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The fall of Kabul, with John Simpson

World Review from the New Statesman

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The Taliban's Role in Afghanistan

The Taliban began life in refugee camps on the other side of the border. Pakistan realized that this was quite a useful weapon to have at their disposal, he says. It's difficult to tell how exactly how closely the Taliban followed what Pakistan wanted: "They're their own group"

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