Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from October 2012 – June 2021. Hosted by A Martinez.
Haji Gulalai was once one of the most feared men in Afghanistan. As the intelligence chief in Kandahar and later as the head of the intelligence service's detention and interrogation branch, he earned a reputation for brutality.
But despite a substantial record of human rights abuses, the Afghan spy was able to make his way to America. He's now living a quiet life here in Los Angeles. The Washington Post's Greg Miller tracked down Haji Gulalai, and he joins the show to talk about what he learned.