions with Pakistan and their impact on connectivity
🔹 Outcomes of the Termez Dialogue and future regional...
Duration: 00:44:31Deported from Iran: The Untold Story of Afghan Returnees | Ali Latifi | The Afghan Eye Podcast
Aug 01, 2025In this powerful episode of the Afghan Eye podcast, host Sangar Paykhar speaks with renown Afghan journalist Ali Latifi about the deepening crisis facing Afghan refugees expelled from Iran.
With first-hand reporting from the Islam Qala border and over 15 years covering displacement and migration, Ali shares harrowing testimonies from returnees—many of whom were beaten, robbed, and deported with nothing. From the racism Afghans face in Iran to the disarray they encounter back in Afghanistan, this conversation uncovers the systemic failures of international aid, the neglect of returnees, and the global complicity in turning Afghans into scapegoats.
Operation Sarbakaf’ and the Afghan-Pak Relations | Haq Nawaz Khan
Jul 30, 2025Join host Sangar Paykhar on the Afghan Eye Podcast as he sits down with veteran journalist Haq Nawaz Khan to unpack the fallout from Pakistan’s recent “Operation Sarbakaf” in Bajaur’s Mamund region and explore the shifting dynamics of Pakistan–Afghanistan relations since the rise of the Islamic Emirate in Kabul.
🔍 In this episode, you’ll hear:
How the sudden three-day curfew and targeted strikes under Operation Sarbakaf have impacted local communitiesFirsthand civilian reactions and mass protests led by tribal elders, students, and former MPsThe role of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in cross-border militancy and what it means for re... Duration: 00:44:15Eldaniz Gusseinov | Termez Dialogue Charts Afghanistan’s Regional Revival
Jul 15, 2025Join host Sangar Paykhar and Eurasian affairs analyst Eldaniz Gusseinov as they revisit the inaugural Termez Dialogue in southern Uzbekistan. In this episode, they explore how Afghanistan is poised to become the linchpin of trade, commercial growth and geopolitical shifts across Central Asia, Russia and South Asia.
Key topics include:
* Russia’s recognition of Afghanistan’s de facto authorities and the region’s great-power dynamics
* Shared Silk Road heritage and people-to-people cultural ties
* Concrete recommendations: annual Dialogues, thematic working groups, legal frameworks for water treaties, pilot projects and SCO-backed financing
Connect w...
Duration: 01:10:31Analysing Shoigu's Visit and Its Impact on Afghan Relations
Nov 28, 2024In this compelling episode of the Afghan Eye Podcast, host Sangar Paykhar sits down with Mir-Ali Askerov, a political scientist from the Higher School of Economics in Saint Petersburg, to discuss the recent high-level Russian delegation visit to Kabul, led by Sergei Shoigu, Secretary of Russia's Security Council.
Together, they dive deep into the historical context of Russia-Afghanistan relations, the implications of Shoigu’s visit, and the broader geopolitical shifts at play. Key topics include:
Russia's plans for economic cooperation with Afghanistan, including mineral extraction and the trans-Afghan railway.The legal and political significance of removing th... Duration: 01:01:05Afghanistan and BRICS: What the 16th Summit Means for Afghanistan's Global Position and Future
Nov 07, 2024In this episode of the Afghan Eye podcast, hosts Sangar Paykhar and Ahmed-Waleed Kakar dive into the implications of Afghanistan’s attendance at the recent 16th BRICS Summit in Kazan. We discuss Afghanistan’s potential strategic interests, regional cooperation, and the impact of BRICS on a multipolar world order. Amid ongoing economic sanctions, political isolation, and recent infrastructure developments with BRICS members, what could Afghanistan gain from aligning with BRICS countries? We’ll also cover the summit's calls for peace, human rights, and the future of international relations. Join us as we explore Afghanistan's evolving role on the world stage...
