Welcome to The Afghanistan Project Podcast. For this special pre-election episode, I’m bringing back return guest Lt. Col. (R) Will Selber for an awesome update about the increased efforts to whitewash the Taliban regime in the leadup to U.S. presidential elections. We discuss a New York Times piece that gallingly talks of the great hope that terrorist Sirajuddin Haqqani allegedly presents to the world, the voices lending unearned legitimacy to the Taliban, and what our presidential hopefuls bring in terms of Afghanistan baggage into this election cycle. We also discuss major world events of the moment.
About Will Selber:
Will Selber is a retired Middle East Foreign Area Officer who spent 4 1/2 years in Iraq and Afghanistan. He was an active member of Operation Sacred Promise and has helped relocate 100+ Afghans. He is founder of Grumpy Combat Veteran + Friends (
), where he shares important news commentary and his podcasts, Shoulder to Shoulder Podcast and Stories from my Brothers: Tales of the Afghan Security Forces. You can follow him on X at @AggieWill00
About the hosts:
Beth Bailey worked in support of Afghanistan operations as a civilian intelligence analyst for the Department of the Army between 2010 and 2013. She is a freelance contributor to Fox News Digital and the Washington Examiner. Follow her on Instagram or X @BWBailey85.
Mikael Cook was an Army non-commissioned officer and veteran of the war in Afghanistan. He was an active member of the #DigitalDunkirk movement to evacuate our Afghan allies in August of 2021. You can follow him on Instagram or X @Mikaelcook89.
For Afghan listeners:
If you would like to have your story considered for a future episode, please send us a letter about your experiences to our show e-mail address, theafghanistanprojectpodcast@gmail.com. Please include as much detail as possible, and let us know if you would like us to give you a pseudonym to protect your identity.
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