{"id":7468,"date":"2021-09-23T12:55:56","date_gmt":"2021-09-23T10:55:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/?p=7468"},"modified":"2021-09-23T12:55:56","modified_gmt":"2021-09-23T10:55:56","slug":"afghanistan-facts-ignored-media-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/en\/politics\/afghanistan-facts-ignored-media-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Afghanistan: Important Facts that are largely Ignored by the Media | Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-md-center\">\n<div class=\"col-md-8 pb-3\">\n<p><strong>Afghanistan: Important Facts that are largely Ignored by the Media | Part 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span>In the second part of our interview series on Afghanistan, we continue our conversation with author and professor of history at American University in Washington DC Peter Kuznick, who now examines the evolution of the United States&#8217; role in relation to Afghanistan and the region from the 1990s to the beginning of the 21st century. To watch the first part, <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/2RS4jNmbF74\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>VIDEO: Afghanistan: Important Facts that are largely Ignored by the Media | Part 2<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Afghanistan: Important Facts that are largely Ignored by the Media | Part 2\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KnUF6zr30Hw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The Know Your Stuff is an educational program that promotes understanding and context on social concepts, historical events, and specialized topics that are not adequately addressed in the media landscape.<\/p>\n<p>To watch more of our videos with Peter Kuznick or other experts such as Edward Snowden, Noam Chomsky, Abby Martin, Yanis Varoufakis, Julian Assange, Glenn Greenwald, Jeremy Scahill, Jill Stein, Daniel Ellsberg, etc, please visit and subscribe to our YouTube channel by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/acTVismMunich?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">clicking here.<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Donate today to support independent &amp; non-profit media!<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/en\/donate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a>\u00a0or on the picture below:<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/en\/donate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-4434 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/28_acTVism_Webseite_Donation-Image_EN_700x233px_Future.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/28_acTVism_Webseite_Donation-Image_EN_700x233px_Future.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/28_acTVism_Webseite_Donation-Image_EN_700x233px_Future-300x100.jpg 300w\" width=\"700\" height=\"233\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>ABOUT PETER KUZNICK<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/index.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-5107\" src=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/index-150x150.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 78px) 100vw, 78px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/index-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/index.jpg 225w\" alt=\"Peter Kuznick\" width=\"78\" height=\"78\" \/><\/a><strong>Peter Kuznick<\/strong>\u00a0is Professor of History and Director of the Nuclear Studies Institute at American University in Washington, D.C. He\u2019s the co-author of the book The Untold History of the United States, written together with Hollywood film director and producer Oliver Stone. He was active in the Civil Rights and anti-Vietnam War movements and remains active in antiwar and nuclear abolition efforts.<\/p>\n<p>For his full biography visit:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.american.edu\/cas\/faculty\/kuznick.cfm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.american.edu\/cas\/faculty\/kuznick.cfm<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Citation of Featured Image:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Link: https:\/\/www.pxfuel.com\/en\/free-photo-jwsdn<\/li>\n<li>Source: www.pxfuel.com<\/li>\n<li>Note: Royalty Free Image<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the second part of our interview series on Afghanistan, we continue our conversation with author and professor of history at American University in Washington DC Peter Kuznick, who now examines the evolution of the United States&#8217; role in relation to Afghanistan and the region from the 1990s to the beginning of the 21st century. 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