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A Wish for AfghanistanEpisodes

  1. 10. Kashke

    If only: poet Massoud Khalili and Lyse Doucet reflect on Afghans' hopes for their country

  2. 9. The power couple

    An eyewitness account from the presidential palace as the Taliban encircle Kabul

  3. 8. The musicians

    Keeping music alive under the Taliban - a young pianist and a cellist tell their story

  4. 7. The doctor

    Living with the Taliban - the female doctor who celebrated the Taliban takeover

  5. 6. The journalist

    Holding the Taliban to account – Afghanistan’s top TV journalist

  6. 5. The advocate

    Forced to flee the Taliban - the female human rights advocate and the power of education

  7. 4. The negotiator

    Face to face with the Taliban - peacemaker, advocate and negotiator, Fatima Gailani

  8. 3. The president

    Networker, survivor, Afghanistan's former leader, Hamid Karzai

  9. 2. The Talib

    Founding member, ambassador, prisoner – in the Taliban’s inner circle at the very start

  10. 1. The envoy

    Talking to the Taliban – the US diplomat who negotiated the American pull-out

  11. The advocate and the musicians

    Lyse Doucet hears the hopes of a younger generation of Afghans

  12. The Talib and the president

    Lyse Doucet speaks to two key players who have shaped Afghanistan's recent history

  13. Prelude

    The fate of a nation has changed. Decades of war have shaped its people