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Hard Lessons from Afghanistan - Two
Alan Johnston reflects on turmoil in Afghanistan, from the Soviet invasion in 1979 to intervention by the West. Al-Qaeda took root in the wreckage of Taliban-held Afghanistan and after 9/11 US and UK soldiers found themselves fighting where the Russians failed.
大象传媒 World Service Archive
This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project