tericole has written more than two dozen s on world history and politics. His next book, the forty year war in afghanistan, a chronicle foretold, is out on november 20 from verso books. The dig was produced by alex lewis and recorded at w b r and providence. Music by geffrey brobsky. Check out our vast archives at the dig radio dot com. And please find us wherever you get pod casts and subscribe.
Legendary socialist scholar Tariq Ali on the long history of Afghanistan: the 19th and early 20th-century wars against the British Empire; the communist coup, Soviet invasion, and US-backed mujahideen war; the rise of the Taliban; and the 2001 US-led NATO invasion through the recent US defeat and withdrawal. Plus, a lot about Pakistan.
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