Brutal Afghan warlord dies peacefully

The World

The Taliban has announced the death of one of their key allies, Jalaluddin Haqqani, leader of the Haqqani network. Haqqani was once an ally of Ronald Reagan in the war against the Soviets, but resolutely opposed the US invasion of 2001. Host Marco Werman talks about his life with Mujib Mashal of the New York Times, in Kabul.

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