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Afghanistan with Roh Yakobi - Podcast

Afghanistan with Roh Yakobi

Keeping Afghanistan in the spotlight through the stories of its people. 

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Update frequency
every 7 days
Average duration
53 minutes
Episodes
62
Years Active
2023 - 2025
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Alexander Matheou: Afghanistan's humanitarian emergency

Alexander Matheou: Afghanistan's humanitarian emergency

Alexander Matheou, Regional Director for Asia Pacific of the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC). In this interview he unpacks the scale of Afghanistan’s humanitarian em…

00:50:33  |   Mon 25 Aug 2025
Taliban anniversary special: Four years of madness | Fereshta Abbasi

Taliban anniversary special: Four years of madness | Fereshta Abbasi

On 15 August 2021, the Taliban captured Kabul, reclaiming power after 20 years of war. Despite promises to the contrary, they have imposed severe restrictions on the rights of women and girls, ethnic…

00:40:05  |   Thu 14 Aug 2025
Heidi Meyer: Time to recognise the Taliban?

Heidi Meyer: Time to recognise the Taliban?

Heidi Meyer is a former NATO, Pentagon, and US State Department official with over a decade of experience in Afghanistan, including time spent working inside the Arg Palace. In this interview, she sh…

01:00:11  |   Mon 04 Aug 2025
Nathalie Paarlberg: A cultural history of Afghanistan

Nathalie Paarlberg: A cultural history of Afghanistan

Nathalie Paarlberg is an art historian and the Chief Operating Officer at Turquoise Mountain. In this interview, she takes us on a journey through Afghanistan’s rich cultural history and art, as well…

00:48:56  |   Tue 08 Jul 2025
Mary Beard: Taliban, women and lessons from history

Mary Beard: Taliban, women and lessons from history

In this exclusive and gripping interview, acclaimed historian Professor Mary Beard explores how the Taliban’s treatment of women and girls in Afghanistan reflects enduring patterns of patriarchal con…

00:41:47  |   Thu 12 Jun 2025
Pascal Maitre: Afghanistan through my lens

Pascal Maitre: Afghanistan through my lens

Pascal Maitre is a world-renowned French photojournalist whose decades of work from around the world, particularly in Afghanistan, have produced some of the most iconic images of people, war, culture…

00:57:37  |   Thu 05 Jun 2025
David Tyson: A CIA spy's story in Afghanistan (Part 3)

David Tyson: A CIA spy's story in Afghanistan (Part 3)

David Tyson is a retired CIA officer who served for 25 years, much of it in Central and South Asia. He cultivated relationships with anti-Taliban leaders and commanders in northern Afghanistan prior …

00:42:04  |   Sun 18 May 2025
David Tyson: A CIA spy's story in Afghanistan (Part 2)

David Tyson: A CIA spy's story in Afghanistan (Part 2)

David Tyson is a retired CIA officer who served for 25 years, much of it in Central and South Asia. He cultivated relationships with anti-Taliban leaders and commanders in northern Afghanistan prior …

00:30:18  |   Sun 11 May 2025
David Tyson: A CIA spy's story in Afghanistan (Part 1)

David Tyson: A CIA spy's story in Afghanistan (Part 1)

David Tyson is a retired CIA officer who served for 25 years, much of it in Central and South Asia. He cultivated relationships with anti-Taliban leaders and commanders in northern Afghanistan prior …

00:37:25  |   Sat 03 May 2025
Sir Rodric Braithwaite: Inside the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan (Part 2)

Sir Rodric Braithwaite: Inside the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan (Part 2)

Sir Rodric Braithwaite is a former British diplomat and author who served as ambassador to the Soviet Union. He has written extensively on Russia and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, including in …

00:46:45  |   Sun 27 Apr 2025
Sir Rodric Braithwaite: Inside the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan (Part 1)

Sir Rodric Braithwaite: Inside the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan (Part 1)

