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Mullah Baradar tipped as Taliban leader

Mullah Baradar tipped as Taliban leader as heavy fighting takes place against resistance in Panjshir valley.

Taliban sources say co-founder Mullah Baradar will lead a new Afghan government. Meanwhile heavy fighting has been taking place in Panjshir as the Taliban seek to crush resistance.

Also in the programme: Bangladesh's foreign minister; and life as a disabled person in Japan.

(Image: A still image taken from video shows Mullah Baradar Akhund, a senior official of the Taliban, making a video statement Credit: Reuters)

50 minutes

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  • Fri 3 Sep 202113:06GMT

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