Afghanistan on the Joe Rogan Experience
3 fact-checked claims across 3 episodes · Jun 2022 to Oct 2024 · updated Jul 16, 2026
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- Tulsi Gabbard (1)
- Tim Kennedy (1)
- Donald Trump (1)
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“And that's what I often remind people is that right now, today, we spend $4 billion every month in Afghanistan. $4 billion. Every month. Every single month.”
Gabbard asserts the U.S. currently spends $4 billion every month on the war in Afghanistan.
“that was the initial promise. And 10 days later, we moved 12,000 people out of Afghanistan, 11% of everybody that left the country during the evacuation”
Kennedy claims his NGO (Save Our Allies) moved 12,000 people out of Afghanistan during the 2021 evacuation, representing 11% of everyone evacuated from the country.
“Eighteen months later, there wasn't one soldier that was ever shot at. And even Biden admitted it in a moment of stupidity, because he shouldn't admit it. His …”
Trump claims that after his direct negotiation with the Taliban's Abdul Ghani Baradar, no U.S. soldier was shot at or killed in Afghanistan for the final 18 months of his presidency.