In the first series of this new podcast, Professor Michael Semple, a leading global expert on Afghanistan, the Taliban and peace-making, speaks with key figures from the former Afghan government, NGO’s and others involved in the country’s politics as the country seeks to rebuild under a new Taliban government, 20 years after the former Taliban rulers were overthrown.

Episode 1: Victory and Collapse a Year On

Episode 2: The State and the Economy Under Taliban Rule

Episode 3: Human Rights and Exile

Episode 4: Humanitarian Assistance, the State of the Media and the Taliban’s Quest for Recognition

Episode 5: The Armed Conflict

Episode 6: Revolutionary Decrees and the Taliban’s Assault on Afghan Women