Video: The Pakistani state and the return of Taliban rule in Afghanistan

September 6, 2021
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Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan has hailed the new Taliban rulers of Afghanistan for having "broken the chains of slavery".

Green Left's Peter Boyle spoke to veteran Pakistani socialist Farooq Tariq about the attitudes of the Pakistani state and ruling elite to the Taliban's recent return to power. This interview was conducted on September 4.

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