INSIDE THE TALIBAN

Imagine this! You’re at a race track in Tijuana. The Mexican cartel’s watching you. If your horse wins, you win a million dollars. But that money belongs to the cartel that owns the racetrack. Even if you get your money, you have to get back across the boarder without being shot. ...  Show more

Eve Wiley is the product of fertility fraud…When her parents struggled to with infertility, they selected an anonymous sperm donor. However, it would be later revealed that their fertility doctor had been leaving the room, producing his own sperm sample and inseminating into Eve’ ...  Show more

Twenty years since the 9/11 attacks and the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan, the Taliban have once again seized power of the country. In the months leading up to the fall of the nation’s capital, National Geographic photographer Kiana Hayeri and writer Jason Motlagh heard the storie ...  Show more

In August 2021, the Taliban entered the capital Kabul, unchallenged, to take control of Afghanistan, 20 years after the Americans toppled them from power. The country was turned upside down. One year on, the list of challenges is long, including the millions who are facing hunger ...  Show more

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

https://www.ft.com/content/76ae831e-7a74-4429-8bbb-2b947a04cb44

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Another chance to hear from some of the BBC's acclaimed series examining the seismic events shaping Afghanistan before and after this year's return to power of the Taliban. After last week's episode featuring Taliban founder Mullah Zaeef and former President Hamid Karzai, the BBC ...  Show more