July 20, 2021

Some of the Afghans who have benefitted from the last 20 years of relative democracy, women’s rights and freedoms are terrified of a return to the past.

The U.S. has welcomed the talks and says it remains committed to advancing the Afghanistan peace process. For the perspective from the Afghan government’s side, Christiane speaks with Nader Nadery, part of their negotiation team and a former senior adviser to President Ashraf Ghani.

Author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is well known for her bestselling novels Half of a Yellow Sun and Americanah, but her latest book strikes much closer to home. Notes on Grief is an outpouring of love to her father who died in the midst of the pandemic last year and her reflections on that loss.

The New Yorker’s Susan Glasser broke the story of former President Donald Trump and General Mike Milley's clash on Iran involvement and joins the show to discuss what she found.