Welcome to Episode 58 of The Afghanistan Project Podcast, featuring the incredible return guests Bill Roggio, Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and an unmatched expert on the Taliban, and Will Selber, retired Air Force Lt. Col., prolific writer, and host of the "Shoulder to Shoulder" and "Stories From My Brothers" podcasts.
Today’s episode looks at the latest developments within al Qaeda, the Taliban, and Islamic State Khorasan Province, as well as the group’s ties to one another and to Iran.
We also discuss the breadth and history of the war in Afghanistan, our lack of will to get the fight right, and the pain we left in our wake when ending nearly twenty years of involvement with the disastrous withdrawal.
About Will Selber and Bill Roggio:
Find Bill on X @billroggio, and find the Long War Journal here: https://www.longwarjournal.org/
Find Will Selber’s writings at the Bulwark, where he is a Military Affairs Fellow. You can follow him on X at @AggieWill00 or on Substack: https://substack.com/@willselber
About the host:
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.
For Afghan listeners:
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