Stories From My Brothers: Tales of the Afghan Security Forces

GCV’s first official contributor, Colonel Abdul Rahman Rahmani, returns for his second episode. He’ll be a monthly guest on the show. In today’s episode, GCV plays the average American, asking questions while Colonel Rahmani answers them. As always, listen to the Afghans. It was the secret of my success.

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In this week’s episode, Beth Bailey joins Will as they talk with LTC Massoud Mosamem, an Afghan National Army Special Operations Corps (ANASOC) logistics officer. LTC Mosamem was a student at Fort Leavenworth when Afghanistan fell. Come and learn from one of America’s newest heroes.

Beth Bailey - Washington Examiner

No Afghan women allowed to attend UN-led meetings with Taliban: 'Caving to terrorist demands' | Fox News

This week’s episode asks a crucial question: “What Happened to General Surab Azimi?” Surab, who died three years ago, was posthumously promoted from Lt Col to General by his friends at the Afghan United Front after the Taliban executed his men in June 2021. According to Naqib Mirzada, the Afghan National Army Special Operations Corps asked for American air support 100+ times to help Surab and his men, but that support never came. It is an excruciatingly difficult conversation to hear, but we will dig into it until we get all the evidence we can. This is the first piece of evidence.

In this week’s episode, we speak with LTG Haibitullah Alizai, who commanded multiple Afghan National Army corps, including the Special Operations Corps. Like his father, whom Co-Founder Will Selber advised in 2014, Haibitullah served in both the Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Defense, climbing to the top position in the Afghan National Army. Haibituallah is an incredible leader and warrior.

Come learn from America’s newest hero.

Naqib Murzada is many things: a son of Afghanistan, a warrior, a West Point graduate, and an American hero. He was the third Afghan to graduate from one of America’s most prestigious universities, going on to graduate from Ranger and Air Assault school. Murzada went on to fight on the front lines against the Islamic State, Al Qaeda, and the Taliban. He’s now a proud member of the Afghan United Front, an organization dedicated to freeing the Afghan people.

Come learn from one of Afghanistan’s most lethal warriors.

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In episode 3, we talk with 1Lt Shirzad Sarbaz (ANA). He discusses his training in India and service in one of the most strategically important offices inside Afghanistan’s Ministry of Defense. His journey to the United States is a tale of courage, persistence, and gratitude. Come listen to one of America’s newest heroes, 1Lt Shirzad Sarbaz.

On our second episode of Stories From My Brothers, we speak with Colonel Abdul Rahman Rahmani, a former Afghan Air Force Special Mission Wing helicopter pilot. During the episode, Colonel Rahmani discusses his journey to the highest levels of the Afghan government and speaks candidly about the Doha Agreement and the struggles of a refugee in America.

Articles by Colonel Rahmani:

https://smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/how-do-we-win-information-warfare-afghanistan

https://nationalinterest.org/feature/america-has-moral-obligation-afghanistan%E2%80%99s-military-women-197635

https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/05/us/afghan-pilot-letter-trnd/index.html

For our inaugural episode, I chatted with my brother, Colonel Khial Shinwaray. Colonel Shinwaray was not only one of the Afghan Air Force’s (AAF) elite pilots but also ran their training and doctrine office. A graduate of the United States Air Force’s Air War College, Colonel Shinwaray flew combat sorties with American pilots for nearly a decade.

Listen to one of America’s heroes tell his unbelievable story.