Beyond the Headlines podcast: Life in Afghanistan during America's longest war

Afghans are trying to rebuild their country as peace talks between the US, the Taliban and Kabul are in the works

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Eighteen years after the US invasion of Afghanistan, the conflict has claimed hundreds of thousands of lives and cost hundreds of trillions of dollars. As a military solution seems more distant than ever, a diplomatic answer may be brewing.

Washington, which has long insisted that peace talks take place between the Afghan government and the Taliban, has taken a seat at the negotiation table, but intra-Afghan talks between Kabul and the Taliban have yet to take place.

As diplomatic efforts develop, Afghans are trying to get on with their lives and rebuild a country that has been wracked by decades of violence.

This week on Beyond the Headlines, host James Haines-Young speaks with Stefanie Glinski who is currently reporting for The National in Afghanistan. International Crisis Group's Graeme Smith also joins the episode to talk about peace talk efforts.

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