Bayan
01-16-2023, 12:33 AM
This episode contains strong language and scenes of war that some may find distressing.
In 2010, James Dao, then a military affairs reporter for The New York Times, began following a battalion of U.S. soldiers headed for Afghanistan.
Two soldiers caught his attention: Adrian Bonenberger, a single, 32-year-old captain, and Tamara Sullivan, a 30-year-old sergeant and mother of two.
As President Biden prepares to withdraw troops from Afghanistan this fall, we revisit those interviews and follow up with the two soldiers.
Guest: James Dao (https://www.nytimes.com/by/james-da), the Metro editor for The New York Times.
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Background reading:
In 2010, over the course of the year, James followed one battalion’s wrenching deployment to Afghanistan. Read the beginning of his reporting here (https://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/27/world/27battalion.html?smid=pc-thedaily).
An exploration of how decisions weighed heavily on Adrian Bonenberger, a junior officer (https://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/21/world/asia/21captain.html?smid=pc-thedaily).
In 2011, after a year in combat, there were many unexpected perils of coming home (https://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/29/us/29soldiers.html?smid=pc-thedaily).
For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily (http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily). Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.
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In 2010, James Dao, then a military affairs reporter for The New York Times, began following a battalion of U.S. soldiers headed for Afghanistan.
Two soldiers caught his attention: Adrian Bonenberger, a single, 32-year-old captain, and Tamara Sullivan, a 30-year-old sergeant and mother of two.
As President Biden prepares to withdraw troops from Afghanistan this fall, we revisit those interviews and follow up with the two soldiers.
Guest: James Dao (https://www.nytimes.com/by/james-da), the Metro editor for The New York Times.
Sign up here (https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/signup/NTTD?smid=pc-thedaily) to get The Daily in your inbox each morning. And for an exclusive look at how the biggest stories on our show come together, subscribe to our newsletter (https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/the-daily?module=inline).
Background reading:
In 2010, over the course of the year, James followed one battalion’s wrenching deployment to Afghanistan. Read the beginning of his reporting here (https://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/27/world/27battalion.html?smid=pc-thedaily).
An exploration of how decisions weighed heavily on Adrian Bonenberger, a junior officer (https://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/21/world/asia/21captain.html?smid=pc-thedaily).
In 2011, after a year in combat, there were many unexpected perils of coming home (https://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/29/us/29soldiers.html?smid=pc-thedaily).
For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily (http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily). Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.
أكثر... (https://www.nytimes.com/the-daily)