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The battle for the Panjshir valley in Afghanistan

04/09/2021 GMT

Afghanistan: The battle over Panjshir Valley

BBC World Service - Weekend, Afghanistan: The battle over Panjshir Valley

Taliban say they are making advances in the Panjshir valley

Taliban say they are making advances in the Panjshir valley.

The fate of Afghanistan's Panjshir Valley - the final holdout against Taliban control - hangs in the balance as heavy fighting continues.

The significance of a new anti-abortion law in the US state of Texas.

And an up-to-date take on life for disabled people in Japan.

Joining Paul Henley to discuss these and other issues are Mary Fitzgerald, a writer, researcher and consultant specialising in the Euro-Mediterranean region with a particular focus on Libya, and Afzal Ashraf, terrorism expert and a visiting fellow at the University of Nottingham.

(Image:  Anti-Taliban commanders walk on a road in Panjshir Valley, Afghanistan. Credit: REUTERS)

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