Duration: 00:58:50Understanding Pakistan's Repeated Attacks on Afghanistan with Ali Mustafa
Mar 20, 2024 On 18th March 2024, Afghanistan's remote and southeastern Paktika province found itself subject to aerial bombardment. The airstrikes, carried out in the early hours of the morning, were conducted by Pakistani military planes from across the Durand Line. A statement soon released by Islamabad confirmed the airstrikes, claiming these were in response to a recent a deadly TTP attack in Mir Ali, South Waziristan, that had killed scored of Pakistani troops. The target of the airstrikes was reported to be Abdullah Shah: a commander in the TTP's Hafiz Gul Bahadur faction, rumoured to be hiding in Afghanistan.
The ai...
How Pakistan's Instability Impacts Afghanistan
Feb 26, 2024Qatar again has served as the location for Afghanistan-centred gatherings. As a UN-convened conference kicked off, representatives from different countries, international bodies as well as Afghan civil society gathered in Doha as part of what was supposed to be a discussion on how to transition Afghanistan out of its state of diplomatic and legal isolation following the Taliban's takeover in 2021. More important than those who attended, as events transpired, were those who were absent. Following a series of diplomatic breakthroughs, and amidst expectations that it too would attend, the Taliban-led government announced abruptly that it would not be attending...
Duration: 01:08:15Is The Taliban's International Legitimacy Growing?
Feb 10, 2024Pakistan concluding fiercely contested elections amidst turmoil and mass claims of irregularities is only the latest development in an eventful 2024. The year has been similarly eventful for Afghanistan's foreign relations. On 29th January, the Taliban-led Afghan government organised an unprecedented conference in Kabul attended by the representatives of neighbouring and regional countries. These included India, Russia, Kazakhstan and China. Meanwhile, an interview of Pakistani interim Prime Minister Anwar ul-Haq Kakar seemed to indicate a shifting attitude toward Afghanistan from trouble South-Asian country, whilst the Afghan embassy in Uzbekistan was handed over to diplomats of the Taliban-led government in Kabul.<...
Duration: 00:52:26Reviewing 2023 and Afghan-Pakistan Relations | Ahmed-Waleed Kakar | The Afghan Eye Podcast, S.2 E.5
Jan 01, 2024Amidst deteriorating relations between Kabul and Islamabad, news emerged on 18th December. The Afghan ambassador to Pakistan confirmed that an invitation had been extended to Pakistani politician Maulana Fazlur Rahman to visit Kabul. The visit, according to many sources, was intended to defuse tensions between the neighbours; Fazlur Rahman, an influential politician and religious scholar, could mediate between the two.
In Episode 5 of Season Two of The Afghan Eye podcast, Ahmed-Waleed Kakar discusses Maulana Fazlur Rahman: who is he, what is his background, and why is he important enough to serve as a mediator between Afghanistan and...
Has China Officially Recognised the Taliban? | Ahmed-Waleed Kakar | The Afghan Eye Podcast, S.2 E.4
Dec 06, 2023On 1st December 2023, the Taliban's ambassador was greeted by an official at the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Bilal Karimi formally presented his credentials to and was received by Hong Lei: the Director General of the Chinese Foreign Ministry's Protocol Department.
The picture was shared triumphantly by the Taliban on X (formerly known as Twitter) and thereafter quickly circulated across social media as it was reported by various global outlets. Analysts and commentators quickly jumped onto the discussion, debating whether the meeting and reception of the Taliban's ambassador constituted Beijing's official recognition, by extension, of the Taliban's...
Afghan Exiles Gather In Moscow | Ahmed-Waleed Kakar | The Afghan Eye Podcast, S.2 E.3
Nov 28, 2023On 24th November 2023, a conference was convened in the Russian capital of Moscow. Attendees included Russian politicians and an Iranian government representative. The conference was also attended by a number of exiled Afghan politicians: Shukria Barakzai, Fawzia Koofi, Muhammad Muhaqqiq, Ahmad Wali Massoud, and Ahmad Massoud.
The event follows months of conflicting statements made by Russian officials about Afghanistan. In particular, Russian Special Envoy to Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov has repeatedly reprimanded the Afghan government and highlighted its lack of ethnopolitical inclusivity. At the same time, Kabulov has stressed the need for engagement with Kabul and praised its...
