Afghan tales: Conflict and chaos -- BBC

Spies, soldiers, diplomats and ordinary people who have lived through Afghanistan's decades of turmoil speak to Alan Johnston, the BBC's former Kabul correspondent.

In Afghanistan: Thirty Years of Conflict and Chaos will be broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on Tuesday 4 November and Tuesday 11 November at 0900 GMT.
Or you can listen again via the BBC iPlayer.

Afghan tales
Alan Johnston on the stories behind 30 years of turmoil