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Abdullah Abdullah - chief executive, Afghanistan

Stephen Sackur speaks to Abdullah Abdullah, chief executive of the Afghan unity government, about the unconditional ceasefire in the army's military campaign against the Taliban.

Stephen Sackur speaks to Abdullah Abdullah, chief executive officer of the Afghan unity government.

The Afghan president Ashraf Ghani has ordered an unconditional ceasefire in the army's military campaign against the Taliban, but Afghans can be forgiven for being sceptical. The pause is for just two weeks. The Taliban has given no sign it will respond in kind, and the broader security, economic and political condition of the country remains parlous. Do he and President Ghani have a coherent plan for rescuing Afghanistan?

30 minutes

Credits

RoleContributor
PresenterStephen Sackur
Interviewed GuestAbdullah Abdullah

Broadcasts

  • Sun 10 Jun 201823:30GMT
  • Mon 11 Jun 201803:30GMT
  • Mon 11 Jun 201823:30GMT
  • Tue 12 Jun 201803:30GMT
  • Tue 12 Jun 201823:30GMT