Is The USA Upgrading Ties With The Taliban? | Ahmed-Waleed Kakar | The Afghan Eye Podcast S.2 E.2
Nov 20, 2023On 6th November 2023, senior and former American diplomat Annie Pforzheimer wrote an article for World Politics Review. In the article, Pforzheimer, who has previously worked extensively as an American diplomat in Afghanistan, highlighted the signs that the Biden Administration was mulling widening and upgrading its ties with the Taliban, now the government of Afghanistan. Pforzheimer argued that, based on lingering concerns regarding human rights as well as the Taliban's perceived ties to terrorist organisations, that Washington ought to desist from improving its ties with the Taliban.
In the second episode of Season 2 of The Afghan Eye Podcast...
Duration: 00:24:53Pakistan Expels Millions of Afghan Refugees | Ahmed-Waleed Kakar
Nov 09, 2023On 2nd October 2023, Pakistan's Interior Minister Sarfaraz Bugti announced that illegal immigrants residing in the country would be given one month to return to their home countries. Whilst not explicitly aimed at Afghans, the majority of projected deportees, roughly numbering 1.73 million, would be Afghans. Since 1st November, with the passage of a month's deadline, deportations have been carried out in earnest. Disturbing reports have surfaced; Afghans have been subject to physical abuse in addition to having their wealth seized by Pakistani police at border crossings. Afghans legally registered and residing in Pakistan have also reported harassment from the country's no...
Duration: 00:33:05Episode 34 | Sepi Azarbaijani-Moghaddam: The Taliban banned from women working for the UN
Apr 16, 2023In the beginning of April 2023, the Taliban notified the United Nation mission in Afghanistan that Afghan women are no longer permitted to work for the U.N. There are approximately 400 Afghan women who work for the U.N mission in Afghanistan. This decision was condemned by the international community and the U.N. is currently assessing whether to continue or halt all aid activities in Afghanistan.
In this episode, Sangar is joined by seasoned conultant and academic Sepi Azarbaijani-Moghaddam. She was one of the foreign aidworkers in Kabul when the Taliban took over the country in...
Episode 33 | Abdul Hai Qanit | The Taliban's diplomatic breakthroughs
Apr 03, 2023A flurry of diplomatic activity over the past months has seen Afghan embassies and consulates in Iran and the UAE handed over to the new Afghan Taliban government.
As this diplomatic momentum increases, reports circulate that Tajikistan, initially hostile to the Taliban government, is poised to follow suit and submit control of Afghan consular premises to the Taliban.
What does this mean for the new Afghan government and its lack of recognition so far? What does it mean for Afghanistan? What opportunities do a greater diplomatic presence overseas present for Kabul?
In this e...
Episode 32 | Jeff Rigsby: an American living in Afghanistan
Mar 26, 2023In this episode of The Afghan Eye podcast, Sangar hosts Jeff Rigsby. Jeff Rigsby was a US military contractor and aid worker during the occupation who is currently living in Afghanistan. Jeff sheds light in the lack of transparency in the Western NGO industry and details his experiences as an American living in the new, post-occupation, and Taliban-governed Afghanistan.
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Episode 31 | Book review: John J. Mearsheimer's The Great Delusion
Mar 03, 2023What is liberalism? What makes liberalism an aggressive ideology that motivates the militarism of Western states? How can dissecting liberalism help us understand the American occupation of Afghanistan?
To answer these questions further, Ahmed-Waleed and Sangar dive into The Great Delusion by the renowned political scientist Dr. John J. Mearsheimer.
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The Escalating Taliban Bans on Girls' Education in Afghanistan
Jan 02, 2023The Afghan Eye is back!
In 2023's first episode, Sangar interviews Ahmed-Waleed on his recent article on the history and legacy of politicised education in Afghanistan. Amidst increasing Taliban restrictions on Afghan women's right to work and a ban on female secondary and university education, the duo discuss predictions for the directions that could be taken by Afghanistan under the Taliban's government.
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The Afghan Brief - Episode 4
Jul 06, 2022This episode of The Afghan Brief focuses on the three day long 'Scholar's Conference' gathered by the Taliban in Kabul and its 11-point Declaration. Ahmed-Waleed and Sangar discuss the assembly's Declaration, its lack of political inclusivity and the Declaration's reference to women's rights and modern education. and analyse why it wasn't labelled, as per national custom, a 'jirga'.
