Afghanistan: the abandonment of a nation

In autumn 2001, having returned from Afghanistan just prior to the 9 September assassination by Al Qaeda of northern Afghan resistance commander Ahmed Shah Massoud and before its World Trade Center attacks, I was invited to talk on Fox television’s The O’Reilly Factor. Hosted by Bill O’Reilly, a tabloid right-wing presenter, the programme was known … Continue reading Afghanistan: the abandonment of a nation