The Talib and the president
Lyse Doucet speaks to Mullah Abdul Salam Zaeef, a former Afghan diplomat and co-founder of the Taliban movement, and Hamid Karzai, the country's first elected president.
A chance to hear once again from the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's acclaimed series examining the seismic events shaping Afghanistan before and after this year's return to power of the Taliban. The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's chief international correspondent, Lyse Doucet, hears from two key players who have shaped the country's recent history: Mullah Abdul Salam Zaeef, a former Afghan diplomat and co-founder of the Taliban movement; and Hamid Karzai, the country's first elected president. Both talk in detail about the events that shaped their lives, their thinking and what they make of the collapse of the US-backed government in the country.
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