This week, Matthieu Aikins won the Pulitzer Prize for his searing investigation into how U.S. support for brutal warlords contributed to its own failure in Afghanistan, pushing civilians toward the Taliban. His New York Times reporting spotlighted Abdul Raziq, the notorious Kandahar police chief and later Afghan general, who became a symbol of fear and war crimes, despite being one of America’s key partners.
Join us as Adam Weinstein, deputy director of the Middle East program at the Quincy Institute, speaks with Matthieu on what it is like to report from Afghanistan under the Taliban, why the legacy of America’s 20-year war still matters, the scale of abuses that were covered up, and the lessons for U.S. involvement in conflicts around the world today.
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