Afghanistan

3 statements across 2 episodes · 1 bullish · 1 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Dec 23, 2019 by Alex Pruden · said 36 times in 19 episodes since 2017 · across every show →

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Dec 23, 2019 negative
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Pruden: Lack of land registry hindered Afghan economic development
“And unlike in the United States, or in Europe, or in some developed country, there was no land registry office that we could go to. There was no place where we could go to pull a deed to find out who legally owned what property. This lack of a canonical record…”
Alex Pruden Dec 23, 2019 ▶ 4:30 Blockchain in War Zones
Dec 23, 2019
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Pruden: Unit engaged in over 200 firefights in Afghanistan
“Over the course of that year, my soldiers and I were in over 200 firefights, experienced ambushes, IEDs, seven of them were actually wounded.”
Alex Pruden Dec 23, 2019 ▶ 2:29 Blockchain in War Zones
Mar 13, 2026 positive
Assertion Partly supported
Ulevitch: Project Maven Was Used During Afghanistan Evacuation
“Project Maven was used to make sure that we didn't leave anyone behind in Afghanistan.”
David Ulevitch Mar 13, 2026 ▶ 18:57 Emil Michael: The Department of War Is Moving Faster Than Silicon Valley on AI | The a16z Show
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