Episodios

  • Down the Rabbit Hole

    Down the Rabbit Hole
    Jul 3 2023

    This week we talk to David Katz, PHD, a former US Foreign Service Officer, who was in the thick of things through multiple regime changes in Afghanistan and brings a unique and realistic perspective to the historical lens of Afghanistan.



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    1 h y 2 m
  • The Forgotten Dreams

    The Forgotten Dreams
    Jun 9 2023
    This week, we talk to Kamel Karwan Mokamel, who spent most of his adult life outside Afghanistan as a refugee in Pakistan and then as a Canadian citizen due to imposed civil war in his country. He talks to us about the decisions driven by war that shaped his life to this day Kamel was a first year medical student when he had to leave Afghanistan and that left a scar that he believes still hasn't healed.

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    42 m
  • War Has No Winners

    War Has No Winners
    Jun 1 2023
    In this episode, we talk to Hafasa Issa who - like many other Afghans - had to leave a very promising life behind and migrate to another country starting everything from scratch, when everything was stacked against her. A story of resilience, hope and optimism through the darkness of the unknown.

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    31 m
  • Bittersweet Homecoming

    Bittersweet Homecoming
    Apr 28 2023
    On this week's episode, we hosted Murtaza Mohammadi, a young Afghan who was forced to migrate and leave everything behind twice before hitting the age of 40. He candidly shares his experience as a refugee who returned home only to be exiled again. Through his story, you will be introduced to Afghanistan with an authenticity that headlines don't allow.

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    53 m
  • When the Dust Cleared

    When the Dust Cleared
    Apr 21 2023

    Jason retired from the US Army after 23 years of working on critical US national security missions and spent most of his career focused on Afghanistan. He was posted to Afghanistan after the events of 9/11. Jason helped with the formation of the Afghan National Army and developed the Security Sector Reform program as Aide De Camp to Major General (later Ambassador) Eikenberry. He was also Aide-de-Camp to General (Ret) Stanley A. McChrystal during thea US/ NATO strategic assessment of the Afghan War. Next, he assisted Lt General (Ret) Sir Graeme Lamb (British Army) and the Afghan government on the 2010 Afghan Peace and Reconciliation Plan. Finally, Jason led two teams monitoring Afghanistan and Pakistan on the US Joint Chiefs of Staff for the Department of Defense (DOD) and the White House.

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    As a professor, Jason was part of the 2016 Presidential Transition National Security team, and later assisted US CENTCOM and NATO Resolute Support Mission on Afghanistan. He has advised NATO, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), and the US and Afghan governments. He has worked on Afghan projects for the United States Institute of Peace (USIP). Jason studied Dari (Afghan Farsi) and Arabic at the Defense Language Institute (DLI), is a Malone Fellow in Arab and Islamic Studies, an interfaith leader, and was a Council on Foreign 


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    40 m
  • Mightier than the Sword

    Mightier than the Sword
    Apr 13 2023
    Samman Akbarzada is a 21-year-old author from Afghanistan who has published two books based on the atrocities Afghanistan has faced and is facing. Her debut novel, "Life is a Movie" was published on the 21 of August 2021 and is globally available on platforms such as Amazon.

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    40 m
  • Hanging Up the Uniform

    Hanging Up the Uniform
    Apr 6 2023
    This week on The War Podcast, we talk to US Air Force veteran Erin Frescas about experiencing war in Iraq and Afghanistan. Learn from Erin's candid stories about the effects war has on veterans.

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    31 m
  • The Sleeping Monster

    The Sleeping Monster
    Mar 29 2023
    Our guest for this week, is Professor and Neuropsychologist Anthony Feinstein who discusses his work and findings on mental health amongst Afghan journalists. Anthony Feinstein is a Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto and a neuropsychiatrist. His research and clinical work focuses on people with multiple sclerosis, traumatic brain injury and Conversion Disorder. 

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    24 m