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Why The West Is Getting Afghanistan Wrong, Again
Jul 05, 2022Who is to blame for the current diplomatic deadlock between the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan and the West?
Have the Taliban really changed?
Is there such thing as Taliban 2.0? If so, how and why is it different from Taliban 1.0?
To discuss these questions and more, Ahmed-Waleed Kakar hosts former humanitarian aid worker Cathal Ó Gabhann (@AnOGabhannOg) to discuss his latest oped for the National Interest: 'The West is Getting Afghanistan Wrong, Again'.
Cathal Ó Gabhann has spent four years working in Afghanistan, in which he dealt with the Taliban on a daily basis, and...
The Afghan Brief - Episode 3
Jun 29, 2022In the third episode of The Afghan Brief, the latest issue of national significance from Afghanistan is discussed. Sangar and Ahmed-Waleed dissect the convening of a grand assembly of three thousand religious scholars and tribal elders from across Afghanistan. They analyse the name given to the gathering, the ambiguity surrounding its stated purpose, the lack of female participation and its potential effects on the Afghan government and Afghanistan going forth.
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The Afghan Brief - Episode 2
Jun 24, 2022In the second episode of The Afghan Brief, Sangar and Ahmed-Waleed discuss ongoing rescue efforts by the Afghan government and the international reaction to a devastating earthquake in Afghanistan's southeast Loya Paktia region. They also discuss the crippling constraints posed by continued US sanctions on Afghanistan, as well as the earthquake's potentially accelerating pre-existing geopolitical and regional trends.
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The Afghan Brief - Episode 1
Jun 21, 2022On the first ever episode of The Afghan Brief, Ahmed-Waleed and Sangar cover the latest news coming out of Afghanistan, including a travel ban on two officials of the Afghan government. They also discuss signs of seemingly warming ties between Westminster and Kabul.
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Nationalism & Ethno-Nationalism in Afghanistan
May 15, 2022What the Afghan national identity? Where does nationalism and ethno-nationalism come from? How should we interpret the call for partition by some fringe groups online? In this episode, host Sangar Paykhar and Historian Ahmed-Waleed Kakar attempt to answer all these questions.
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Gulmakai Saleh | #EndAfghanStarvation
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Ashok Swain | The Prospects of a Taliban government in Afghanistan
Aug 30, 2021After the fall of the previous regime on 15 August, the Taliban are now the de facto government of Afghanistan. Sangar Paykhar spoke to professor Ashok Swain about the prospects of a government led by the Taliban.
Ashok Swain is a Professor of Peace and Conflict Research, UNESCO Chair of International Water Cooperation, and the Director of Research School of International Water Cooperation at Uppsala University. He has been a Mac Arthur Visiting Fellow at the University of Chicago, Fellow at UNRISD, Geneva; and visiting professor at University of British Columbia, University of Maryland, Stanford University, McGill University, T...
Afghan Eye Live: The fall of provincial capitals in Northern Afghanistan
Aug 09, 2021Ahmed-Waleed Kakar & Sangar Paykhar discuss the subsequent fall of provincial capitals in Northern Afghanistan, the UN Security Council discussion about Aghanistan, the demand from Kabul to sanction Pakistan and Sun Tzu's the Art of War's application to current situation in Afghanistan.
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Habib Wardak
Jun 18, 2021Habib Wardak is a political analyst who graduated with an MA in Defence and Strategic Studies from the Department of Defence and Strategic Studies in the University of Pune. He worked as a lecturer at Kardan University's Department of International Relations and has extensive experience working with the international community in Afghanistan. Most recently, he worked as a senior official at the Afghan Ministry of Defence; a job he left for ethical reasons. In this episode, Ahmed-Waleed and Sangar host Habib. They quiz him on his family's political background, their association with figures like Professor Burhan ud-Din Rabbani, Pir S...
