Atlantic fellow Bushra Seddique tells the story of the moment everything changed for her in Kabul, and The Atlantic's Editor-in-Chief Jeffrey Goldberg talks to retired General David Petraeus about the war in Afghanistan and the mistakes made both during his time in command and as the U.S. military withdrew.
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Here is how Bushra Seddique es ... Show More
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Is the GOP Starting to Defy Trump?
For most of his second term, Donald Trump has successfully conveyed the message that defiance is not an option. Republicans who ignored that message generally wound up out of office, so they largely toed the line. Lately, though, that seems to be changing. Republicans recently pu ... Show More
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Aug 2022
A GPS Special: The Fall of Kabul, One Year Later
As the one-year anniversary of the chaotic Taliban takeover of Kabul approaches, Fareed has an exclusive interview with the former president of Afghanistan, Ashraf Ghani, about why he fled the country, if he feels betrayed by the U.S., and whether the rumors are true that he esca ... Show More
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Jun 2023
The New Afghanistan, Through the Eyes of Three Women
<p><i>This episode contains descriptions of violence.</i></p><p>In the two years since the United States pulled out of Afghanistan, the Taliban has shut women and girls out of public life.</p><p>Christina Goldbaum, a correspondent in the Kabul bureau for The New York Times, trave ... Show More
40m 19s
Apr 2023
Afghanistan: How the Taliban Won
In August 2021, Afghanistan's capital city Kabul, was captured by the Taliban. With scenes of panic, anarchy, and chaos splashed across every major news outlet - it marked the final moments of the War in Afghanistan. With more than 123,000 individuals evacuated by the US Coalitio ... Show More
37m 38s