Fawzia Koofi, a female Afghan MP, describes being at peace talks with the Taliban, while Emma Graham-Harrison examines the progress for women’s rights in Afghanistan. Plus: Gary Younge on knife crime
Donald Trump is becoming increasingly impatient about removing all US troops from Afghanistan, 18 years after the invasion that followed September 11.
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