Talibanology: Power, People and Policies
A podcast that deconstructs internal power dyamics and policy shifts within the Taliban Emirate. A deep dive into the power, people and policies of the Emirate.
Episodes
10 episodes
SPECIAL EPISODE: The Unbroken Bond: Dr. Sara Harmouch on Taliban–Al Qaeda Alliance After Doha Agreement and Their Quest for Drones, WMDs and External Operations.
In this special episode of Talibanology, host Tamim Asey sits down with Dr. Sara Harmouch a leading terrorism expert and founder of H9 Defense and a Ph.D holder from the American University. She is a national security expert and counterterroris...
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Episode 9
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48:05
Episode 8. The Emir’s Labyrinth: Dr. Vanda Felbab-Brown on the Taliban Emirate's Factions, Fiefdoms and Fragile Control
What keeps the Taliban’s grip on power so firm—and what might unravel it from within?In this gripping season finale of Talibanology, host Tamim Asey is joined by Dr. Vanda Felbab-Brown, a leading authority on non-state armed actors, ins...
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Episode 8
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1:14:13
Episode 7. Mapping the Shadow Caliphate: Dr. Amira Jadoon on ISKP, the Taliban and the South Asian Militant Maze
In this episode of Talibanology, host Tamim Asey is joined by Professor Dr. Amira Jadoon, Associate Professor at Clemson University and one of the foremost authorities on terrorism and insurgency dynamics in South and Central Asia.Drawi...
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Episode 7
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57:14
Episode 6. Abandoning the Frontlines: Annie Pforzheimer on U.S. Diplomacy, Taliban Rule and the Struggle for Afghan Futures
In this powerful episode of Talibanology, host Tamim Asey is joined by Ambassador Annie Pforzheimer — former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Afghanistan and South Asia, and former Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul.
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Episode 6
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56:05
Episode 5. The Shadow Rulers: Inside the Lives and Legends of the Taliban Emirs
In this episode - Tamim Asey is joined by the world-renowned Taliban expert and Afghanistan historian Professor Michael Semple for a deep dive into the lives, leadership and legacy of the Taliban’s three Emirs: Mullah Omar, Mullah Akhtar Mansoo...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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1:01:12
Episode 4. Taliban Rule Rewired: Social Engineering, Surveillance and the New Regional Chessboard
In this episode of Talibanology, podcast host Tamim Asey sits down with Emeritus Professor William Maley of the Australian National University—renowned scholar and author of The Afghanistan Wars, Rescuing Afghanistan, and What is a Refugee?...
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Episode 4
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57:50
Episode 3. The Emir’s Iron Fist: War, Surveillance and the Taliban’s Secret State
In this episode of Talibanology, we are joined by leading insurgency expert Dr. Antonio Giustozzi, author of The Taliban at War, The Islamic State in Khorasan, and Empires of Mud, to dissect the secretive architecture of Taliban power—its milit...
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1:04:16
Episode 2: The Cloak and Kalashnikov Diplomacy - Mullahs, Militias and the Making of the Taliban Emirate Foreign Policy
In this episode of Talibanology, host Tamim Asey sits down with the brilliant Dr. Jennifer Murtazashvili, Director of the Center for Governance and Markets at the University of Pittsburgh and author of Informal Order and the State in Afghanista...
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Episode 2
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59:47
Episode 1. Inside the Taliban’s Black Box: Power, Paranoia and the Road Ahead
In the debut episode of Talibanology, host Tamim Asey sits down with Dr. Hassan Abbas—renowned scholar of the Taliban and South Asian security—for a gripping conversation on the internal dynamics of the Taliban regime. We unpack rival power cen...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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54:43