The Briefing Room

What's happening in Afghanistan?

06.02.2022 - By BBC Radio 4Play

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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

Laurel Miller, Director of the International Crisis Group’s Asia Programme,

Ashley Jackson, co-director of the Centre for the Study of Armed Groups at the global affairs think tank, ODI

Ahmed Rashid, journalist and author based in Pakistan who has studied the Taliban for decades Producers: Ben Carter and Kirsteen Knight

Editor: Richard Vadon

Studio manager: Neil Churchill

Production co-ordinators: Siobhan Reed & Sophie Hill

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