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The Woman Who Negotiated Women’s Rights with Afghanistan’s Taliban (Fawzia Koofi) (E853)

On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Minister of Economic Affairs, Hammad Azhar. He discusses his country’s economic crisis, why Pakistan is turning to the IMF despite an arguable history of impoverishment for developing countries that turn to the IMF, the balancing of relations between China and the United States, the alleged ties between Pakistan’s ISI and the Taliban, growing tensions with Modi’s government in India and more! Finally, we speak to the Vice President of Afghanistan’s National Assembly Fawzia Koofi, about her experience helping negotiate women’s rights with the Taliban, why she chose to overcome personal difficulties with the Taliban, the imposition of the Burqa in Afghanistan by that group, the recently-negotiated US-Taliban peace deal, and more!

The Woman Who Negotiated Women’s Rights with Afghanistan’s Taliban (Fawzia Koofi) (E853)
Twice a week, award-winning journalist Afshin Rattansi and his team go underground to cover geopolitics and current affairs from a perspective you won’t find in the mainstream media, with some of the most high-profile guests.