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The fall of Kabul, with John Simpson

World Review from the New Statesman

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The Taliban: A Comparative Analysis

Wood: Has the composition of who is the Taliban changed? No, I don't think it's changed all that much. Hakhani family are some of the fiercest and most fearsome people in Afghanistan. It's not really about the movement as such but individuals who will come into key positions. The spokesman at whom we saw speaking at length at a press conference the other day is a man I've never seen him face to face.

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