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Join Lynne O’Donnell for 8AM’s podcast series, Insights. Lynne talks with generals, diplomats, soldiers, journalists, politicians, activists, people who have front row seats for conflicts around the world, and citizens with a story to tell, happy or sad. For this first series, Afghanistan is the focus. Lynne and her guests talk about the collapse of the republic in August, 2021, and the impact since — for the people of Afghanistan, for the security of the region, for the safety of the world. ...
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Insights/15: History Repeats with Abid Humayun
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History Repeats Lynne O’Donnell is joined from Kabul by Abid Humayun, a development and peace-building expert who has worked in Afghanistan's charity sector for more than a decade. He talks about the effectiveness of international aid and the agenda of the aid sector, and the devastating impact that half a century of war has had on the Afghan peopl…
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Insights/14: Risky Business with Jeff Grieco
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Risky Business Lynne is joined by Jeff Grieco, President and CEO of the Afghan-American Chamber of Commerce. He’s just made his third visit to Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover, and talks about the good, the bad and the utterly unacceptable. Have a listen.By insights8am
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Insights/13: Digging Deep into Afghanistan's Mining Sector
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Digging Deep into Afghanistan's Mining Sector Lynne O'Donnell is joined by Javed Noorani, the premier expert on Afghanistan's minerals and mining sector. His research and analysis has been ground-breaking, and there is little he doesn't know about the potential and the pitfalls of the country's vast natural resources.…
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Insights/12: A Tragic Legacy with Jawad Zawulistani
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A Tragic Legacy Lynne presents an interview, recorded in 2021 before the fall of the Republic of Afghanistan at the small museum he curated to preserve the memories of people killed during decades of conflict. It was called the Afghanistan Centre for Memory and Dialogue. It no longer exists, closed down by the Taliban almost immediately after they …
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Insights/11: Three Years On with Ahmad Shuja
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Three Years On Lynne talks with Ahmad Shuja, scholar, lawyer, human rights advocate, author, former official in the fallen government of Afghanistan. He discusses the reasons for the republic's failure, the post-US era in Afghanistan, and how to get to post-Taliban-2.0. Have a listenBy insights8am
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Insights/10: Follow the Money with Shah Mohammad Mehrabi
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Follow the Money For this week’s Insights podcast, Lynne talks with Shah Mohammad Mehrabi. He is a professor of economics and a co-trustee of the Afghan Fund, which was set up two years ago in Switzerland to administer $3.5 billion of Afghanistan's foreign exchange reserves. He has all the numbers at his fingers tips and refers to them to make a se…
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Insights/9: Same Old Taliban, Same Old Threat
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Same Old Taliban, Same Old Threat Lynne is joined by Hans-Jakob Schindler, Co-Director of the Counter Extremism Project. He began tracking and observing Al Qaeda and the Taliban before most people even knew they existed. And now that they’re back, he points out that it’s the same individuals with the same ideology and the same intentions. He's seen…
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Insights/8: The Great Al Qaeda Comeback with Bill Roggio
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The Great Al Qaeda Comeback Lynne talks with Bill Roggio, a senior fellow at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, editor of the Long War Journal and host of the podcast Generation Jihad. He's had a keen eye on Al Qaeda since the 9-11 attacks and nowadays is watching the terrorist group as it reclaims its space in Afghanistan once more as …
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Insights/7: Jihad Genealogy with Sarah Adams
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Jihad Genealogy Lynne talks with Sarah Adams, a former CIA “targeter" and co-author of “Benghazi: Know They Enemy,” a deep dive into the 2012 attack on US diplomatic and agency assets in Libya. Her experience in Benghazi informs her belief that jihad is a generational business. To be effective, counter terrorism measures need to look at the prevale…
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Insights/6: Trying To Be Reasonable with Amin Karim
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Trying To Be Reasonable Lynne is joined by Amin Karim, who has been involved in politics in Afghanistan all his adult life. Since the collapse of the republic in 2021, he has been spending his time in Kabul on humanitarian work, and trying to convince the Taliban leadership to create an inclusive governance structure acceptable to all Afghan people…
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Insights/5: Finding Freedom with Laura Deitz
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Finding Freedom Lynne is talking to Laura Deitz, an American in London who, since the collapse of the republic government in Afghanistan, has been helping some of the most vulnerable to find a path to safety outside the country. She is one of many volunteers worldwide who have dedicated their time, resources and energy to the difficult, life-saving…
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Insights/4: Afghanistan, Pakistan and "Project Taliban" with Mohsin Dawar
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Afghanistan, Pakistan and "Project Taliban" Join Lynne O’Donnell for the 8AM Media podcast series, Insights. Lynne talks with generals, diplomats, soldiers, journalists, politicians, activists, people who have front row seats for conflicts around the world, and citizens with a story to tell, happy or sad. For this first series, Afghanistan is the f…
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Insights/3: The Taliban's "State Capture" of Afghanistan with Natalie Gonnella-Platts
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The Taliban's "State Capture" of Afghanistan Join Lynne O’Donnell for 8AM’s podcast series, Insights. Lynne talks with generals, diplomats, soldiers, journalists, politicians, activists, people who have front row seats for conflicts around the world, and citizens with a story to tell, happy or sad. For this first series, Afghanistan is the focus. L…
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Insights/2: Witness to Atrocity with Sanjar Sohail, Journalist and Publisher
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Witness to Atrocity Join Lynne O’Donnell for 8AM’s podcast series, Insights. Lynne talks with generals, diplomats, soldiers, journalists, politicians, activists, people who have front row seats for conflicts around the world, and citizens with a story to tell, happy or sad. For this first series, Afghanistan is the focus. Lynne and her guests talk …
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Insights/1: Strategy, War and Victory with US Army General (Rtd) David Petraeus
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Strategy, War and Victory Guest: US Army General (Rtd) David Petraeus Join Lynne O’Donnell for 8AM’s podcast series, Insights. Lynne talks with generals, diplomats, soldiers, journalists, politicians, activists, people who have front row seats for conflicts around the world, and citizens with a story to tell, happy or sad. For this first series, Af…
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