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Deputy Prime Minister, Kurdistan Regional Government - Qubad Talabani

HARDtalk speaks to Qubad Talabani, Deputy Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government. Does Kurdish ambition for independence threaten more instability in Iraq?

HARDtalk’s Stephen Sackur speaks to Qubad Talabani, Deputy Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government. The Kurds are key fighters in the war against so-called Islamic State. But does their ambition for independence threaten even more instability in Iraq?

(Photo: Qubad Talabani. Image: Getty Images)

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