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Afghanistan: How did we get here?

After the Taliban鈥檚 lightning-fast takeover of Afghanistan, our correspondent searches his memory for clues as to how the US鈥檚 20-year mission there could have ended like this.

After the Taliban鈥檚 lightning-fast takeover of Afghanistan, our correspondent searches his memory for clues as to how the US鈥檚 twenty-year mission there could have ended like this.

In India, Chloe Hadjimatheou introduces us to some of the thousands of people who鈥檝e been declared dead but are trying to convince the world they are still alive.

In Kenya, there鈥檚 dancing and tears as Vivienne Nunis watches members of the Shona community receive their first national ID cards after years of campaigning for citizenship.

And the power of learning a language; LIija Zhang shares her journey from missile factory worker in China to internationally published writer.

(Image: Taliban fighter stands guard outside the Green Zone in Kabul, Afghanistan, 17 August 2021. Credit: European Pressphoto Agency)

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