The Fall of Kabul: One Year On
Newscast
08/15/22
•33m
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What’s happened to Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover?
Adam is joined by the BBC’s Lyse Doucet and Yalda Hakim to look back at the days and months that followed the fall of Kabul, and what challenges face the country going forward.
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Today’s episode was produced by Tim Walklate with Alix Pickles and Cordelia Hemming. The technical producer was Emma Crowe. The assistant editor was Sam Bonham.
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