I interviewed a a very very smart journalist named Steve Coll he's written some of the best books about the war in Afghanistan ghost war ghosts wars Directorate asses his latest ones about the CIA's role the military's role all the challenges in the region why we're still there after 17 years.
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Ghost Wars by Steve Coll is a comprehensive investigative non-fiction book examining the history of the CIA, the military, and the broader geopolitical struggles in Afghanistan leading up to contemporary conflicts. On the podcast Pod Save America, specifically in the episode titled Russian election meddling, Facebook, and Parkland | Pod Save America 2/19/2018 released on February 19, 2018, the host Jon Lovett discussed the complex history of the region and American involvement. During the episode, Jon Lovett noted that he had interviewed the very smart journalist Steve Coll. The host specifically highlighted that Coll had written some of the best books covering the war in Afghanistan, identifying Ghost Wars as a prominent work by the author. Jon Lovett pointed out that Coll's extensive body of work thoroughly explores the roles played by the Central Intelligence Agency and the United States military, as well as the numerous challenges present within the region. Furthermore, the podcast host emphasized that these literary works provide crucial context regarding why American military forces remained involved in Afghanistan even after seventeen years of continuous conflict, prompting listeners to consider the deep historical roots of modern foreign policy dilemmas and intelligence operations in Central Asia.
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