How the fate of crores of Afghans came to rest on the Taliban
Taliban forces have finally taken Kabul and Afghanistan has once again become a stage for the conflict between global politics and extremism. The lives of crores of people are at stake, as is a culture thousands of years old. Similar changes of power were seen in 1994, when Taliban took power back then as well. The Daily Star Editor and Publisher Mahfuz Anam has been a witness to both events.
Taliban forces have finally taken Kabul and Afghanistan has once again become a stage for the conflict between global politics and extremism. The lives of crores of people are at stake, as is a culture thousands of years old. Similar changes of power were seen in 1994, when Taliban took power back then as well. The Daily Star Editor and Publisher Mahfuz Anam has been a witness to both events.
In Straight from Star Newsroom, Zyma Islam is joined by Mahfuz Anam to discuss the current upheaval in Afghanistan and global politics.
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