Duration: 02:04:36Fatima Ayub
May 10, 2021In the 25th episode of The Afghan Eye Podcast, Sangar and Ahmed-Waleed host Fatima Ayub: a senior political analyst with over two decades of experience working on Afghanistan in organisations like Human Rights Watch, International Crisis Group and the European Council for Foreign Relations. Sangar asks Fatima about what drove her, as an Afghan woman, to study about Afghanistan, as well as the fallacies Fatima encountered when working within international organisations with regard to Afghanistan. Finally, Sangar and Fatima exchange views regarding the role of Afghan diaspora in the future of the country. Fatima Ayub on Twitter: https://twitter.c...
Duration: 01:37:29Daud Khan and the Saur Revolution
Apr 28, 2021 On April 28th 1978, Afghanistan witnessed the Saur Revolution. The Saur Revolution was the name given to the communist coup d'etat launched against Afghanistan's first President: Sardar Muhammad Daud Khan, who was killed alongside 20 of his family members. The Saur Revolution inaugurated a dark period of Afghan history, plunging the country into a war from which it is yet to recover.
On the 43rd anniversary of the Saur Revolution, by popular demand, Ahmed-Waleed and Sangar dissect and evaluate Daud Khan. They discuss his early life, his education and the beginnings of his political career. They also examine his i...
Daud Khan and the Saur Revolution
Apr 28, 2021On April 28th 1978, Afghanistan witnessed the Saur Revolution. The Saur Revolution was the name given to the communist coup d'etat launched against Afghanistan's first President: Sardar Muhammad Daud Khan, who was killed alongside 20 of his family members. The Saur Revolution inaugurated a dark period of Afghan history, plunging the country into a war from which it is yet to recover.
On the 43rd anniversary of the Saur Revolution, by popular demand, Ahmed-Waleed and Sangar dissect and evaluate Daud Khan. They discuss his early life, his education and the beginnings of his political career...
The Impossibility of Nation Building
Apr 22, 2021 Sangar and Ahmed-Waleed host Dr. William Ruger: Research Fellow at the Cato Institute and Vice President for Research and Policy at the Charles Koch Institute. Dr. Ruger was President Trump's nominee for US Ambassador to Afghanistan and was also recently published in NYT with an op-ed titled ‘Why President Biden Must Withdraw From Afghanistan’.
Dr. William Ruger's Twitter handle: @WillRuger
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1) Dr. Ruger's experience serving in Afghanistan
2) Why he has been so opposed to war in Afghanistan
3) The fundamental mistakes made by the US in...
The Politically Incorrect History of the Durand Line
Apr 05, 2021The founder of the Afghan Eye: Ahmed-Waleed Kakar, recently published his seminal article on the Durand Line. Within just a week, the article became the most read article on The Afghan Eye website, receiving widespread praise from all quarters and from all around the world.
In this episode, Sangar hosts Ahmed-Waleed, asking about some of the criticism his article received, and Ahmed-Waleed expands on issues surrounding the Durand Line.
Link: https://afghaneye.org/2021/03/28/the-durand-line/
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A critical review of the Afghanistan Study Group's report
Feb 08, 2021On 3rd February 2021, the Afghanistan Study Group published a report recommending the Biden administration to keep US troops in Afghanistan past the May deadline. This will effectively violate the US-Taliban Agreement signed in February 2020. Ahmed-Waleed Kakar and Sangar Paykhar scrutinize the report, its key arguments, the implications of its suggested courses of action, and the motivation of its authors.
Link to the report: https://www.usip.org/publications/2021/02/afghanistan-study-group-final-report-pathway-peace-afghanistan
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Lynzy Billing, attack on CIA base in Khost & the media's coverage of Afghanistan
Feb 01, 2021Afghan photographer and journalist Lynzy Billing reports from Afghanistan and Iraq. Her most recent scoop was about a Taliban attack on Camp Chapman, a CIA base in Khost province of Afghanistan.
Lynzy, Ahmed-Waleed and Sangar discuss the way Afghanistan is being covered by local and international news organizations, the role of Afghan women in media portrayals of Afghanistan and the Afghan peace process.
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Duration: 01:21:11Book Review - ‘Afghanistan: What Everyone Needs to Know’
Dec 07, 2020In this episode, we are reviewing Barnett Rubin's latest book. Our guest is Suzanne Schroeder, an independent researcher on Afghanistan.
