Hekmat Karzai's guest appearances

Hekmat Karzai

One to One

David Thomas

John Jennings

Ben Smith

Chris Smith

Margee Kerr

Neil Gaiman

Rowan Williams

Tim Parks

Samira Ahmed

Tim Dowling

Emily Maitlis

Emma Freud

Simon Baron-Cohen

Mark Vernon

John Harris

OwlTail

David Loyn

Next month, Afghanistan goes to the polls and its president, Hamid Karzai steps down. The BBC's Kabul correspondent, David Loyn, talks to his cousin, political analyst Hekmat Karzai. Western-educated and urbane, Hekmat Karzai nonetheless has to operate in a system where what your grandfather did can be more important than your own achievements, and where blood feuds can cut short a political career - both his father and his nephew were assassinated. What chance does Afghanistan have of moving towards a stable democracy?Producer: Jolyon Jenkins.

Next month, Afghanistan goes to the polls and its president, Hamid Karzai steps down. The BBC's Kabul correspondent, David Loyn, talks to his cousin, political analyst Hekmat Karzai. Western-educated and urbane, Hekmat Karzai nonetheless has to operate in a system where what your grandfather did can be more important than your own achievements, and where blood feuds can cut short a political career - both his father and his nephew were assassinated. What chance does Afghanistan have of moving towards a stable democracy?<br><br>Producer: Jolyon Jenkins.

David Loyn talks to Hekmat Karzai