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Afghan government and Taliban prepare to talk

Afghan authorities and Taliban sit down to talk peace; remote tribes in Brazil and COVID

An historic moment as the Afghan government and the Taliban prepare to sit down to peace talks.

Plus, how COVID-19 is affecting remote tribes in Brazil.

And wildfires rage in the US state of Oregon.

Joining Pascale Harter to discuss these and other issues are Laura Spinney, a novelist, translator and science journalist, and Matthew Green, climate correspondent for the Reuters News Agency based in London.

(Picture: A portrait of some Afghan men. Credit: BBC)

50 minutes

Broadcast

  • Sat 12 Sep 202005:06GMT