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Last year the Taliban launched an offensive in Afghanistan that, within a matter of weeks succeeded beyond the West’s wildest nightmares. In August Kabul fell and life changed dramatically for the Afghan people. Since then they’ve faced food shortages, a failing economy and a bombing campaign launched by Afghanistan’s own ISIS, ISIS-K.
So is it Taliban 2.0 as some people hoped? How is it dealing with its domestic challenges? And how is it managing its relationships with its neighbours and countries further afield?
Joining David in the briefing room are:
Secunder Kermani, the BBC’s Pakistan and Afghanistan correspondent
Producers: Ben Carter and Kirsteen Knight
By BBC Radio 44.8
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Last year the Taliban launched an offensive in Afghanistan that, within a matter of weeks succeeded beyond the West’s wildest nightmares. In August Kabul fell and life changed dramatically for the Afghan people. Since then they’ve faced food shortages, a failing economy and a bombing campaign launched by Afghanistan’s own ISIS, ISIS-K.
So is it Taliban 2.0 as some people hoped? How is it dealing with its domestic challenges? And how is it managing its relationships with its neighbours and countries further afield?
Joining David in the briefing room are:
Secunder Kermani, the BBC’s Pakistan and Afghanistan correspondent
Producers: Ben Carter and Kirsteen Knight

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