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The Interview: Lt General Sami Sadat
When the Taliban swept into power in August 2021, Lt General Sami Sadat had just assumed command of Afghan special forces. Now in exile, he sits down with the BBC's Lyse Doucet.
When the Taliban swept into power in August 2021, Lt General Sami Sadat had just assumed command of Afghan special forces. Now in exile, he sits down with the BBC's Chief International Correspondent, Lyse Doucet, to discuss plans for new military operations against the Taliban, questions on mistakes and alleged abuses of the last NATO-backed war and Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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