Ranked #1
10. Kashke
10. Kashke
If only - Lyse Doucet talks to poet, former ambassador and former Mujahideen fighter, Massoud Khalili. Now 74, he’s liv... Read more
3 Nov 2021
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27mins
Ranked #2
9. The power couple
9. The power couple
An eyewitness account from the presidential palace as the Taliban encircle Kabul. He was the president’s chief of staff,... Read more
27 Oct 2021
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26mins
Ranked #3
8. The musicians
8. The musicians
Keeping music alive under the Taliban - 21-year-old pianist, composer and conductor Arson Fahim and cellist Meena have b... Read more
20 Oct 2021
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26mins
Ranked #4
7. The doctor
7. The doctor
Living with the Taliban - the female doctor who celebrated the Taliban takeover in Kabul. Gynaecologist, ex MP, former r... Read more
13 Oct 2021
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26mins
Ranked #5
6. The journalist
6. The journalist
Holding the Taliban to account - Afghanistan’s top TV journalist was offered an interview with Taliban leaders within ho... Read more
6 Oct 2021
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26mins
Ranked #6
5. The advocate
5. The advocate
Forced to flee the Taliban - human rights advocate, former government advisor, feminist, Shaharzad Akbar, who knows the ... Read more
29 Sep 2021
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26mins
Ranked #7
4. The negotiator
4. The negotiator
The woman face to face with the Taliban - peacemaker, women’s rights advocate and negotiator, Fatima Gailani is the near... Read more
22 Sep 2021
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26mins
Ranked #8
3. The president
3. The president
Networker, survivor - Afghanistan's former leader Hamid Karzai, famous for his traditional cloak and sheepskin hat, is b... Read more
15 Sep 2021
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26mins
Ranked #9
2. The Talib
2. The Talib
Founding member, ambassador, prisoner – in the Taliban’s inner circle at the very start. Abdul Salam Zaeef rose to promi... Read more
8 Sep 2021
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26mins
Ranked #10
1. The envoy
1. The envoy
Talking to the Taliban – the US diplomat who negotiated the American pull-out. Zalmay Khalilzad has been the Afghanistan... Read more
1 Sep 2021
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26mins