Afghanistan: Hamid Karzai says the Taliban are his brotherson December 2, 2021 at 12:01 pm

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In a BBC interview, Hamid Karzai also calls on the international community to help rebuild Afghanistan.

The former president of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai, has described the Taliban as his “brothers” in an exclusive interview with the BBC.

Speaking to the BBC’s Yalda Hakim, Mr Karzai was pressed on when girls and women would be able to go back into education and work. He said he had had conversations about this and that the Taliban has agreed they should go back.

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