BBC Radio Podcasts from A Wish for Afghanistan

10. Kashke

If only: poet Massoud Khalili and Lyse Doucet reflect on Afghans' hopes for their country

9. The power couple

An eyewitness account from the presidential palace as the Taliban encircle Kabul

8. The musicians

Keeping music alive under the Taliban - a young pianist and a cellist tell their story

7. The doctor

Living with the Taliban - the female doctor who celebrated the Taliban takeover

6. The journalist

Holding the Taliban to account – Afghanistan’s top TV journalist

5. The advocate

Forced to flee the Taliban - the female human rights advocate and the power of education

4. The negotiator

Face to face with the Taliban - peacemaker, advocate and negotiator, Fatima Gailani

3. The president

Networker, survivor, Afghanistan's former leader, Hamid Karzai

2. The Talib

Founding member, ambassador, prisoner – in the Taliban’s inner circle at the very start

1. The envoy

Talking to the Taliban – the US diplomat who negotiated the American pull-out

Prelude

The fate of a nation has changed. Decades of war have shaped its people