Founding member, ambassador, prisoner – in the Taliban’s inner circle at the very start. Abdul Salam Zaeef despises the democracy built in Afghanistan over the last 20 years Show more
Networker, survivor - Afghanistan's former leader Hamid Karzai on negotiating with the Taliban and how, despite everything, he says he is proud of his years in office Show more
Holding the Taliban to account – Afghanistan’s top TV journalist was offered an interview with Taliban leaders within hours of their takeover. But will he be able to return? Show more
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Lyse Doucet speaks to Mullah Abdul Salam Zaeef, a former Afghan diplomat and co-founder of the Taliban movement, and Hamid Karzai, the country's first elected president. Show more
The fate of a nation has changed. Chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet has followed every twist and turn of the Afghanistan story. Available from 1 September 2021. Show more
Talking to the Taliban – the US diplomat who negotiated the American pull-out. Zalmay Khalilzad has been the Afghanistan point man for three American presidents. Show more
Forced to flee the Taliban - human rights advocate, former government advisor, feminist, Shaharzad Akbar, who knows the power of education, now a refugee again Show more
Living with the Taliban - the female doctor who celebrated the Taliban takeover in Kabul. Gynaecologist, former MP, Dr Roshanak Wardak says they've brought an end to years of war Show more
Keeping music alive under the Taliban - young pianist, composer and conductor Arson Fahim and cellist Meena tell Lyse Doucet their music cannot be silenced Show more
If only: Lyse Doucet talks to poet and former fighter Massoud Khalili about the missed opportunities that have led to 43 years of war, and asks Afghans their hopes for the future Show more
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Lyse Doucet speaks to Shaharzad Akbar, who ran Afghanistan's Human Rights Commission, and the young composers Arson Fahim and Meena Karimi. What now for the dreams they cherished? Show more