{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Long War: Canada in Afghanistan","title":"1. The Fall and the Beginning","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/bb435324\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1692,"description":"We begin at the end, when Kabul falls to the Taliban in August 2021. Canadian veterans and journalists watch in shock as Afghans cling to departing planes at Hamid Karzai International Airport, desperate to escape. \nThe war in Afghanistan begins in 2001, in retribution for the September 11 attacks. Canada joins the US-led invasion of Afghanistan to pursue al-Qaeda and unseat the Taliban. But Afghanistan has a way of defying expectations. And the purpose and goals of Canada’s involvement in the war in Afghanistan proves to be complicated. \nRead more\nCanadian War Museum: “The fall and the beginning: Canada in Afghanistan”\nOral histories\nIn Their Own Voices\nSergeant Ryan Flavelle – Transcript\nCaptain Dennis LeBlanc – Transcript / Video\nCorporal Bruce Moncur – Transcript / Video\nLieutenant Colonel Pat Stogran – Transcript\nHistorical footage\nCBC report on the fall of Kabul: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQ_y3-EmvMc\nChaos at Hamid Karzai International Airport: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhQ8zewFz5I\nCBC breaking news about 9/11: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIni8YFliqc\nGeorge W. Bush speaking at Ground Zero: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9NEwe1JvrI\nJean Chrétien speaking at 9/11 memorial service: https://www.c-span.org/clip/international-telecasts/user-clip-chretien-speech/4516424\nCredits\nThe Long War: Canada in Afghanistan is a podcast by the Canadian War Museum. \nNarrator: Anna Maria Tremonti \nHistorian: Andrew Burtch\nProducers: Lisa Gabriele and Neil Morrison\nAssociate Producer: Hailey Choi\nMixing: Cameron McIver\nExecutive Producers: Jenny Ellison and Steve McCullough\nText editors: Shannon Moore and Pascal Scallon-Chouinard \nThe podcast cover image shows private Michael Kubis of The Royal Canadian Regiment standing in a cloud of dust moments after the detonation of an improvised explosive device (IED) in Panjwaii District, Kandahar, in 2010. Photo: Louie Palu.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/tN6DF7At9Tq7RLtr2nkw50fjqAjDFwQCurNC1XGZ7Mk/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS83MDEw/NmRkMjEwOGI1ZTJk/NzBjZTBlN2E1YzUz/YTNjMC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}