The Afghan Eye

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The Afghan Eye is an independent, Afghan-led platform dedicated to Afghans reclaiming and leading the discussion on Afghanistan. We critique and provide a counter-narrative to all issues Afghan.

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Nikko Norte, author of 'Unpredictable Past' 13.07.2020 1:16:30

Our guest in this episode is Nikko Norte. He a former member of the Dutch Commando Corps served in Afghanistan as part of the Dutch mission in Uruzgan province. Nikko Norte has recently published a book in Dutch about his experience in Afghanistan titled 'Onvoorspelbaar Verleden'. The title translated into English is 'Unpredictable Past'. Nikko Norte's website: https://e...

Erik Edstrom author of 'Un-American: A Soldier's Reckoning of Our Longest War' 06.07.2020 1:05:30

Sangar and Ahmed-Waleed host an American war veteran who was deployed to Afghanistan. He has recently published his first book titled: 'Un-American: A Soldier's Reckoning of Our Longest War'. For more information, please visit Edstrom's website: https://www.enedstrom.com/ Please support consider supporting the Afghan Eye. Visit our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/posts/af...

Former American NSA John Bolton's Book Review 27.06.2020 1:18:05

John Bolton, former National Security Advisor of Donald Trump has written a book title'The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir'. Ahmed-Waleed Kakar and Sangar Paykhar review the book and focus on what John Bolton has written about Afghanistan. Support the show ♦ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Afgeye ♦ PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/afghaneye ♦ Instagram: https://ww...

Assassination of Ayaz Niazi and Azizullah Mufleh 16.06.2020 1:24:17

In this episode, Ahmed-Waleed and Sangar discuss the recent assassinations of two very prominent imams in Kabul. Ayaz Niazi of Wazir Akbar Khan Masjid and Azizullah Mufleh of Sher Shah Suri Masjid were both assassinated inside their masjids. Sangar and Ahmed-Waleed also reflect on the first 10 episodes and discuss what they have learned from our previous guests. At the end of the show, there is a...