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Afghanistan

Published: March 10, 2020, 8:15 a.m.

b'Latif investigates the mystery around Abdul Latif\\u2019s classified time in Afghanistan. He traces the government\\u2019s story through scrappy training camps, bombed out Buddhas, and McDonald\\u2019s apple pies to the very center of the Battle of Tora Bora.\\xa0 Could Abdul Latif have helped the most sought-after and hated terrorist in modern history, Osama bin Laden, escape? The episode ends with a bombshell jailhouse interview with Abdul Latif, the most reliable evidence yet of what was going on in this man\\u2019s mind in the months after 9/11.\\nThis episode was produced by Annie McEwen, Sarah Qari, Suzie Lechtenberg, and Latif Nasser. Fact checking by Diane Kelly and Margot Williams. Editing by Jad Abumrad and Soren Wheeler. With help from Neel Dhanesha, Kelly Prime, and Audrey Quinn. Original music by Jad Abumrad, Alex Overington, Annie McEwen, and Amino Belyamani.\\xa0\\nSupport Radiolab today at\\xa0Radiolab.org/donate.'