What happened to the Taliban?
9/11 sparked two decades of war, but now it鈥檚 time to talk.
In the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks the Taliban were never out of the news when Britain and the US deployed their armies to destroy al Qaeda and the Taliban, the terrorist group who controlled Afghanistan at the time. But the Taliban were never destroyed; they still control parts of the country and they still carry out attacks against the Afghan government.
It鈥檚 a custom around Eid for the Afghan government and the Taliban to exchange prisoners as a gesture of goodwill. Normally around 10 prisoners from each side, but this summer President Ghani of Afghanistan made the unprecedented decision to release nearly 900 Taliban prisoners. So, what does that mean for Afghanistan?
We speak to 麻豆社 journalists Auliya Atrafi and Claire Press who went inside the Taliban wing of Pul-e-Charki, Afghanistan鈥檚 largest prison to find out what鈥檚 driving these fighters. As peace talks between the US and the Taliban have yet again broken down, we look at why negotiating with terrorists remains part of the plan.
Presenter: Matthew Price
Producer: Lucy Hancock and Alicia Burrell
Mixed by Nicolas Raufast
Editor: John Shields
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