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Hard Lessons from Afghanistan - Two

Alan Johnston reflects on turmoil in Afghanistan, from the Soviet invasion in 1979 to intervention by the West. Al-Qaeda took root in the wreckage of Taliban-held Afghanistan and after 9/11 US and UK soldiers found themselves fighting where the Russians failed.

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23 minutes

麻豆社 World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project