How the Taliban won the Afghan war

Pushback with Aaron Maté After being toppled in the war’s early months, the Taliban managed to defeat the US military and return to power 20 years later. Author and scholar Antonio Giustozzi on how the Taliban beat the world’s most powerful army and what the future holds under its rule. Guest: Antonio Giustozzi. Senior research fellow at the Royal United Services Institute and visiting professor at King’s College London. His books include “The Islamic State in Khorasan“ and “The Taliban at War.“