Dr. Barnett R. Rubin's book is titled: ‘Afghanistan: What Everyone Needs to Know’.
This episode contains a song based on Quincy Jones titled 'Back on the block'.
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Hamid Helmandi on challenges of Urban Development and Agriculture in Afghanistan
Oct 26, 2020Hamid Helmandi, a specialist in urban development and agriculture, was the cofounder of the First Afghanistan Construction Company along with the family members of former president Hamid Karzai. Helmandi tells his story of being involved in a state of the art urban development project called Ayno Mina in Afghanistan’s southern Kandahar province.
Below are links to Hamid Helmandi, his current position and news articles related to his story.
Abdul Hamid Helmandi, senior advisor of Afghan president Ashraf Ghani: https://aop.gov.af/dr/advisor_details/284
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Duration: 01:30:58The Legacy of King Amanullah Khan
Aug 22, 2020King Amanullah Khan is hailed by many for his reforms and his progressiveness. Ahmed-Waleed Kakar and Sangar Paykhar take a closer look at Amanullah Khan's reforms and how they have led to the downfall of his reign in 1929.
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The Consultative Loya Jirga of Ashraf Ghani
Aug 06, 2020In this episode of the Afghan Eye Podcast, Ahmed-Waleed and Sangar comment on president Ashraf Ghani's announcement of holding a Consultative Loya Jirga to discuss the issue of the last 400 Talib prisoners pending release as per US-Taliban Peace Agreement.
They firstly break down what a Jirga actually is, the role it has played in the evolution of Afghan society and how Afghan governments since the 18th century have saught to use the legitimacy of the Jirga as an institution for their own ends. In the context of Ashraf Ghani's recent announcement they deliberate upon why Kabul has cho...
Amina Khan, Pakistan's role in the Afghan Peace Process
Jul 22, 2020In this episode, Ahmed-Waleed Kakar and Sangar Paykhar are hosting Amina Khan. She is the Director Centre for Middle East & Africa (CMEA) at the Institute of Strategic Studies (ISSI), Islamabad, where she oversees research and advocacy-related work on all facets of CMEA. Prior to this, she served as a Research Fellow and a Senior Research Fellow at the ISSI, focusing on Afghanistan and FATA. Amina Khan has a Masters degree in Democracy, Politics and Governance (DPG) from Royal Holloway University of London. She also has a Masters degree in Defense and Strategic Studies (DSS) from the Quaid-e-Azam University Islamabad (2005...
Duration: 01:16:28Nikko Norte, author of 'Unpredictable Past'
Jul 13, 2020Our guest in this episode is Nikko Norte. He a former member of the Dutch Commando Corps served in Afghanistan as part of the Dutch mission in Uruzgan province. Nikko Norte has recently published a book in Dutch about his experience in Afghanistan titled 'Onvoorspelbaar Verleden'. The title translated into English is 'Unpredictable Past'.
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Erik Edstrom author of 'Un-American: A Soldier's Reckoning of Our Longest War'
Jul 06, 2020Sangar and Ahmed-Waleed host an American war veteran who was deployed to Afghanistan. He has recently published his first book titled: 'Un-American: A Soldier's Reckoning of Our Longest War'.
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Former American NSA John Bolton's Book Review
Jun 27, 2020John Bolton, former National Security Advisor of Donald Trump has written a book title'The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir'. Ahmed-Waleed Kakar and Sangar Paykhar review the book and focus on what John Bolton has written about Afghanistan.
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Assassination of Ayaz Niazi and Azizullah Mufleh
Jun 16, 2020In this episode, Ahmed-Waleed and Sangar discuss the recent assassinations of two very prominent imams in Kabul. Ayaz Niazi of Wazir Akbar Khan Masjid and Azizullah Mufleh of Sher Shah Suri Masjid were both assassinated inside their masjids.
Sangar and Ahmed-Waleed also reflect on the first 10 episodes and discuss what they have learned from our previous guests. At the end of the show, there is a big announcement but since you are reading this, it means you already know what they're going to say. :)
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