#244 – Robert Crews: Afghanistan, Taliban, Bin Laden, and War in the Middle East

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Robert Crews is a historian at Stanford, specializing in Afghanistan, Russia, Islam, Central Asia, and South Asia. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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Robert’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/RobertCrews22
Robert’s Stanford page: https://profiles.stanford.edu/robert-crews
Afghan Modern (book): https://amzn.to/3nYL5rX

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SUPPORT & CONNECT:
– Check out the sponsors above, it’s the best way to support this podcast
– Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman
– Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman
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OUTLINE:
Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.
(00:00) – Introduction
(06:42) – U.S. invasion of Afghanistan
(21:30) – September 11
(39:05) – Bin Laden
(1:14:35) – Withdrawal of U.S. troops
(2:06:47) – War
(2:18:01) – Leadership
(2:34:11) – Afghan people
(2:43:40) – Rumi

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Robert Crews is a historian at Stanford, specializing in Afghanistan, Russia, Islam, Central Asia, and South Asia. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
MUD\WTR: https://mudwtr.com/lex and use code LEX to get 5% off
Ten Thousand: https://www.tenthousand.cc/ and use code LEX to get 15% off
Four Sigmatic: https://foursigmatic.com/lex and use code LexPod to get up to 60% off
Magic Spoon: https://magicspoon.com/lex and use code LEX to get $5 off
Onnit: https://lexfridman.com/onnit to get up to 10% off

EPISODE LINKS:
Robert’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/RobertCrews22
Robert’s Stanford page: https://profiles.stanford.edu/robert-crews
Afghan Modern (book): https://amzn.to/3nYL5rX

PODCAST INFO:
Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast
Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8
RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/
YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman
YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips

SUPPORT & CONNECT:
– Check out the sponsors above, it’s the best way to support this podcast
– Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman
– Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman
– Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman
– LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman
– Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman
– Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman

OUTLINE:
Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.
(00:00) – Introduction
(06:42) – U.S. invasion of Afghanistan
(21:30) – September 11
(39:05) – Bin Laden
(1:14:35) – Withdrawal of U.S. troops
(2:06:47) – War
(2:18:01) – Leadership
(2:34:11) – Afghan people
(2:43:40) – Rumi

2021-11-28 169 min Transcript
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