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The Interview: Lt General Sami Sadat

The 大象传媒's Lyse Doucet interviews Lt General Sami Sadat, now in exile having assumed command of Afghan special forces when the Taliban swept into power in August 2021.

When the Taliban swept into power in August 2021, Lt General Sami Sadat had just assumed command of Afghan special forces. Now in exile, he sits down with 大象传媒 chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet to discuss plans for new military operations against the Taliban, questions on mistakes and alleged abuses of the last NATO-backed war, and Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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