# Afghanistan: a country on the edge

An episode of [The Rachman Review](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1504048545), 17 Oct 2024, 26 min.

Audio: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/therachmanreview/e/670fcba2488fde8559f1dc82/media.mp3

After three years of sanctions, women's lives in Afghanistan are highly restricted and hunger is widespread. So if sanctions have failed, is it time for the outside world to change its approach and re-engage with the country's Taliban rulers? Gideon discusses this question with Saad Mohseni, chair of Afghanistan’s largest television station and co-author of a new book Radio Free Afghanistan, and Afghan women's rights activist Fatima Gailani. Clip: CBS News Follow Gideon on X @gideonrachman Free links to read more on this topic: Leaving Kabul: what happened when the Taliban returned Taliban’s closer ties with UAE signal global divide over Afghan regime How the Taliban’s return made Afghanistan a hub for global jihadis Singer Elaha Soroor on her anthem for Afghan women Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe. Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Breen Turner. Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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