{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/66b715a9491100609f68ec29/66b715adfade109817d868e4?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"David Loyn: Engagement has failed, the West should support alternatives to the Taliban (E12)","description":"<p>David Loyn is a renowned British journalist and author who specialises in Afghanistan, with decades of experience in the country and the region as a BBC correspondent. He worked as an advisor to Ashraf Ghani's government for a year after leaving the BBC. In this interview, he shares his insights, analysis, and thoughts on the situation in the country and what should happen next.</p><p><br></p><p>David Loyn's books \"The Long War: The Inside Story of America and Afghanistan Since 9/11\" and \"Butcher and Bolt: Two Hundred Years of Foreign Failure in Afghanistan\" were published in 2021 and 2008 respectively.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Host &amp; Producer: Roh Yakobi</p><p>Assistant Producer/Researcher: Sa-aadat Yakobi</p><p>Music ©: Dawood Sarkhosh</p><p>Email: hello@rohyakobi.com</p><p>Instagram: @TheAfgPod &amp; @RohYakobi</p><p>X: @TheAfgPod &amp; @RohYakobi</p>","author_name":"Roh Yakobi"}