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Part 4: Marine Cody Alford on Seeing Insurgents Use Children as Human Shields in Iraq
Part 1: Marine Cody Alford on Getting Shot in the Head on 1st Day of Battle of Fallujah
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Marine veteran Cody Alford joins Vlad to compare deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan, describing longer-range combat, leftover Russian mines, Taliban control, drug trafficking, and the human trafficking he says fueled local power structures. Alford addresses reports previously discussed by Nicholas Irving and Robert O’Neill about sexual abuse of young boys in Afghanistan, explaining what he personally observed around “chai boys” traveling with supply trucks—and what he did not directly witness. He also recounts troubling cultural realities he encountered while using medical aid to engage local civilians.
The conversation moves into the U.S. drawdown, Afghan partner forces, special operations advising roles, the Taliban takeover after America’s withdrawal, and the deadly Abbey Gate bombing during the Kabul evacuation, where Marines and civilians were killed. Alford reflects on the frustration of ground-level troops operating under higher-level decisions in wartime.
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