In a comprehensive 45 minute interview with Karan Thapar for The Wire, former special secretary in the Cabinet Secretariat in charge of R&AW Rana Banerji gives you all the details you might want about the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan and the role Pakistan’s ISI played in it. Banerji’s knowledge and insights are encyclopedic. There are very few analysts and experts who know as much as he does. In just 45 minutes, you will know everything you need to understand the Pakistan link with the Taliban as well as the background and recent history of the Taliban’s top leadership, i.e. the men who now rule Afghanistan.
