About this episode

Justin Sapp discusses his involvement in a secret CIA mission that targeted the Taliban after 9/11.

Former U.S. Army Special Forces (Green Beret) and Team Alpha member Justin Sapp recounts his role in the clandestine CIA mission that landed behind Taliban lines immediately after 9/11. He describes working alongside General Dostum and later travelling to Bamiyan to meet Karim Khalili and help organise forces to retake the region. Justin details witnessing the aftermath of Taliban savagery against Hazara communities. After Team Alpha, he served multiple deployments in other theatres, and through personal stories and reflections looks back on how an early military success evolved into a far longer and more complicated conflict than anyone expected. 👍🏼 Support the show: Leave stars, comments, share with friends 📺 Watch/Subscribe on YouTube Producer | Host: Roh Yakobi Assistant Producer/Researcher: Sa-aadat Yakobi Music ©: Dawood Sarkhosh Email: hello@rohyakobi.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rohyakobi Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theafgpod X: https://x.com/theafgpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Roh Yakobi

Guest: Justin Sapp

Topics covered

• CIA missions
• Taliban
• U.S. military
• Afghanistan conflict
• personal stories
• historical events

Keywords

• CIA mission
• Taliban
• Justin Sapp
• U.S. Army
• 9/11
• Afghanistan
• military conflict
• Team Alpha
• Hazara communities

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CIA, U.S. Army

Places: Bamiyan, Afghanistan

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