Guest Posts U.S. Objections to the Afghan Taliban: Ends, Ways, or Means? With reconciliation between the Afghan Taliban and the Afghan Government being the goal, it is clear that the U.S. does not object to Afghan Taliban ends, but instead its ways and means.
Covert Contact Supporting Independent Art in Afghanistan: Francesca Recchia Updates from Kabul Regular Covert Contact listeners will recognize Francesca from episodes 9 and 17. This episode follows the same general format. We discussed the mood in Kabul, the emergence of ISIS and AQIS, and I
Covert Contact Life, and Art, in Afghanistan with Francesca Recchia In this episode I catch up with Francesca Recchia to get an update on life in Kabul, Afghanistan where, mostly thanks to the weather, life has been even more difficult than usual. But
Covert Contact Art in Afghanistan: Francesca Recchia Updates from Kabul Episode nine of Covert Contact focuses on the unusual work of Francesca Recchia. Francesca is an independent researcher and writer who has worked in many challenging places including Iraq, Pakistan, and Palestine. She
Terrorism Theodore W. Weaver: Remembering Khost, Three Years Later Theodore W. Weaver is a former Intelligence Officer within the CIA’s National Clandestine Service and the Directorate of Science and Technology. He has close to a decade working as a Special Agent
