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Stephen Sackur talks to Aryana Sayeed is Afghanistan's biggest popstar.

Stephen Sackur talks to Aryana Sayeed is Afghanistan's biggest popstar. She's braved death threats to campaign for women's rights and artistic freedom. Is this a fight she can win?

The fight for Afghanistan's future has been joined far beyond the frontlines between Government forces and the Taliban. My guest today is engaged in the struggle by using her own potent weapons - her voice, her songs and a spirit of defiance. Aryana Sayeed is Afghanistan's biggest popstar; she's braved death threats to campaign for women's rights and artistic freedom. Is this a fight she can win?

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