Sir Rodric Braithwaite is a former British diplomat and author who served as ambassador to the Soviet Union. He has written extensively on Russia and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, including in …

00:36:01  |   Sat 19 Apr 2025
Steve MacBeth: Inside Canada's Afghan war

Steve MacBeth: Inside Canada's Afghan war

Steve MacBeth is a former soldier in the Canadian Army and the author of 'No Names, No Packdrill - An Oral History of Canadians at War in Afghanistan'. He served multiple tours in Afghanistan, and in…

01:08:25  |   Wed 09 Apr 2025
Gen. Joseph Votel: My lessons from Afghanistan (Part 2)

Gen. Joseph Votel: My lessons from Afghanistan (Part 2)

General Joseph Votel is a retired U.S. Army four-star general and was the Commander of U.S. Central Command from 2016 to 2019. He led multiple operations in Afghanistan, beginning shortly after the 9…

00:34:13  |   Sat 22 Mar 2025
Gen. Joseph Votel: My lessons from Afghanistan (Part 1)

Gen. Joseph Votel: My lessons from Afghanistan (Part 1)

General Joseph Votel is a retired U.S. Army four-star general and Commander of U.S. Central Command from 2016 t0 2019. He led multiple operations in Afghanistan, beginning shortly after the 9/11 atta…

00:39:16  |   Sat 15 Mar 2025
Jonathan Lee: What is Afghanistan? (Part 3) Hazara Genocide

Jonathan Lee: What is Afghanistan? (Part 3) Hazara Genocide

Dr Jonathan L. Lee is a social and cultural historian and a leading authority on the history of Afghanistan. He lived in Afghanistan and travelled widely across the country for many years.


He is the a…

00:36:57  |   Sun 23 Feb 2025
Jonathan Lee: What is Afghanistan? (Part 2) Drinking Blood

Jonathan Lee: What is Afghanistan? (Part 2) Drinking Blood

Dr Jonathan L. Lee is a social and cultural historian and a leading authority on the history of Afghanistan. He lived in Afghanistan and travelled widely across the country for many years.


He is the a…

00:38:49  |   Sat 15 Feb 2025
Jonathan Lee: What is Afghanistan? (Part 1) The Hippies

Jonathan Lee: What is Afghanistan? (Part 1) The Hippies

Dr Jonathan L. Lee is a social and cultural historian and a leading authority on the history of Afghanistan. He lived in Afghanistan and travelled widely across the country for many years.


He is the a…

00:41:54  |   Sat 08 Feb 2025
Toby Harnden: Inside the CIA's first combat team in Afghanistan (Part 2)

Toby Harnden: Inside the CIA's first combat team in Afghanistan (Part 2)

Toby Harnden is an award-winning journalist and author of 'Dead Men Risen' and 'First Casualty'.


In this second part of the interview, we continue the story of the fall of Mazar-i-Sharif on 9th Novemb…

00:38:53  |   Sat 01 Feb 2025
Toby Harnden: Inside the CIA's first combat team in Afghanistan (Part 1)

Toby Harnden: Inside the CIA's first combat team in Afghanistan (Part 1)

Toby Harnden is an award-winning journalist and author of Dead Men Risen and First Casualty. In this first part of the interview, he shares his story of Afghanistan and the inside story of Team Alpha…

00:48:37  |   Sat 25 Jan 2025
رضا سرور: چگونه بورسیه بگیریم (Farsi Special)

رضا سرور: چگونه بورسیه بگیریم (Farsi Special)

رضا سرور یکی از دانش‌آموختگان برنامه‌ی تحصیلی فولبرایت و مدیر پیشین پذیرش در دانشگاه آمریکایی افغانستان و در حال حاضر، دانشجوی دکترای دانشگاه Texas A&M ایالت تگزاس آمریکاست. او تجربه‌ی گسترده‌ در کمک…

01:32:30  |   Fri 17 Jan 2025
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