Stories like this always seem one-sided. Can't a journalist or researcher find at least one person on the other side from back when this was done in ~2012 and

Stories like this always seem one-sided. Can't a journalist or researcher find at least one person on the other side from back when this was done in ~2012 and interview them? Sure, many will be reluctant to talk, and Afghanistan isn't exactly a stable place right now, but all it would take is a phone call to the right people...