Islamist Movements 
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SOURCE: WBUR
8/17/2021
A Brief History of the Taliban
Historian Robert Crews joins Here and Now to discuss the Islamist movement in Afghanistan and their history.
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SOURCE: NPR
8/15/2021
Perspective on the History of the Taliban
Wazmah Osman of Temple University discusses how the weekend's events, when the fall of Kabul seemed imminent, and explains why the Taliban's defeat was illusory.
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