Episode Details

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Waqas Ahmed is a Pakistani journalist whose work has appeared in The Intercept and Drop Site News. He joins Current Affairs to discuss his recent reporting with Murtaza Hussain and Ryan Grim on the U.S.-Pakistan relationship, the ouster and imprisonment of Imran Khan, and how Washington went from suspicion of Pakistan to embracing its military-backed government.

🇵🇰 Read Waqas Ahmed's article in Drop Site News: https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/pakistan-mediator-united-states-iran-trump-imran-khan

0:00-10:32 How Biden Soured on Pakistan

10:32-13:27 Ukraine and Imran Khan’s Break With Washington

13:27-19:35 How the U.S. Helped Push Imran Khan Out

19:35-23:37 Imran Khan’s Imprisonment Today

23:37-26:17 Pakistan’s Crackdown After Khan’s Ouster

26:17-31:32 How Washington Learned to Love Pakistan’s Military Regime

31:32-33:09 America Supports Dictatorship When It Serves U.S. Interests

33:09-38:22 Pakistan’s Role in the Iran Negotiations

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