Welcome to Episode 33 of The Afghanistan Project Podcast, where hosts Mikael Cook and Beth Bailey highlight the struggles of Afghans living under Taliban rule, and the efforts of individuals from a variety of backgrounds and political affiliations who have stepped up to provide support to the people of Afghanistan in the chaos that followed the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Our guest, Jason Howk, is a veteran of the U.S. Army who was involved firsthand in key periods of our twenty-year effort to bring peace and stability to Afghanistan. Jason talks about his efforts in supporting the creation of the Afghan National Army in 2002, his work as Gen. McChrystal’s aide-de-camp in 2009, and his work on creating an enduring peace process for Afghanistan leading

Jason also outlined his goals in creating Global Friends of

About Jason Howk and Global Friends of Afghanistan:

Find Jason on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jason_c_howk

Find Global Friends of Afghanistan at their website, https://www.globalfriendsofafghanistan.org/.

Follow GFA on Twitter https://twitter.com/GFAfghanistan

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Support Afghans through Aseel App here: https://aseelapp.com/

About the hosts:

Mikael Cook was an Army non-commissioned officer and veteran of the war in Afghanistan. He was an active member of the #DigitalDunkirk movement to evacuate our Afghan allies in August of 2021. You can follow his Instagram @Mikaelcook89.

Beth Bailey worked in support of Afghanistan operations

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