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How CBS sitcom pivoted to drama for season opener about Afghanistan

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who lives with him in suburban Ohio, jettisoned its planned Season 2 opener on Aug. 12 when the US pulled out of Afghanistan.Instead, its writers, several of whom are Afghan or Afghan-American, quickly penned a new episode about the impact of the pullout on interpreter Al (Adhir Kalyan) and his best friend, Riley (Parker Young) as the drama unfolded in real time overseas. “I don’t think we would have done [the episode] if the staff hadn’t wanted it so much,” said David Goetsch, who co-created the series with Maria Ferrari, both of whom spoke to The Post. “You have to tell the story,” he said, “and if we’re not going to do an episode like this, then why have this show?”In the season premiere, “Promises/Wadaha,” airing Thursday (Oct.

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