To the Point
Afghanistan: Why so long? How much longer?
After 17 years, the U.S. is trying to negotiate its way out of Afghanistan. One partner in the search for peace is the Taliban, once an enemy in the “War on Terror.”
By Warren Olney • • 53m ListenAmerica’s longest war has cost $1.5 trillion, and it’s not over yet. The Pentagon committed to massive deployment, but the victory required for withdrawal has still not been achieved. Now, a small boy’s memory of a welcoming homeland is confronted by the realities of destruction and fear. We’ll hear from him, an expert on the US military and a former advisor to the Obama Administration.
99 Nights in Logar by Jamil Jan Kochai
Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Andrea Brody
Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast
Jamil Jan Kochai
Truman Capote Fellow at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and his first book is titled “99 Nights in Logar”
Barnett Rubin
Director of Studies at the Center on International Cooperation, New York University. Former regional special representative in the US State Department
William Arkin
Online Columnist, Washington Post