{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/66b715a9491100609f68ec29/66b715adfade109817d868d1?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Thomas Barfield: Time to break up Afghanistan? (Part 1) (E31)","description":"<p>Professor Thomas Barfield is one of the preeminent experts on Afghanistan, having spent over five decades studying and writing on the country. He is the author of &apos;Afghanistan: A Cultural and Political History&apos; and &apos;Shadow Empires,&apos; among many others. <br/><br/>In this interview, he talks about traveling around Afghanistan for the first time in 1971 and the impact it had on him, his fieldwork in northern Afghanistan, the country&apos;s history, its place in the region, its complex politics and society, as well as his thoughts on the future, along with plenty of fascinating and funny stories and anecdotes.<br/><br/>📺 Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/NaKD_xUhlAg<br/><br/>Subscribe through “Support the Show” link below.<br/><br/></p><p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2243404/open_sms\">Send us a Text Message.</a></p><p><a rel=\"payment\" href=\"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2243404/subscribe\">Support the Show.</a></p><p>Producer: Roh Yakobi<br/>Music ©: Dawood Sarkhosh<br/>Email: hello@rohyakobi.com<br/>Instagram: @RohYakobi <br/>X: @TheAfgPod &amp; @RohYakobi</p>","author_name":"Roh Yakobi"}