Tatecali's Book, the Fall of Cobul to the Taliban, Is Out November 20th, 20 21

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The forty year war in afghanistan is a chronicle foretold. The fall of cobul to the taliban on the fifteenth of august 20 21 is a major political and idiological defeat for the american empire. Tatecali says that, ironically, us, empire's most committed fans seem to agree with you on that point. But they, by contrast, think that that's a really bad thing. You can pre order the forty years war in afganistan now at verso books dot com.

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. Pre-order Ali's forthcoming book The Forty-Year War in Afghanistan: A Chronicle Foretold versobooks.com/books/3939-the-forty-year-war-in-afghanistan Support this podcast at Patreon.com/TheDig and receive our weekly newsletter