Secret Cable Exposes U.S. Role in Imran Khan’s Ouster

Secret Cable Exposes U.S. Role in Imran Khan’s Ouster

May 26, 2026 · 38 min · Episode 485

About this episode

Waqas Ahmed discusses the U.S. role in the ouster of Imran Khan and the evolving U.S.-Pakistan relationship.

Waqas Ahmed is a Pakistani journalist whose work has appeared in The Intercept and Drop Site News. He joins Current Affairs to discuss his recent reporting with Murtaza Hussain and Ryan Grim on the U.S.-Pakistan relationship, the ouster and imprisonment of Imran Khan, and how Washington went from suspicion of Pakistan to embracing its military-backed government.

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