Former Taliban hostage Safi Rauf talks about how he spent 105 days in a basement in Afghanistan, escaped a refugee camp, and bribed the guards holding him hostage. WELCOME TO CAMP. Go to https://expressvpn.com/gagnon and find out how you can get 3 months of ExpressVPN free! Thanks to Express VPN and Morgan & Morgan for sponsoring today's episode! Produced & Edited by @WillSchwartzz Additional Editing by Ace Taylor 00:00:00 Welcome to Camp 00:02:19 Growing up as a refugee 00:21:40 Moving to America, & A School shooting 00:35:27 Joining the US Military 00:51:10 The Scariest Day in the Military 01:12:00 Going Back to College in America 01:14:59 The US Removes Troupes from Afghanistan 01:32:43 Getting Captured by the Taliban 01:35:54 Inside a Taliban Prison 01:45:46 Negotiating His Freedom from a Cell 01:59:57 His Family vs. The US Government 02:07:47 Going Home 02:15:03 Out of the Basement 02:23:11 Saving the Other Hostages 02:35:31 Do You Have Any Regrets? Sup people I'm Mark Gagnon. I'm a podcaster and comedian who cohosts FLAGRANT alongside Andrew Schulz, Akaash Singh, and the rest of the Flagrant crew. If you wanna see more of me and the people I pod with, subscribe to keep it coming. Thanks for watching.