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The US invasion of Afghanistan began in 2001. Twenty years on, the Americans are still there, but President Joe Biden has promised the mission will finally end on August 31, 2021.

Once US troops are gone, Afghanistan's affairs will have to be solved internally.

Can the country overcome the wounds left by years of disagreement and sectarian division? After months of intra-Afghan talks, have the different sides built trust? Abdullah Abdullah, the chief of the High Council for National Reconciliation, talks to Al Jazeera.

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Decades of turmoil in Afghanistan have led to sectarian division, political instability and the loss of countless lives.

International players from the region and beyond have made several attempts to bring peace and stability to the country. The United States has played a central role. Afghan-born American diplomat Zalmay Khalilzad has been leading that effort since 2018.

But as the US military ends its mission in Afghanistan, will there be a power vacuum in Kabul? And what role will Washington play moving forward? Khalilzad, the US special representative for Afghanistan reconciliation, talks to Al Jazeera.

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Berlin is an unconventional city, ever changing and yet forever defined by its turbulent past.

From 1961 to 1989, the Berlin Wall split the city and polarised Germany into two peoples divided by the ideological struggles between East and West. But what is Berlin today? Have the barriers the wall created been broken over three decades later? Is there still an East vs West?

In this edition of Talk to Al Jazeera: In the Field, Stefanie Dekker explores the German capital alongside Berliners who dissect the city’s anti-status quo legacy and how it is reflected in Europe’s - unapologetically - rebel capital.

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Death, for many, is something to be feared - while for others, it is simply a part of life. But regardless of how we perceive it, it is inevitable.

More than 50 million people die every year from natural causes or medical conditions. Philosophers and doctors have studied the process of dying for centuries. And perhaps the discipline that has better understood this is “palliative care”.

Are health services worldwide providing patients and their families with the right care? Lukas Radbruch, the chair of the board of directors of the International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care, talks to Al Jazeera.

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Born in 1947, in Birzeit, Palestine, a year before the establishment of the State of Israel, Sliman Mansour studied fine arts in Jerusalem.

Growing up under occupation, his work first gained recognition when he was aged 26, with the piece “Camel of Hardship”, which portrays an elderly, bent-over porter struggling to carry the city of Jerusalem on his back. And ever since, his work depicting the Palestinian struggle and culture has travelled the world.

Now, at 75, has he lost hope that peace will ever come? Sliman Mansour talks to Al Jazeera.

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The United Nations General Assembly elected Ban Ki-moon as its eighth secretary-general in October 2006.

The challenges he faced were many; from Iran and North Korea’s nuclear programmes, to conflicts in the Middle East, and the threat of global warming. After two terms, Ban left office and was replaced by Antonio Guterres in 2017.

As many of the issues he faced still remain, what can the UN do to have a bigger impact and effect global change? The former Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, talks to Al Jazeera.

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Argentina was once one of the world’s richest countries, but mismanagement and a lack of planning turned it into one of the most volatile of economies.

Its foreign debt is growing, with more than $40bn owed to the International Monetary Fund. And there is a big bill outstanding to European countries that dates back to the 1950s.

So, will Argentina ever be able to pay its debt? Argentina’s Foreign Minister, Felipe Sola, talks to Al Jazeera.

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Russia has been a major player in the Middle East for decades, whether it be politically, economically or militarily.

In this two-part Talk to Al Jazeera interview, Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov discusses the crises in Syria and Libya, Iran's nuclear deal and the latest Israeli offensive in Gaza.

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Russia has been a major player in the Middle East for decades, whether it be politically, economically or militarily.

In this two-part Talk to Al Jazeera interview, Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov discusses the crises in Syria and Libya, Iran's nuclear deal and the latest Israeli offensive in Gaza.

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In recent years Venezuela has become known the world over for its struggle between those who defend democracy and those intent on ruling for life.

Many accuse the government of cracking down on protesters, arrests without charge, political prosecutions and forcing critical voices into exile.

One of those voices belongs to former Attorney General Luisa Ortega.

Now, exiled in Colombia, Ortega continues to be one of the most vocal critics against Venezuela’s government, describing her home country now as a failed state.

Venezuela’s former attorney general Luisa Ortega talks to Al Jazeera.

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