On Monday at 7:00 AM EST, find Episode 144 of The Afghanistan Project on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Amazon Podcasts.
My guest, former ANA Major Yaser Yarghal talks about his upbringing and education in Afghanistan, and how he made his way to the Afghan National Military Academy.
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We talk about his service, and his participation in Ranger School and Airborne School, as well as the frustrations in his ANA career that led him to leave Afghanistan and start creating a life, and a business, in Canada.
Yaser talks about his book, Unsabotaged, which is due out in January 2027.
About Yaser Yarghal:
Yaser Yarghal is a former Afghan Army Major and US Army Ranger and Airborne Graduate who began his military career at the Afghan National Military Academy in 2008 and served in the Afghan National Army until 2020. Born and raised in Khost, Afghanistan, he witnessed the collapse of the Afghan military from the inside before leaving Afghanistan in October 2020 and rebuilding his life in Canada. He is the founder of Unsabotaged, a newsletter and platform about resilience, leadership and building a life nobody can take from you, and is currently writing his memoir of the same name, publishing January 2027.
About the host: Beth Bailey worked in support of Afghanistan operations as a civilian intelligence analyst for the Department of the Army between 2010 and 2013. She is a freelance contributor to Fox News Digital and the Washington Examiner.
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