Throughline: Afghanistan, The Center Of The World

In this Peabody Award-winning episode, <em>Throughline</em> shifts the perspective on Afghanistan, looking not at a country devastated by war and famine but at a place and a people at the center of the world. A country where countless civilizations have intersected, weaving a colorful tapestry of foods, languages, ethnicities and visions of what Afghanistan was and could be.<br/><br/>This is Part 1 of the <em>Throughline</em> series on Afghanistan. The series continues with <a href="https://www.npr.org/2021/09/14/1037085221/afghanistan-the-rise-of-the-taliban">Part 2</a> and <a href="https://www.npr.org/2021/11/03/1051947725/drone-wars">Part 3</a>.