{"id":363857,"date":"2026-07-23T13:00:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T12:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/i-went-to-afghanistan-and-interviewed-the-taliban-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T13:00:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T12:00:11","slug":"i-went-to-afghanistan-and-interviewed-the-taliban-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/i-went-to-afghanistan-and-interviewed-the-taliban-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"I went to Afghanistan and interviewed the Taliban | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/05xXjA1CN1s\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"I went to Afghanistan and interviewed the Taliban | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/05xXjA1CN1s\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The BBC\u2019s Yogita Limaye has been on the ground in Afghanistan witnessing the changes imposed by the Taliban since they regained power in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>She documents her latest visit to the country, reporting on stories including the ban on education for women and girls, extreme poverty, and the conflict with Pakistan. <\/p>\n<p>Yogita also secures an interview with a senior Taliban official to challenge him on these issues. <\/p>\n<p>In this video\u2026<\/p>\n<p>0:00 &#8211; Reporting in Afghanistan<br \/>\n01:22 &#8211; Dress code<br \/>\n02:08 &#8211; Ban on women\u2019s education<br \/>\n02:33 &#8211; Secretly studying<br \/>\n04:22 &#8211; Filming in public<br \/>\n05:15 &#8211; Strike on rehab centre<br \/>\n08:06 &#8211; Taliban checkpoints<br \/>\n08:34 &#8211; Local reporter insights<br \/>\n09:58 &#8211; Heading to Ghor<br \/>\n10:49 &#8211; More Taliban permissions<br \/>\n11:59 &#8211; Hospital visit<br \/>\n13:46 &#8211; Unmarked child graves<br \/>\n14:16 &#8211; Where we stay<br \/>\n14:51 &#8211; Desperate job search<br \/>\n16:53 &#8211; Taliban interview<br \/>\n19:27 &#8211; Previous Taliban interviews<br \/>\n20:48 &#8211; Restrictions on women<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/bbcnews<\/p>\n<p>For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#Afghanistan #Taliban #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The BBC\u2019s Yogita Limaye has been on the ground in Afghanistan witnessing the changes imposed by the Taliban since they regained power in 2021. 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