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Banter Exclusive: "I Was Accompanying The Mujahideen On An Excursion To Destroy Armored Vehicles"

Banter Exclusive: "I Was Accompanying The Mujahideen On An Excursion To Destroy Armored Vehicles"

Sunday Times reporter Askold Krushelnycky was embedded with the Mujahideen in Afghanistan. The Banter spoke to him about his experiences, what happened after 9/11, and the current crisis unfolding.

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The Mujahideen circa 1979. Photo via Getty Images

by Ben Cohen

After watching the alarming events unfold in Afghanistan, I immediately thought of Askold Krushelnycky, a former journalist for The Times of London who was embedded with the Mujahideen during the Soviet invasion in 1979. I initially met Askold in Washington DC several years ago through my fat…

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