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(00:00) – Introduction
(06:42) – U.S. invasion of Afghanistan
(21:30) – September 11
(39:05) – Bin Laden
(1:14:35) – Withdrawal of U.S. troops
(2:06:47) – War
(2:18:01) – Leadership
(2:34:11) – Afghan people
(2:43:40) – Rumi
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