Episode 023 - Afghanistan
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We begin season 2 with Afghanistan. We are joined by Paiman (@paiman007) as we go through one of the most talked about countries of the last few months. We learn about the rich history which is often ignored due to the narrative about Afghanistan. We talk about the geo-politics and what Afghans feel about the regime change and the Taliban. And many other interesting things too. I was really fortunate to have found a very articulate and well read guest who explained the nuances of a very complex topic. Thank you Bhaijan :D.
00:00 Paiman's experience in Russia.
00:09:46 Paiman's origins in Afghanistan
00:19:31 History of Afghanistan
00:35:34 Buddhist period
00:38:14 We start talking about Zoroastrianism
00:43:01 Sultan Ghazni
00:46:01 The Sunni Shia question
00:52:42 The different ethnicities in Afghanistan
00:56:21 The languages of Afghanistan
00:59:20 Paiman speaks Hindi
01:10:45 The connections with India
01:31:40 The relationship with Pakistan
01:49:20 The communist Afghan period
01:52:02 The origins of the Taliban
02:00:04 The question of girls education
02:03:14 The role of the opium trade
02:09:55 Did Afghans expect the Taliban to come back to power so quick ?
02:16:39 Is Paiman afraid of going back to Afghanistan ?
02:21:00 The hope for the future.
RECOMMENDED SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL
1. This is what winning looks like ( 2013, Ben Anderson, Vice)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ja5Q75hf6QI2.
2.Making sense podcast #258 - The fall of Afghanistan ( 2021, Sam Harris, Guest - Peter Bergen - https://www.samharris.org/podcasts/making-sense-episodes/258-fall-afghanistan)
3. Indo- Greek kingdoms ( Kings and Generals, 2019) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxJk4KHZxi8
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