Leaving Afghanistan

After 20 years of war, in August 2021 the US and its allies ceded control of Afghanistan to the Taliban.

Over five episodes for Stories of Our Times, presenter Manveen Rana looks back at the country’s past and forward to its uncertain future.

Featuring veteran Times war correspondent Anthony Loyd, diplomatic correspondent Catherine Philp, former Afghan president Ashraf Ghani, and a Nato interpreter being hunted by the Taliban in Kabul.