Why the Taliban won in Afghanistan

In the first episode of our special holiday series taking a
left-field look at conflict and war, we hear personal stories
from two countries that have had to grapple with multiple crises
in recent years: Lebanon and Afghanistan.


Journalist Sune Engel Rasmussen lived and worked in Afghanistan
for nearly a decade. He spent hundreds of hours interviewing
everyone from Taliban fighters to female activists for his book
“Twenty Years: Hope, War, and the Betrayal of an Afghan
Generation”   He talks about the lasting impact of
America’s post 9/11 invasion in 2001 on young Afghans and how the
Taliban managed to make such a startling comeback.


Plus: Victoria Lupton, founder and CEO of charity Seenaryo on how
Lebanon is faring post-ceasefire deal and their film Tilka, which
follows five women navigating the collapse of the country prior
to the war.


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