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America toppled the Taliban in six weeks - then spent twenty years losing the peace.
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February 4, 2026
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58:43Now PlayingSeason 3 of Conflicted opens with Aimen and Thomas revisiting the story of Afghanistan, covering everything from 9/11 to the Taliban’s 2021 return. Drawing on Aimen’s direct experiences inside MI6/MI5 and his intimate knowledge of jihadist networks, the episode reveals how flawed nation‑building, warlord politics, corruption, and strategic blindness doomed the U.S.-led project from the start.
Some key takeaways from this episode:
• The rapid 2001 U.S. victory and the total misunderstanding of Afghan tribal politics.
• How warlords, corruption, and cultural misreads undermined any hope of sustainable governance.
• The emergence of ISIS-K as a chaos agent.
• Trump’s ruthless bargaining and the limitations of diplomacy.
#Afghanistan #Geopolitics #WarOnTerror #USForeignPolicy #MiddleEast
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