In his fourth episode of 'In Conversation With', Rehman spoke with Sir Mark Lyall Grant on the topic of Afghanistan, following the recent announcement of the withdrawal of US and NATO troops from the country by September 2021.
Sir Mark Lyall Grant is the UK's former National Security Adviser (2015 - 17); Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations (2009 - 15); Direction General Political in the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (2007 - 09); and the High Commissioner to Pakistan (2003 - 06).
Part 1 (of 2) covers the upcoming withdrawal of US and NATO troops from Afghanistan; the initial reasons for going in to Afghanistan in 2001 & whether the operation met its aims and Afghanistan's future.
