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Find out what the world’s leading thinkers, politicians and cultural figures really think, as they talk about their lives for thirty minutes on The Interview.

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A half hour interview with interesting and prominent people from around the world with a great range of interests and opinions. Each week, one person is put under the spotlight by either Owen Bennett-Jones or Carrie Gracie, the two presenters on The Interview.  

They explore topical issues, personal motivation and interviewee's hopes and fears. The style is informal and conversational, but at times searching and combative when required.

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The Interview Archive: 20/03/2010 Kai Eide: Kai Eide, Former UN Special Representative to Afghanistan

20/03/2010 Kai Eide

20/03/2010 Kai Eide: Kai Eide, Former UN Special Representative to Afghanistan

Kai Eide, Former UN Special Representative to Afghanistan

BBC World Service - The Interview Archive, Kai Eide, Former UN Special Representative to Afghanistan

Kai Eide gives his thoughts on how the UN has done in Afghanistan.

Kai Eide talks about his two years in Kabul for the UN, and confirms he met some of the most senior Taleban leadership in secret talks.

Kai Eide was the UN's Special Representative to Afghanistan until earlier this month.  

On The Interview with Lyse Doucet he talks about his two years in Kabul, the ongoing talks he had with prominent Taliban leaders over political and humanitarian issues.  

He's also strongly critical of Pakistan for its recent arrest of Taliban leaders which shut down these channels of communication. Kai Eide says it is a setback to finding a lasting solution to the conflict in Afghanistan.

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