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Should the BBC WS have given a voice to the Taliban?

Thoughts on events in Afghanistan and whether the Taliban should have been given airtime. Plus the BBC’s Trauma & Well Being Support Unit and how it supports correspondents.

Listeners share their thoughts on the BBC World Service’s coverage of events in Afghanistan. They question whether the Taliban should have been given airtime. Plus: the BBC’s Trauma and Well Being Support Unit explain how it supports correspondents, and how easy is the BBC Africa website to navigate?

Presenter: Rajan Datar
Producer: Howard Shannon

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9 minutes

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Mon 23 Aug 2021 02:50GMT
BBC World Service except East Asia & South Asia

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Broadcasts

  • Sat 21 Aug 2021 08:50GMT
    BBC World Service Australasia, Online, Americas and the Caribbean, UK DAB/Freeview & News Internet only
  • Sat 21 Aug 2021 10:50GMT
    BBC World Service South Asia & East Asia only
  • Sat 21 Aug 2021 22:50GMT
    BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean
  • Sat 21 Aug 2021 23:50GMT
    BBC World Service Online, UK DAB/Freeview, News Internet & Europe and the Middle East only
  • Sun 22 Aug 2021 00:50GMT
    BBC World Service South Asia & East Asia only
  • Sun 22 Aug 2021 07:50GMT
    BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East
  • Sun 22 Aug 2021 09:50GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
  • Sun 22 Aug 2021 17:50GMT
    BBC World Service News Internet
  • Sun 22 Aug 2021 21:50GMT
    BBC World Service South Asia & East Asia only
  • Mon 23 Aug 2021 02:50GMT
    BBC World Service except East Asia & South Asia

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