Fred Smith: Songs, diplomacy and falling in love with Uruzgan (E65)
Fred Smith is an Australian diplomat, author, singer and songwriter who served alongside Australian forces in Uruzgan, as well as in Kabul. He didn’t just take his diplomatic skills to the country, bu...
14 Okt 202557min
Zalmay Khalilzad: My life, my story, my mission (From Bonn to Doha Talks) - Part 2 (E64)
Born to a mid-level government official and an illiterate mother in Afghanistan’s northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif, Zalmay Khalilzad has a remarkable and, in many ways, inspiring story. As a teenager, ...
27 Sep 202557min
Zalmay Khalilzad: My life, my story, my mission (From Kabul to the White House) - Part 1 (E63)
Born to a mid-level government official and an illiterate mother in Afghanistan’s northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif, Zalmay Khalilzad has a remarkable and, in many ways, inspiring story. As a teenager, ...
18 Sep 202555min
Alexander Matheou: Afghanistan's humanitarian emergency (E62)
Alexander Matheou, Regional Director for Asia Pacific of the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC). In this interview he unpacks the scale of Afghanistan’s humanitarian eme...
25 Aug 202550min
Taliban anniversary special: Four years of madness | Fereshta Abbasi (E61)
On 15 August 2021, the Taliban captured Kabul, reclaiming power after 20 years of war. Despite promises to the contrary, they have imposed severe restrictions on the rights of women and girls, ethnic ...
14 Aug 202540min
Heidi Meyer: Time to recognise the Taliban? (E60)
Heidi Meyer is a former NATO, Pentagon, and US State Department official with over a decade of experience in Afghanistan, including time spent working inside the Arg Palace. In this interview, she sha...
4 Aug 20251h
Nathalie Paarlberg: A cultural history of Afghanistan (E59)
Nathalie Paarlberg is an art historian and the Chief Operating Officer at Turquoise Mountain. In this interview, she takes us on a journey through Afghanistan’s rich cultural history and art, as well ...
8 Juli 202548min
Mary Beard: Taliban, women and lessons from history (E58)
In this exclusive and gripping interview, acclaimed historian Professor Mary Beard explores how the Taliban’s treatment of women and girls in Afghanistan reflects enduring patterns of patriarchal cont...
12 Juni 202541min
