Leaving Afghanistan (Pt 2): Handing victory to the Taliban

<p>Veteran Times war correspondent Anthony Loyd hits the road with Afghan security forces… and meets the Taliban.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The second of two episodes this week looking back at 20 years of war in Afghanistan, and forward to the country’s uncertain future.</p><p><br></p><p><em>This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today and get one month free at: </em><a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/subscribe/digital/?utm_source=podcast&amp;utm_medium=audio&amp;utm_campaign=podcastsubs&amp;utm_content=storiesofourtimes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes</em></a><em>. </em></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Guest:</strong> Anthony Loyd, foreign correspondent, The Times.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Host:</strong> Manveen Rana.</p><p><br></p><p>Manveen's August 2020 interview with the president of Afghanistan, Ashraf Ghani, is available <a href="https://play.acast.com/s/storiesofourtimes/aconversationwiththepresidentofafghanistan" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Clips: CNN, BBC, ABC News, Reuters, DW News, MSNBC, Al Jazeera.</p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>